Alan @civilwarnerd

Joined July 2011

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600

11 months ago

This vintage map shows what share of German cities was destroyed during WWII. War ain’t worth it.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600

12 months ago

North American Video game consoles release price adjusted for inflation (USD). The Playstation 5 is cheaper than the original Playstation. Fun chart to read through. Source: buff.ly/3XKlcyd

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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy

a year ago

Today in 1792 Alexander Hamilton dropped some evergreen content on the greatest threat faced by the American Republic.

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Mt. St. Helens @MtStHelensWA

a year ago

Ready to blow harder than your mom

Daily Mail @DailyMail

a year ago

Ready to blow harder than your mom

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hannah @hgokie

a year ago

tag yourself I’m “flirting headaches”

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out of context parks and rec @nocontextpawnee

2 years ago

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Traces of Texas @TracesofTexas

2 years ago

The Texas Quote of the Day: "Here's what I've learned about raising boys... if you keep 'em busy, they're fine. You let 'em get bored, they'll dismantle your house board by board." --------- Kenny "The Gambler" Rogers, born in Houston in 1938

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François Valentin @Valen10Francois

2 years ago

France's troubled political history is often reflected in the evolution of street names This street in Rambouillet is a fantastic crash course

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Kairo @Kairo_Anatomika

2 years ago

So there’s this one tattoo design that’s pretty popular. A wolf face on one side and a skull on the other side. I love this tattoo design because the message behind it is just so unintentionally GREAT....🧵

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Andrew Brandt @AndrewBrandt

2 years ago

Sunday morning quote: "The most important thing you can do in 2024 is to distinguish between what is within your control and what is not; and focus all your energy on what is within your control." -Shane Parrish

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ArtButMakeItSports @ArtButSports

2 years ago

Portrait of Pablo Picasso, by Juan Gris, 1912, 📸 by Mike Carlson

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JSTOR Daily @JSTOR_Daily

2 years ago

The “merchant of death” Basil Zaharoff sold an early, steam-powered submarine to the Greeks. Then, convincing the Ottomans that there was now a submarine gap, he sold them two. bit.ly/3RvFLdw #history

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Christopher W. Jones @cwjones89

2 years ago

Two competing views of life and education here: 1) School is a place where you'll be rewarded (good college, job, career) if you follow the rules, play the game, and do well. 2) School is a place where you waste your life. Your job is to escape into the real world.

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Christopher W. Jones @cwjones89

2 years ago

Thoughts: Our environments shape how we think and act, and for many years the 'hidden curriculum' of education (esp. K-12) has been training people to figure out how to game the impersonal system while putting in the minimum amount of work.

Megan Fritts @freganmitts

2 years ago

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Merryn @rentaquill

2 years ago

Filefind of the day. Eisenhower ordered soldiers to see Ohrdruf Nord camp for themselves. As a result, one man said, if Goering was to be shot, he'd like the job. Ike replied: "If ever we have the duty of shooting the fat ----, this man's request should be granted if possible…"