Mine is this little tidbit about Khaki’s from https://www.heddels.com/2019/05/history-khaki-anything-drab/
“Tried and tested by all the major powers, khaki-dyed, lightweight cotton twills became the de facto uniform for any colonizing power. If you were going to ship your boys abroad to pillage and conquer someplace in the Southern Hemisphere, khaki was your go-to color.”


Hadn’t heard the hank crank part before. That’s extra brutal
I’m so happy that I’m living in 2025
In use in Ireland until the 1980s, apparently. TIL.
“Hey while you’re giving birth anyway, I’m just gonna use this hand-cranked kitchen appliance thing to saw your pelvis apart. Please try to relax.”
That’s fuckin’ sweet! I want to attach the crank arm to a bicycle crank, then I can ride thru the forest and nothing can stop me
And it was made for use during childbirth.