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Under the Roman practice of addictia,
if someone defaulted on a debt, he'd
spend sixty days at the home of the
creditor--bound in chains with heavy
weights. At the end of those sixty
days, if the debt was still unpaid, the
creditor could either sell the debtor
into slavery or hack him into pieces
with a sword.
Britain's present royal family was
originally named Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha. The name was changed in
1917, during WW1 because of German
connotations. The name Windsor was
suggested by one of the staff. At the
same time the Battenberg family name
of the cousins to the Windsors was
changed to Mountbatten.
During the US Civil war, 200,000 black
Americans served in the Union Army;
38,000 gave their lives; 22 won the
Medal of Honor.
Members of the Nazi SS had their
blood type tattooed on their armpits.
if someone defaulted on a debt, he'd
spend sixty days at the home of the
creditor--bound in chains with heavy
weights. At the end of those sixty
days, if the debt was still unpaid, the
creditor could either sell the debtor
into slavery or hack him into pieces
with a sword.
Britain's present royal family was
originally named Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha. The name was changed in
1917, during WW1 because of German
connotations. The name Windsor was
suggested by one of the staff. At the
same time the Battenberg family name
of the cousins to the Windsors was
changed to Mountbatten.
During the US Civil war, 200,000 black
Americans served in the Union Army;
38,000 gave their lives; 22 won the
Medal of Honor.
Members of the Nazi SS had their
blood type tattooed on their armpits.
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"It is easier to find men who will
volunteer to die than to find those
who are willing to endure pain
with patience."
-- Julius Caesar
volunteer to die than to find those
who are willing to endure pain
with patience."
-- Julius Caesar
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