Jesus christ those menu items really are what they say they are. RIP Castor and Pollux.
this post was submitted on 11 Dec 2025
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Napoleon III, a man of astoundingly terrible judgement, had infamously declared war on Prussia over some he-said-she-said, alleging the Prussian emperor had insulted him. (It actually makes modern politicians seem like saints).
The details are more-than-mildly interesting and have several valuable lessons for the modern day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causes_of_the_Franco-Prussian_War
One thing people foolishly ignore in the whole “cloned meat” debate is how easy and ethical it’d be to eat whatever the heck you wanted. Elephant soup? Bald eagle kebab? Mmm fried camel nuggets..