February 2010
23 posts
"According to legend, the flag was invented by Duke Leopold V of Austria (1157–1194) as a consequence of his fighting during the Crusades. After a fierce battle, his white battle dress was completely drenched in blood. When he removed his belt, the cloth underneath was untouched by it, revealing the combination of red-white-red. So taken was he by this singular sight that he adopted the colors and scheme as his banner."
The origin of Austria’s flag is so fucking metal.
(Special thanks to Combustin Spliffin).
"It took fifty-three stitches to patch his six head wounds, most prominently a four-inch horseshoe-shaped gash on his forehead...To a final series of questions about his plans, he replied simply, 'The going is getting rougher, but I'll be on that bus tomorrow headed for Montgomery.'"
The Freedom Riders were so fucking metal.
(Special thanks to Taylor Branch’s “Parting the Waters”).
"Jackson let his opponent fire first, because Dickinson was a faster and better shot. Allowing himself time to take deliberate aim, Jackson planned to kill his man with a single bullet, even 'if he had shot me through the brain.' Thus, Jackson took a bullet in the chest and, without flinching, calmly killed his man."
Andrew Jackson is so fucking metal.
(Happy fucking President’s Day).
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"Just before she was stabbed in the abdomen she had practiced fellatio with her new boyfriend and was caught in the act by her former lover. The fight with knives ensued...A plausible explanation for this pregnancy is that spermatozoa gained access to the reproductive organs via the injured gastrointestinal tract."
The miracle of childbirth is so fucking metal.
(Special thanks to Scarina Mascythe).
"A cat that detects when nursing home patients have just hours to live has accurately predicted up to 50 deaths. Oscar curls up next to dying patients and scratches at their door if staff try to stop him from being near them."
Why a cat crossing your path is bad luck is so fucking metal.
(Special thanks to Hatey Guillotina).
