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SRE@PagerDuty. Geek, Buddhist, husband, introvert, devop, social justice worrier, musician, vegetarian, urbanist. He/him. May all beings be free from suffering.

Toronto, Ontario
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    1. don't be die of old potato‏ @sophienotemily Jan 4
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      - Last dude on the island declares himself king and starts raping the ladies because that's just what you do I guess - The women live in constant terror of rape and murder - One woman decides enough is enough, just fucking takes a hammer and kills him - Rescue ship shows up

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    2. don't be die of old potato‏ @sophienotemily Jan 4
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      - The end - Coda: 60 years later, the first baby born on the island goes back there on an expedition with Jacques Cousteau I'm just saying Tirza Rendon is a feminist hero

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    3. don't be die of old potato‏ @sophienotemily Jan 4
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      OH OH OH Can I do another one: The Halifax explosion of 1917

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    4. don't be die of old potato‏ @sophienotemily Jan 4
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      IT'S LITERALLY A GIANT EXPLOSION WHAT COULD BE MORE CINEMATIC - Halifax has a super narrow channel called, appropriately, the Narrows - Two ships did the "wait are you going to the right, or do I go to the right?" awkward shuffle in the middle - They hit each other

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    5. don't be die of old potato‏ @sophienotemily Jan 4
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      - Since there's a war on, one of them is a munitions ship carrying highly explosive material - BOOM - Entire neighborhood in Halifax just gone - LARGEST MAN-MADE EXPLOSION EVER (thus far) - Tsunami!

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    6. don't be die of old potato‏ @sophienotemily Jan 4
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      People don't know if it's like an attack from the Germans or what because unless you saw the ship collision all you knew was that there was a giant explosion and if you did see the ship collision, you're probably dead

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    7. don't be die of old potato‏ @sophienotemily Jan 4
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      - NOT ONLY a giant explosion and a resulting tsunami, but also lamps that are knocked over by the blast start huge fires that kill and injure even more people :( - Then once they've got rescue ships/trains coming to their aid, a giant blizzard dumps 16 inches of snow on them

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    8. don't be die of old potato‏ @sophienotemily Jan 4
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      It took them OVER A YEAR to find all the bodies. OVER A YEAR

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    9. don't be die of old potato‏ @sophienotemily Jan 4
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      Sort of a happy ending though in that a bunch of rescue aid was sent from Boston and now Halifax sends Boston a big ass Christmas tree every year in thanks

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    10. don't be die of old potato‏ @sophienotemily Jan 4
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      It also led to stuff like advancements in eye care, since so many people were injured in their eyes from the blast, and Halifax became "internationally known as a centre for care for the blind"

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      rich lafferty, contributing factor‏ @mendel Jan 4
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      Which explains Halifax drivers to this day

      9:31 AM - 4 Jan 2020
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        1. don't be die of old potato‏ @sophienotemily Jan 4
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          womp womp :P

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