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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)

submitted 2 years ago by Phen@lemmy.eco.br to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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

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[–] littlewonder@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Wasn't it known as the Great War until after WW2?

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[–] MudMan@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I am assuming they'd put two and two together.

On account of the number 2, and how all their male relatives have been dead for less than ten years, that stuff is probably pretty top of mind.

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[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago

Especially if they have boys aged below 10 in the family

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