6 Comments TIL that Texas vines saved the French wine industry in the 1860s and now nearly all French wine, including expensive French wine, comes from vines grafted onto American roots. by whatilearned June 10, 2022, 10:30 pm 11 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments Today I learned that Leinster Gardens in London has a wafer thin facade of two grand Victorian era houses that hide a railway cutting – they were built in the 1860s and are now protected. by whatilearned March 16, 2022, 12:24 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
What was the FBI type group in the Wild West Era or around the 1860s – 1890s by HistoryBuff January 21, 2022, 12:03 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
1 Comment TIL that Anson Burlingame, USA’s ambassador to Qing Empire China in the 1860’s, grew to be so trusted and respected for his efforts to negotiate a fair treaty, that China then appointed him to be THEIR envoy back to America and to European countries, negotiating on their behalf. by whatilearned September 23, 2021, 2:57 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments TIL nearly all French wine grapes are grown on vines grafted to root stock from Missouri. in the 1860s, phylloxera bugs threatened to destroy the vineyards, but roots from the US were resistant. Hundreds of thousands were shipped in and used to save the French vines. by whatilearned July 6, 2021, 6:37 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
1 Comment TIL that the term Homosexuality was coined by Karl-Maria Kertbeny in the 1860s, who advocated that orientation was innate. by whatilearned June 1, 2021, 10:53 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL during the 1860’s, the Russian empire killed and expelled as much as 80-97% of their entire Circassian population, these events (now known as “The Circassian genocide”) are still denied by Russia, and Georgia is the only country to recognize it WORLDWIDE. by whatilearned May 27, 2021, 5:44 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
4 Comments TIL : Mary, indeed, had a little lamb. Her name was Mary Sawyer. She was an 11-year-old girl and lived in Boston and one day was followed to school by her pet lamb. In the late 1860s, she helped raise money for an old church by selling wool from the lamb. by whatilearned May 13, 2021, 1:13 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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