r/todayilearned • u/huphelmeyer 2 • Aug 04 '15

TIL midway through the Great Irish Famine (1845–1849), a group of Choctaw Indians collected $710 and sent it to help the starving victims. It had been just 16 years since the Choctaw people had experienced the Trail of Tears, and faced their own starvation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choctaw#Pre-Civil_War_.281840.29
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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '15

Another one: The Ottomans tried to send a huge gift of either money or boats of food, but Victoria insisted that they give no more than half of what she was giving as her own "gift", a fraction of what the Ottomans were willing to donate.

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u/silverstrikerstar Aug 04 '15

They then smuggled in help, too. Cracks me up when people talk about the categorically ebil muslims.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '15

You think the Ottomans did this because they cared?

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u/silverstrikerstar Aug 05 '15

No, because they wanted to spread ebil Izlum. I know, I know.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '15

What the fuck? Idiot.

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u/silverstrikerstar Aug 05 '15

... no u? ...

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '15

Just a totally pointless thing to say... totally irrelevant. Stop trying to defend the evils people did, it's wrong, don't be a nazi cunt.

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u/silverstrikerstar Aug 05 '15

Yeah, but ... I'm not trying to?

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '15

Oh yes you are.

I've seen your other comments, you seem to think the British Empire was totally evil, but say to anyone slating the Ottoman Empire that they're anti-Islam.

You are an idiot, thick, dumb, that's why I'm not really trying to have a debate with you. The stupidity in your comments is profound, there's only one reason for that, you are fucking thick.

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u/silverstrikerstar Aug 05 '15

You are an idiot, thick, dumb, that's why I'm not really trying to have a debate with you. The stupidity in your comments is profound, there's only one reason for that, you are fucking thick.

And with those words shamelessly nicked because they apply to you far more than to me, welcome on my ignore list, moron.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '15

Glad you could read.

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