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What’s classy if you’re European but trashy if you’re American?

by QuestionGuy May 25, 2023, 1:39 am

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as a european

by CopyPastaArchive May 19, 2023, 11:11 pm

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TIL during the Battle of Mars-la-Tour in the Franco-Prussian War, Von Bredow led 800 cavalry against a French force 4 times in size. He declared “it will cost what it will.” The charge succeeded, but only 420 men returned out of 800. It was the last major European cavalry charge in history.

by whatilearned May 19, 2023, 10:34 pm

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TIL that when Johannes Rebmann, the first European to see Mount Kilimanjaro, published his discovery in 1849, it was dismissed as a malaria-induced hallucination because it was believed that snow at this latitude was impossible. It took 12 more years for scholars to accept the mountain’s existence.

by whatilearned May 19, 2023, 2:19 pm

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TIL Tipping in restaurants is originally a European custom that used to be considered a “Deeply Un-American” practice, stemming from racial and political issues, long before becoming entrenched in American life more than any other country.

by whatilearned May 17, 2023, 2:33 pm

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TIL there are €0 bill/banknotes. They do not have monetary value like regular euros but are instead used as souvenirs. They’re intended to promote tourism and they each have unique designs pertaining to specific landmarks or events in European countries.

by whatilearned May 16, 2023, 2:22 am

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TIL the longest conflict in history was the Iberian Reconquista. The struggle between Christians and Muslims in the European peninsula took almost 800 years to resolve.

by whatilearned May 14, 2023, 5:06 pm

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TIL that Salisbury Steak originated in the United States, as a meal to fit the tastes of European immigrants, named after Dr. James Salisbury, who promoted a meat-centered diet to promote health. The term Salisbury Steak has been used to identify a ground beef patty as the main course since 1897.

by whatilearned May 3, 2023, 2:14 pm

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I just took a shit at european parlament (found in r/yurop)

by CopyPastaArchive April 28, 2023, 1:50 pm

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USA citizens of Reddit, if you could choose any European country to automatically gain a dual citizenship for which one would it be, and why?

by QuestionGuy April 26, 2023, 4:50 pm

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TILL John William Friso, Prince of Orange and his wife, Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kessel are the most recent common ancestors of all European monarchs, current and former that have reigned since WWII

by whatilearned April 26, 2023, 4:06 pm

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TIL that Wild European hamsters in Vienna, Austria have learned to survive harsh winters by feasting on the oily, protein-filled candles left by mourners in gravesites.

by whatilearned April 26, 2023, 2:10 pm

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