Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoTIL the word shrapnel came from Lieutenant-General Henry Shrapnel, a British officer who invented a shell that scattered pieces of itself.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up1314
arrow-up1314external-linkTIL the word shrapnel came from Lieutenant-General Henry Shrapnel, a British officer who invented a shell that scattered pieces of itself.en.wikipedia.orgQuilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square23linkfedilink
minus-squareBarneyPiccolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoThat was a different guy, Lt. Colonel Arsehole, who invented the Anus. Until then, all humans were full of shit, not like the enlightened humans of the 21st century.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoHe settled in Athol, NY, which used to be near the town of Dildo, but they moved it to Newfoundland.
That was a different guy, Lt. Colonel Arsehole, who invented the Anus. Until then, all humans were full of shit, not like the enlightened humans of the 21st century.
He settled in Athol, NY, which used to be near the town of Dildo, but they moved it to Newfoundland.