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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 5 months ago

What ridiculous history fact is your favorite?

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What ridiculous history fact is your favorite?

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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 5 months ago

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The first manned hot air balloon was mistaken for an eldritch monster by rural French citizens who didn’t understand it and was “beaten to death” by a French mob after it descended to the ground.
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  I’m skeptical. Can I bother you for a source?
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    It wouldn’t bother me at all.

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