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How Did Prohibition Ever Gain Enough Support To Become Law?

1) Because of the Second Great Awakening (1790-1840) and the Third Great Awakening (1850-1900), the American people became increasingly religious (yes, that’s possible), and the religious fervor translated into a zeal to improve the society, and one of the greatest scourge these religionists see is drunkenness (and people back then drank A LOT considering how cheap hard liquor was back then). These people just eradicated slavery, and they were moving down the list of societal ills.

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Picture of the Day

An “Apache revolver” used by early 1900s French gangsters, the weapon worked as a gun, knife and brass knuckles all at the same time.

These knuckle duster revolvers were sold by Frenchman Louis Dolne in the late 1860s and combine a pinfire pepperbox style revolver with folding brass knuckles for a grip and a 3 1/2 inch kris style folding dagger.

There is no barrel or sights, so range is very limited. The brass knuckles and blade also clearly indicate there were designed to be used at extremely close range, ostensibly for self-defense.

With the blade and knuckles folded down, the revolver could easily be concealed in a coat pocket. The Apache nickname originates from a group of well-known members of the French criminal sub-culture in the early 20th century said to prefer these revolvers as well as garrotting and general brute force when mugging their victims.

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A Woman Who Is Friends With Her Ex Is A Huge Red Flag

The one who’s friends with her ex or exits dating this type of girl is like dating a time bomb.

You see most of the time girls who still keep in touch with their exes, still have some feelings for them, especially if the breakup is recent.

This means when you have one big argument with her or you make her mad or something, she’ll be just one text away from a guy who she liked and liked her. And she used to date a guy with who she had sex and has shared really good memories with.

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Picture of the Day

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Theodore Roosevelt’s high-spirited daughter Alice. Her father said of her “I can either run the country or I can attend to Alice, but I cannot possibly do both.” In 15 months she attended 407 dinners, 350 balls and 300 parties

Her mother died when she was born. Roosevelt later remarried and Alice was raised partially by an aunt because she never got along with her stepmother, who liked to claim that if she’d lived, Teddy’s first wife would have ‘bored him to death’.

They once got mad at her for her fierce independence (ironically inherited from her father), and they threatened to send her to some strict girls boarding school as punishment. She responded in a letter, writing “If you send me I will humiliate you. I will do something that will shame you. I tell you I will.”

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Linkage

How Cultures Around the World Think About Parenting – Ideas

A new Facebook whistleblower has come forward with more allegations – The Verge

If you want to learn how to tie differnt knots and you love coffee, this is the perfect gift for youself – Amazon

Why are so many Americans quitting their jobs? – NPR

Why The Wire is the greatest TV series of the 21st Century – BBC

Grandpa writes powerful letter disowning daughter after she kicked her gay son out of the house – Upworthy

It’s Weirdly Hard To Steal Mark Zuckerberg’s Trash – The Outline

The Top 10 most impressive physical transformations in cinematic history – Linkiest

How Nature Helps Us Heal: A doctor explains why he prescribes time outside to his patients – Greater Good

The Hidden Ways the Ultrarich Pass Wealth to Their Heirs Tax-Free: An inside look at how Nike founder Phil Knight is giving a fortune to his family while avoiding billions in U.S. taxes – Bloomberg

Nine Places Where You Can Still See Wheel Tracks from the Oregon Trail – Smithsonian

Blackout shades are one of those things that you don’t realize you can’t live without until you’ve actually purchased them. The quality of your sleep will easily triple and the amount of energy you feel after a night of sleeping in a blacked out room is insane – Amazon

Is San Jose Safe To Visit? Everything You Need To Know Before Traveling – Van Life Wanderer

Scientists Finally Understand the Link Between Depression and Bad Sleep – Inverse

Intel’s $20B pivot could save the company, and help solve the chip shortage – The Hustle

Girl and her Halloween Pole Dance and Other Videos of the Day – Drunken

61-Year-Old Florida Man Faces Backlash For Marrying His 18-Year-Old Goddaughter – BE

Hertz orders 100,000 Teslas in deal reportedly worth $4.2 billion – The Verge

Texas man who fatally shot Moroccan man in unfamiliar car in driveway charged with murder – NBC

 

Confessions of Forever Alone Women

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1. So many people think of relationships as being all about love, lust and sex. What about the completely ordinary, everyday things, like going for a walk? Grocery shopping? Out to dinner? Or making dinner!? Going on vacation? Going to a movie? Just simply spending the day together, hanging out, visiting a farmers market or going on a day trip somewhere new. Grabbing a coffee somewhere and sitting outside, people-watching while you chat. Meeting each other’s friends/family and getting to know them too. Having another opinion on decisions you may have to make. Not having to always take the trash out yourself lol. Finding a tv show you both like and binge-watching on cold winters nights while eating pizza. Knowing that someone is there when you come home from work. Learning and growing from issues you both may face in your relationship and overcoming them if the relationship is strong enough, or break up and meet someone new if it isn’t, and start all over again. Maybe having a family, if that’s your thing.

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