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I'll Explain Later

Did you notice most films — action, adventure, and everything else with rescue scenes — have this: Hey, what's going on? Or, what's happened? I'll explain later. Although, clearly, there was plenty of time to explain everything. Professor Barry (P. B.) Student : Processor , what's that you're writing? P. B. : Screw you. Student : Why? P. B. : Because it's S, C, R, E, and so on. Student : Won't that be great if it isn't like that for a change? P. B. : No. Uh In my opinion, h...

Why Didn't François-Marie Arouet Grow Beard?

The name we perhaps know is Voltaire . It's a nom de plume , the character was a writer. An insightful scribe, if he did scribe anything — mostly writing. Not merely writing on random surfaces though. Nom de Plume Nom de plume means pen name . Pen back then used feather, the quill. Not the feather per se, that would be quite a tedious labour to write even one letter. It was the pointy tip of the feather dipped in goo. Then the goo dipped pointy tip of the feather was used to write, with the feather altogether — as one — but not dipping all of them. Holding it properly was a must. And, not goo per se. But broadly, it fell under that category. Now, it falls under that category. Nom means name, plume means feather. Like in children song Alouette . This line: Alouette, je te plumerai... Plumerai means pluck, I will pluck you, as the alouette will be bald in that song. And will be cooked. Hm. That excalates. To sooth us down, alouette is lark bird in English...

Bonaparte

Let's start from this quote: History is a set of lies agreed upon. It is agreed upon that it is taken from Napoleon Bonaparte's memoir — strongly tied to his period of exile on St. Helena (1815). He Spoke English? 🤨 No, of course not. It is the English version . He's French. Actually, a Corsican — the island of Corsica was already under French control before he was born. His family, the Buonapartes, had Italian origins, specifically from Tuscan nobility. They had migrated to Corsica in the 16th century. Despite his Italian heritage, Napoleon's life and career were deeply intertwined with France. He received his education in French military schools and rose to prominence within the French military and political system. In a way, Napoleon's success was a combination of his inherent abilities, his cultural background, and the historical circumstances in which he lived. His "outsider" mentality, driven by his origins, likely added a powerf...
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