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Cortez the Killer is my favorite Young song
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This is great... And timelyI thought Powderfinger was one of Young's most popular songs, but maybe I just thought so because it's **** great.
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TIL that the Swiss watch industry owes its origin to religion. John Calvin, the leader of the religious movement that still bears his name, spent years working and preaching in Geneva, Switzerland. Although his ideas were initially opposed by the city leaders, Calvinism eventually won wide acceptance, and Calvinists came to control the government. Calvin preached against "superfluity, such as curled hair, jewels, and golden rings," and the government in the 1500s enacted a religious ban on such things as "rouge, jewelry, lace, immodest dress, swearing, gambling, and playing cards." Geneva, however, had been a major trading and manufacturing center for goldsmithing, enameling, and jewelry, so a whole lot of people in town suddenly needed to find something else to do to make a living. The ban on jewelry had an exception for "functional" devices like pocket watches, so the skilled Geneva jewelry industry refocused on watches and clocks, and that led to the Swiss becoming the world leader in timepiece manufacturing.
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I went down a Wiki rabbit hole about Brittany last night. For all of my obsession with geography, European history, etc., Brittany was kind of a blind spot for me.
Believe it or not, it started from a Talking Heads search. Tina Weymouth's dad was Admiral Ralph Weymouth, who died last year at 102. HIS wife was the granddaughter of Anatole Le Braz, noted Breton poet.
It is still governed as a separate nation under the French government, I believe.
Believe it or not, it started from a Talking Heads search. Tina Weymouth's dad was Admiral Ralph Weymouth, who died last year at 102. HIS wife was the granddaughter of Anatole Le Braz, noted Breton poet.
It is still governed as a separate nation under the French government, I believe.
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Oh. Maybe during the 16th century thenWhat? No.
It is still governed as a separate nation under the French government, I believe.
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#FreeBrittany
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Reading about the Breton separatist movement was interesting.#FreeBrittany
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Yup, would love to visit Brest and travel along the coast.Oh. Maybe during the 16th century thenWhat? No.
It is still governed as a separate nation under the French government, I believe.
Absolutely a bucket-list destination for me. Spectacular coastline.
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TIL Swaziland was renamed Eswatini in 2018
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I first read that as Switzerland and was vey confused.
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The king of Eswatini (it is an absolute monarchy) has 15 wives. Puts Henry VIII to shame.TIL Swaziland was renamed Eswatini in 2018
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Is there any point whatsoever to this or they just own old instruments for the cool factor?Yo-Yo Ma’s concert cello was built in 1733 by an Italian luthier, Domineco Montagnana.
Albeit it’s probably the ship of Theseus at this point but still, that’s really cool
Also valued at 2.5 million
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They don’t make em like they used to.
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