Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL the word shrapnel came from Lieutenant-General Henry Shrapnel, a British officer who invented a shell that scattered pieces of itself.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up1316arrow-down10
arrow-up1316arrow-down1external-linkTIL the word shrapnel came from Lieutenant-General Henry Shrapnel, a British officer who invented a shell that scattered pieces of itself.en.wikipedia.orgQuilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square24linkfedilink
minus-squareBarneyPiccolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoThat was a different guy, Lt. Colonel Arsehole, who invented the Anus. Until then, all humans were full of shit, not like the enlightened humans of the 21st century.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·21 hours agoHe settled in Athol, NY, which used to be near the town of Dildo, but they moved it to Newfoundland.
That was a different guy, Lt. Colonel Arsehole, who invented the Anus. Until then, all humans were full of shit, not like the enlightened humans of the 21st century.
He settled in Athol, NY, which used to be near the town of Dildo, but they moved it to Newfoundland.