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Tag Archives: the french
February 18, 1790
On February 18, 1790, the Patron Saint of Grammar Nazis took his place looking over the shoulder of God. Thomas de Mahy, the Marquis de Favras, was sentenced to death by hanging during the French Revolution for treason against the people. When he read… Continue reading
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Tagged famous last words, Grammar Troll, the french, Thomas de Mahy
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November 11, 2004
On November 11, 2004, the Palestine Liberation Organization confirmed the death of their former leader, Yasser Arafat under unidentified causes. Mr. Arafat had been confined within his Ramallah compound for two years by the… Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Israel, mysterious deaths, PLO, Russians, the french, Yassar Arafat
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October 21, 1918
On October 21, 1918, world champion typist, Margaret Benedict Owen set a typing speed record of 170 words per minute. When Chim-Chim the talking chimpanzee learned of this, he immediately sent a telegram to Emile Borel in France. In the message, Chim-Chim asked how long it would take Margaret Benedict Owen randomly banging away at … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged chim-chim, Emile Borel, Margaret Benedict Owen, the french, typist, William Shakespeare, world record
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August 25, 1718
On August 25, 1718, France deposited hundreds of colonists in Louisiana. Some even settled in present-day, New Orleans. The colonists in New Orleans immediately began showing their boobs to strangers for beads. This didn’t really catch on with the tourists until the women started doing it.
Posted in 18th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged doing it for the beads, france, Louisiana, men, New Orleans, the french, women
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March 26, 1859
On March 26, 1859, amateur French astronomer, Edmond Modeste Lescarbault, discovered the planet Vulcan, which was believed to orbit inside the orbit of Mercury, which until that point in time was believed to be the closest planet to the Sun. Mercury had a little wobble in its orbit that under Newtonian rules of planetary understanding, … Continue reading
February 16, 1859
On February 16, 1859, the French government passed a law that set the A-note above middle C to a frequency of 435 Hz. This was to standardize the pitch. Violaters of this law would be required to teach elementary school children how to play ‘Frere Jacques’ on the recorder. Repeat offenders would be sentenced to … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged americans, bagpipes, banjo, Frere Jacques, music, the french, the scottish
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January 13, 1404
On January 13, 1404, the English Parliament passed the Act of Multipliers, forbidding Multiplication. This wasn’t a bunch of rich nobs prejudiced against mathematics, but instead, at the time, multiplication also meant the production of precious metals through alchemy. The old, turning lead into gold passion, or using a catalyst to cause gold to alchemically … Continue reading
Posted in 15th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged alchemy, English Parliament, Philosopher's Stone, stoopid laws, the french, the spanish
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January 9, 1793
On January 9, 1793, Frenchman, Jean Pierre Blanchard made the first balloon flight in North America. Aeronaut Blanchard lifted off from the Walnut Street Prison in Philadephia, setting the stage for future prison breaks in books and movies, and floated over the Pennsylvania countryside. Coincidentally, this is also the first semi-documented UFO sightings made over … Continue reading
Posted in 18th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged aliens, balloons, frenchmen, giorgio tsoukalos, jean pierre blanchard, Philadephia, prisons, the french, ufo sightings
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May 8, 1794
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1794 Frenchman Antoine Lavoisier was executed by guillotine for the crime of adulterating the nation’s tobacco with water along with other crimes. Lavoisier is the chemist who discovered oxygen. Many people say that the lack of oxygen is what caused his death. I say it was having his head … Continue reading
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Tagged Death Penalty, deaths, guillotine, the french, viva the revolution
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