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When Victorian taxidermists received a strange creature with heavy folds of grooved skin, they thought all those wrinkles needed to be smoothed out. And so the Horniman Museum’s walrus, as with so many taxidermy works made by those who hadn’t yet glimpsed the dead animal in its living state, became its own sort of walrus — heavily overstuffed until he seems about to burst, and not a wrinkle over his taut skin. - https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/horniman-museum-walrus-comes-home

(Photo by TomNatt: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomnatt/3733416334)

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Old Man's Treasure (Das Katzchen), 1876
Karl Gussow

https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/old-man-s-treasure-das-katzchen-karl-gussow/PwHp-MmZ0YTUrw?hl=en

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Most people don't have an issue with it. But starting each interview with a question: "Do you condemn Al-Qaeda?" is sinister. It is not a good faith question.

If you are asked this question each time you want to speak about atrocities committed against civilians and have to proclaim that you do not in fact support terrorists, you have the right to be offended. Especially when the person asking you that question cannot condemn cutting off water to civilians.

After 9/11, thousands of Arabs living peacefully in the US were asked to condemn Al-Qaeda, which they did because who wouldn't? That condemnation and support was used to justify attacking Iraq - the country where Al-Qaeda was not located in, and resulted in the death of a million people there. Imagine being an American Iraqi supporting the US's right to "defend itself" and seeing your family in Iraq and their children being killed.

There is a level of analogy here where a person with relatives in Gaza is asked by interviewers that question while trying to advocate to not cut water or bomb one of the most densely populated places in the region.

You have the right to be offended if people start asking you to condemn segregation, Nazism, or bigotry when you never claimed that you don't have an issue with those things. Especially when the person asking you is using it as a tactic while you are trying to alarm about human rights being violated, and civilians / children being hurt.

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Well, in Poland, we use both terms too. But the way I checked it now is by going to the Polish Wikipedia page for "Holandia" then changing the language to German, and I moved from:

Holandia (niderl. Nederland, wym. ˈneːdərˌlɑnt ( odsłuchaj)), oficjalnie Królestwo Niderlandów (niderl. Koninkrijk der Nederlanden) – państwo położone w zachodniej Europie i południowej części...

To:

Das Königreich der Niederlande, niederländisch Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, englisch Kingdom of the Netherlands, friesisch Keninkryk fan de Nederlannen, auf Papiamentu Reino Hulandes, ist ein Staat, der aus den Niederlanden...

And German "Holland" returns:

Holland ist ein Teil der Niederlande. Man kann den Ausdruck auf die beiden (von 12) Provinzen Noord-Holland und Zuid-Holland beziehen, oder aber auf ein größeres Gebiet, das mehr der historischen Grafschaft Holland entspricht.

And "Teil" is "a part of", so I would say that map is correct.

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A source: https://twitter.com/CanGeoReader/status/1720557549290655828

Deykun,
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Classic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYWzMvlj2RQ

Deykun,
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A source of the maps: http://www.historicalboston.com/
An article about the maps: https://www.wired.com/2014/10/ed-mccarthy-boston-history-mapper/
A YouTube video "Boston's Map, Explained": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA63zaIXCZw

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Deykun, to psychology
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Seriousness 5/10

A source of the image: http://mccabism.blogspot.com/2009/02/new-physiognomy.html

Deykun, to history
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Louis Armstrong and his wife, Egypt 1961

A source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Jazz/comments/92z44h/louis_armstrong_plays_for_his_wife_in_front_of/

Deykun,
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A source: https://sashamaps.net/docs/maps/population-of-antarctica/

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A source: https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/unauthorized-photo-of-stalin-1941/

Deykun,
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A source: https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/guvhrv/comment/fsktb7w/

Deykun,
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Yes, the EU should consist of democratic and non-corrupt nations, with being a healthy democracy as the bare minimum requirement. You mentioned corruption in Ukraine as if its level were similar to that in other EU countries, but it isn't. From my perspective, Ukraine's Euromaidan was a significant step in the right direction, albeit just one of many needed.

The European Union already has nations grappling with issues related to the rule of law and democracy. The goal should be to promote these values and expect them from both current member nations and aspiring candidates. To be considered a part of the European Union, countries should embody these values.

I wish Ukraine and Georgia the best, but it's not unfounded for people to point out the challenges these states face in those aspects.

Deykun, to history
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August Dickmann (January 7, 1910 - September 15, 1939) was a Jehovah's Witness[1] and Conscientious objector from Germany, and the first person to be executed for rejecting military service during World War II. He was one of many German Jehovah's Witnesses executed because of his religious beliefs during the Nazi regime.[2] Commanding the firing squad that executed Dickmann was SS officer Rudolf Höss, who later to become the longest-serving commandant of Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Dickmann

In 1992, following independence from the Soviet Union, an error in the new constitution of Estonia led to Torgu being left out. In response, the area's 500 inhabitants decided to form their own kingdom. (en.wikipedia.org)

Journalist and activist Kirill Teiter became its first monarch. The following year, the error was corrected and Torgu officially became part of Estonia. Nevertheless, the kingdom's flag and coat of arms can still be seen in the parish.

Deykun,
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An article about Torgu Kingdom (Estonian): https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torgu_Kuningriik

A video about it (English): https://www.tiktok.com/@fredorockwell/video/7281968043712859425

Deykun, to programming
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Duh, it's obvious
https://youtu.be/ENo_B8CZNRQ

Deykun, to random
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The non-intuitive change in duration after increasing the speed to 1.5
https://streamable.com/12x37t

A source: https://www.tiktok.com/

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Angus - Konstantin Korobov (2022)

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