Tolkien Lore. And WWI.
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Well don't keep us waiting, tell some!
Tolkien Lore Quick Fact:
Technically speaking Aragorn married his first cousin 65+ times removed.
WWI Quick Fact:
While thought of as a defensive struggle that lead to stalemates, generals at the time weren’t necessarily wrong to keep up the attack. Both sides were able to capture ground. Including enemy trenches. The issue was that neither side could bring reinforcements or supplies up to support those breakthroughs and keep the offensive going faster than the defenders could.
Okay, now I must ask - do you have more Tolkien Lore incest facts to share? Because I certainly didn't expect that one!
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Another interesting fact about WWI: There was a lot more movement than people tend to envision, especially during the first months of the war on the Western front.
WWI is also a hot bed of really interesting and weird firearms development. They tried some wacky stuff around that time.
Are you familliar with the imgurian Ngugi? I could read that stuff for hours on end.
... not the same as proper discussions with likeminded people, but still super interesting IMHO.
I was not. Thats awesome. Thanks for sharing!
Late 90s early 2000s Japanese mixed martial arts and kickboxing. Pride, pancrase, k1. People still talk about the UFC today, i just think "you don't even know..."
programming problems, retro tech stuff, music in depth (e.g. theory level), star trek, half-life and mother series
I personally love both Half-Life and the Mother series! Still eagerly waiting for HL3 or Project Borealis. I should replay Mother 3 some time... Haven't done Earthbound actually, that should probably go first!
play it. please!
Major League Baseball history. Old time teams, players and stats, the broader historical context with its' events, attitudes and quirks... the whole thing.
Digital mixers. I know a lot of people who use them and know them but very few know how they work internally which is fascinating and interesting and the only people who do are under NDA's
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