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Two takes on gap year (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world to c/historymemes@lemmy.ml

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[–] manucode@infosec.pub 24 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Fun fact, IKEA funded the brutally repressive Romanian secret police.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The Italian restaurant is there because no-one could stop the Normans before they reached Sicily.

[–] CptEnder@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

They just simply conquered until they found good food, then stopped.

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

To be fair, those churches had a lot of loot, and priests give great XP.

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I was in Copenhagen earlier this year and the most striking thing about visiting was how many people there were with young kids pushing prams around. ~~Would need to examine the statistics to see if this is actually true but I wonder if the fertility rate is higher due to a better social policies / financial support for families.~~

Edit: Have just looked at the rates on the wikipedia demography page for each country. It's higher in the UK 1.61 vs 1.55. Maybe the visible difference is due the amount of maternity/paternity leave being offered by employers.

[–] iamtherealwalrus@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Nobody expects the ~~Spanish~~ Scandinavian inquisition!

[–] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 9 months ago

The other time Scandinavia visited:

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Ahhh, Lindisfarne, good times.

[–] Knasen@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Hell yeah!!!