LordUpton
LordUpton t1_jdcdavb wrote
Reply to comment by confidence_basket in TIL that the phrase “time immemorial” (as used in English common law) refers to any time prior to July 6, 1189 by b0b10b1aws1awb10g
I think it's less the importance of Richard accession and more that Henry II reforms were the basis of English common law. I think it was just easier to point at his death as the beginning point rather than trying to work out specifically which reform began the English legal system.
LordUpton t1_iziqjtj wrote
Reply to TIL Former U.S. President Martin Van Buren argued with Congress over whether he could keep two pet tigers in the White House. by AverageCalifornian
I'm not going to look at the source because I like to be ignorant and believe that Van Buren didn't want tigers and congress was trying to force it on him.
LordUpton t1_iy0569l wrote
Reply to comment by ElatedAndElongated in TIL that FIFA is a French abbreviation, it would be IFAF in English, and England weren't an original member despite creating the game. FIFA also now has more members than the UN by BXCellent
Yeah that's why the sport is also called soccer. Take the soc out of association and add a er sound onto the end.
LordUpton t1_jeblh5n wrote
Reply to comment by Themanstall in TIL that Walt Disney World began as "The Florida Project". Dummy corporations were used, by Walt Disney Productions, to buy up 27,000 acres of land to avoid bursts of land speculation in the Orlando area. Early rumors assumed possible development by NASA, Ford, the Rockefellers, and Howard Hughes. by jdward01
The alternative would be never having stuff like Disney world or corporations lobbying the government for compulsory purchases. People were happy to take their money when offered, it's a bit bullshit to turn around and complain that if you knew that you could hold them hostage that you would have.