Taking AP Euro Test Friday afternoon...Feel free to share interesting facts, stories, mini bios, etc. Extra points if they're relevant.
See: Important U.S. History Facts
― Tape Store, Tuesday, 6 May 2008 06:30 (eighteen years ago)
There was this guy called Napoleon, and he once invaded Russia.
― The Real Dirty Vicar, Tuesday, 6 May 2008 15:12 (eighteen years ago)
britishes dont rinse the soap off their dishes before putting them away
― jhøshea, Tuesday, 6 May 2008 15:13 (eighteen years ago)
A train in Germany was five minutes late on one fateful day in June 1906.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Tuesday, 6 May 2008 15:15 (eighteen years ago)
Guelf is spelled Welf in German.
― Michael White, Tuesday, 6 May 2008 15:39 (eighteen years ago)
the proper term for persons living in Holland is "Norse"
― AJ Styles, Tuesday, 6 May 2008 15:40 (eighteen years ago)
There's a lot of ham in Spanish food so people could prove they were neither Muslim nor Jewish.
― Michael White, Tuesday, 6 May 2008 15:46 (eighteen years ago)
I have never gotten why this is so. Had a buncha Irish roommates once and this really ticked me off.
― kate78, Tuesday, 6 May 2008 18:02 (eighteen years ago)
1848! 1848!!!
Also, 40 years ago this month.
― Casuistry, Tuesday, 6 May 2008 18:05 (eighteen years ago)
Ha - yes!! My husband doesn't rinse them - he just lets them drip dry soapy and drives me nuts.
― ENBB, Tuesday, 6 May 2008 18:13 (eighteen years ago)
My AP Euro history teacher Sister Pat told us that Fraz Ferdinand's wife Sophie was wearing a green dress when killed. Top fact. You should probably memorize that one.
― ENBB, Tuesday, 6 May 2008 18:15 (eighteen years ago)
Martin Luther was an ass man.
― circles, Tuesday, 6 May 2008 18:16 (eighteen years ago)
Defend the Indefensible: British People Not Rinsing Soap Off the Dishes
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 6 May 2008 19:19 (eighteen years ago)