@datarama @cstross @Richard_Littler

I don't think the Romans built anywhere near that tall. I think it wasn't until well into the middle ages that buildings surpassed the pyramids in height.

There's a popular idea that the Eiffel Tower was the first structure taller than the pyramids, but that's false. People in the middle ages got ridiculously good at building tall from all those cathedrals.

The Lincoln Cathedral in 1311 surpassed it, but it's possible that the Yongning Pagoda already briefly surpassed it in 516.

@mina @Richard_Littler

We were in Interlaken! With two kids! And I had no idea I had the perfect opportunity to introduce them to the fascinating world of slightly racist pseudoscience.

@clintruin @taatm @randahl

WW2. That was the one time regime change worked out wel. For the western half of Europe, at least. But it's hard to find other examples.

@Paul_stilgar @randahl

Wait, they're going to sue the president of a country because his country has machine guns? Seriously?

They're going to need an extremely corrupt judge to make any of that stick.

@taatm @randahl

Does Trump know Venezuela isn't Greenland? His primary reason to invade Venezuela has been that he wants their resources, which is the exact same reason he wants Greenland.

It's true that Venezuela is a mafia state under Maduro, but the US is also a mafia state under Trump. A mafia in control of the world's most powerful military.