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what fact about our current world would freak people out if it were a newspaper headline a century ago? (lemmy.eco.br)

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Some news that would be completely mundane today but scary or shocking in the past.

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[–] SandbagTiara2816@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Yeah, “civilly liable rapist” doesn’t have quite the same ring to it

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[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago

Civil was the case that they gave me

What’s my motha-fuckin name? “Civil Suit Loserrrrr”

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