Americans: NOTHING! What else happened in 1776 by @premodernist.bsky.social
What else happened in 1776
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Premodernist
@premodernist.bsky.social
Former academic, now a history educator on YouTube
The Turkish government wants people to call their country "Türkiye" because "Turkey" is also the name of a bird. But "Türkiye" is too foreign for English-speakers. The solution that satisfies both sides is to start calling their country Turkeyland.
My high school civics teacher struggled to explain this for an entire semester and this guy nails it under an hour @premodernist.bsky.social
Why does the Electoral College exist?
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I miss the days when Americans pronounced the word "niche" the normal way.
You're "in" a movie, "in" a play, and "in" a video, but you're "on" a TV show. Why is that?
Historically there have been cultures that kept the remains of dead loved ones in the home with them. It will be interesting to see if our culture evolves in that direction except with digital remains. x.com/CalumWorthy/...
Calum Worthy on X: "What if the loved ones we've lost could be part of our future? https://t.co/oFBGekVo1R" / X
What if the loved ones we've lost could be part of our future? https://t.co/oFBGekVo1R
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This 4K, 8K terminology is confusing. Why can't we call them 2160p and 4320p?
The Italians may have invented pizza, but the Canadians perfected it.
Saw this in a 1901 magazine and for a moment thought it was AI.
George Lucas and Steven Spielberg were in their 30s when they made Raiders of the Lost Ark. If it were made today, it would be created by two millennials and take place in 1980.
It's hard to believe Jedi Party came out 12 years ago.
Holy cow. I watch ONE academic lecture about Ancient Egypt on YouTube and suddenly my home tab is flooded with pseudoarchaeology.
I wonder what Return of the Jedi would have been like if George Lucas had successfully persuaded David Lynch to direct it.
A sad consequence of the modern era of streaming is that the Princess Switch trilogy will never be released on DVD or Blu-ray.
The Piasa flag was simply too sexy for the squares on the flag commission.
Brenden Moore@brendenmoore.bsky.social · 2y agoFLAGGING: The Illinois State Flag Commission has selected 10 finalists for the state flag redesign contest. Voting will open to the public in January. Here are the designs that made the cut out of nearly 5,000 entries:
Three Rules of Illinois Flag Design: 1) No state outline 2) No silhouette of Lincoln 3) No Chicago star (Chicago is not the whole state)
5 faves / 5 tags Food: Mediterranean 🇬🇷🤝🇹🇷 Season: Pumpkin spice season 🍂 Drink: Jarritos 🥂 Color: Green 💚 Anime: I grew up on Hanna-Barbera. What is this "anime"? 🇺🇸 @embracehistoria.bsky.social @stefanmilo.bsky.social @emperortigerstar.bsky.social @iammrbeat.bsky.social @joescott.bsky.social
MrAlexSan@mralexsan00.bsky.social · 2y agoFiiiiiiiiine Food: Japanese katsu + curry 🍛 Season: Summer 🌞 Drink: Root Beer Color: Dark Blue Anime: One Piece ☠️ @zerokirbs.bsky.social @midekai.bsky.social @azulotus.bsky.social @dizzythaartist.bsky.social And eff it, why not? @premodernist.bsky.social
Did all the YouTubers just somehow forget how sketchy BetterHelp is?
Am I imagining things, or is everyone on YouTube younger than me?
Bluesky handles moderation differently than you might be used to. With loads of toggles and settings to change, it can be hard to wrap your mind around it. Here’s how it works.
How to Clean Up Your Bluesky Feed
In our recent comparison of Mastodon, Bluesky, and Threads, we detail a few of the ways the similar-at-a-glance microblogging social networks differ, and one of the main distinctions is how much
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