Short history facts/trivia

[Winnow]

A thread to place something you learned that's interesting about human history or something noteworthy from prehistoric times.

bukkake originates in ancient Japan, where unfaithful women were publicly humiliated by being tied up as every man in town ejaculated over her.

[Dregor Thule]

Apparently Winnow has made 55 posts about FFXIV!

[sarlen]

Lee Harvey Oswald made an attempt on another politician 6 months prior to assassinating the President. His plan was foiled when the only shot he got off on his target deflected off a window frame. Discovery channel ftw.

[Metanis]

For some cultures it is still prehistoric times...

http://www.google.com/search?q=death+by+stoning


It wasn't that long ago our European fore-fathers had some good ideas too!

http://www.google.com/search?q=death+by+quartering


Our modern methods lack a certain pizazz!

http://www.google.com/search?q=death+by+injection

[miir]

For some cultures it is still prehistoric times...

http://www.google.com/search?q=death+by+stoning

I don't think you know what 'prehistoric' means.

[Metanis]

For some cultures it is still prehistoric times...

http://www.google.com/search?q=death+by+stoning

I don't think you know what 'prehistoric' means.

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[Nick]

In the year 2000, a country that mistakenly believed it was the absolute superpower of the world was duped into believing that a certain man was the winner of an election. Despite widespread knowledge that the election was fixed in favour of the chap, what with all the diebold hilarity of the time, the inhabitants of the country decided that despite the fact that the retard had begun two unpopular wars that were utterly immoral and entirely illegal (a little issue they were able to sidestep by not signing up to an agreement made after what had happened with the nazis in ww2) - they lived happily ever after.

Oh wait, no they didn't - because the same president allowed the kind of corporate whorishness that was only in the dreams of the most evil of sonsofbitches to become reality.

Then, pretending to be righteous souls, they elected what they're now calling a "muslim nigger" in an attempt to show both repentance and hostility to the world in effectively equal measure.

While all this happened - British morons voted for crooks, liars and thieves for almost 2 decades straight, in an act of idiotic solidarity.

End result - if you're under 30 and not in a middle class job, or a human being with any moral backbone, you're utterly fucked if you live in these countries.

Luckily, in about 20 years, there will be several alternative places to find employment and politically legitimate support.

One hopes.

Good old facts.