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Johannes_P t1_jee8nlc wrote
Reply to comment by CornFedIABoy in TIL in order to prevent certain legal instruments from operating in perpetuity, a Royal Lives Clause may be written into a contract which provides a definite but extended period of time usually tied to twenty-one years past the death of last living descendent of the current British monarch. by AudibleNod
From the Wikipedia article, it seems the Rockefellers are also used.
But royal families have the benefits of officially recorded lineages ensuring no ambiguities about descendents and good living conditions and healthcare ensuring long lives.
Johannes_P t1_jee2ipl wrote
And if you want to bring your children there then think about vaccinating them, since the locals, as hardcore Calvinists, think vaccination gfoes against divine predestination.
Johannes_P t1_jedyviq wrote
Reply to TIL that after Leon Czolgosz was executed for assassinating US Pres. William McKinley, the prison warden poured sulfuric acid on the corpse, burned his belongings, and refused to turn over the body to Leon's brother. This was to prevent exhibitions of his life by archfapper
Seems much better than letting mass shooters publishing their manifestos and receiving fanmail.
Johannes_P t1_jedyp05 wrote
Reply to TIL the Japanese government launched Sake Viva, a contest to encourage young people to drink more and so boost tax revenues. by penguinopusredux
And the additional cirrhosis cases will surely cost more than the additional tax income.
Johannes_P t1_jedvegp wrote
Reply to comment by HeightPrivilege in TIL a special law in the UK was created to ensure that the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital will forever be able to collect royalties from stage performances, audiobooks, book releases, etc. of Peter Pan in the UK. This is the only work with an 'exception' to copyright laws. by [deleted]
> It's not in perpetuity yet though.
Well, it would be against the US Constitution.
Johannes_P t1_jdor73g wrote
Reply to TIL of the Bolvano Train Disaster which claimed the lives of more than 500 people in 1944. After the train became stalled in a tunnel, the passengers and crew succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning when the locomotives attempted to continue and filled the tunnel with smoke. by MorsOmnibusCommunis
Even today, there's still people dying from CO poisoning because of ill-aired rooms, so don't forget to properly maintain your heating and aerate it.
Johannes_P t1_jdkb6c6 wrote
Reply to comment by lotsaquestionss in TIL that Chinese Food was introduced into America during the California Gold Rush, starting in 1848. As 30,000 immigrants had arrived from the Canton region of China, the restaurants gave the predominantly male population a connection to home and provided gathering places for the Chinese community. by jdward01
The USA had laws allowing it to strip the citizenship of US women marrying with foreigner then ineligible to US naturalization (i.e. non-Whites and non-Blacks, including Asians).
Johannes_P t1_jczxhhy wrote
Reply to TIL: The Government of Canada has an office that creates coats of arms for Canadian citizens, and that all Canadian Citizens may apply to the Governor General for a coat of arms and even an officially-recognized personal flag by ryguy_1
Makes sense, since Canada is a monarchy.
Though even France still protects coats of arms, especially for families, since it's treated like a family name.
Johannes_P t1_ja9z6r6 wrote
Reply to comment by Sarkasmus-detektor in TIL On Christmas Eve 1969, Francisco Macias Nguema had 186 suspected dissidents executed in the national football stadium in Malabo with the executioners dressed as Santa Claus, with the amplifiers played Mary Hopkin's song "Those Were the Days". by Osrever101
> Thats some fucked up stuff!
And this is the least fucked up thing he ever did.
Johannes_P t1_ja87viv wrote
Reply to comment by mwagner1385 in China accuses U.S. of ‘disinformation’ over warnings it’s considering sending artillery and ammo to Russia by diana321
Well, US intelligence knew Iraq had no WMD and that reports stating otherwise were unreliable; the political leadership wanted war.
Johannes_P t1_j9quk1f wrote
Reply to TIL that in 1554 Elizabeth Crofts hid in a wall on Aldersgate Street, where she pretended to be a heavenly voice. Reputedly 17,000 people came to listen to her give out anti-Catholic propaganda. by Kurma-the-Turtle
I'm sure these 17000 people just loved to have a divine authority confirming their bias. Had Elizabeth Crofts said the Pope is the rightful head of Christianity, she would have been hanged for praemuire.
Johannes_P t1_j4hzvsc wrote
Reply to TIL in 1994, David Kang fired two blank shots from a starting pistol at Prince Charles during an Australia Day speech. He was found guilty of threatening unlawful violence and sentenced to 500 hours of community service. In 2004, he was admitted to the NSW Bar and is a practising barrister. by Str33twise84
How did he got beyond the moral investigation stage.
Johannes_P t1_j2fx5s8 wrote
Reply to comment by boredinwisc in TIL John Steinbeck IV wrote an article in January 1968 about marijuana usage among the troops. This set off a media firestorm, & the Army began clamping down on marijuana usage, arresting ~1000 G.I.s a week for possession. Many G.I.s switched to heroin, which was odorless and thus harder to detect. by The_Critical_Cynic
Or straight-out opium.
Johannes_P t1_j2fvrnj wrote
Reply to TIL The darkest color in the world doesn't have a name, it has the ability to absorb 99.995% of light and has been used to cover a diamond worth 2 million dollars for an "artistic project" by mic3ttaa
More seriously, I wonder how much solar panes would produce additional energy when coated with this.
Johannes_P t1_j2bdvc0 wrote
Johannes_P t1_j20wri9 wrote
Reply to comment by heathers1 in Russia's only LGBTQ+ museum closes down amid 'propaganda' crackdown by BeeBobMC
It might be the reverse: they held such ideas before discovering Putin agreed with them.
Johannes_P t1_j20wo0e wrote
Reply to comment by MBH1800 in Russia's only LGBTQ+ museum closes down amid 'propaganda' crackdown by BeeBobMC
Moreover, the time spent in KZ wasn't treated as prison, meaning they were kept even longer than their initial sentence.
Johannes_P t1_j20wk4l wrote
Reply to comment by die_a_third_death in Russia's only LGBTQ+ museum closes down amid 'propaganda' crackdown by BeeBobMC
Yep, the Nazi era aggravation of the paragraph 175 was retained after 1945 and until the end.
Johannes_P t1_j20vqar wrote
Reply to Ukrainian court passes first sentences under war crimes law against former Crimean security officials by sviterochec
Let's hope they will not be the least iteration.
Johannes_P t1_j1s28vc wrote
Reply to comment by firebat45 in TIL Sigmund Freud made the decision to flee Austria after his daughter Anna was interrogated by the Gestapo for nearly 12 hours. He was able to buy safe passage out of Austria just in time with 31,000 Reich marks in 1938 by Ok_Copy5217
There was an entire conference where no one accepted to take Jewish refugees on 1938.
Johannes_P t1_j1s23u9 wrote
Reply to comment by usrevenge in TIL Sigmund Freud made the decision to flee Austria after his daughter Anna was interrogated by the Gestapo for nearly 12 hours. He was able to buy safe passage out of Austria just in time with 31,000 Reich marks in 1938 by Ok_Copy5217
Freud had plenty supporters ready to crowdfund his escape.
Johannes_P t1_iy5tlei wrote
Reply to TIL that Gresham College, an institution of higher learning in London, does not enroll students or award degrees, and instead hosts over 140 free public lectures every year. Since 2001, all lectures have been made available online. by Kurma-the-Turtle
France has the same, with the Collège de France where scholars give lectures on their specialities, on subjects ranging from literature, classics, biology, physics and maths.
Johannes_P t1_ixwwdyv wrote
Reply to TIL Singapore’s constitution requires the President to have experience as a minister - or as CEO of a large, profitable company. by ltdanhasnolegs
OTH, ensuring competent and experimented leadership is very useful, especially when the constitution was written, when Singapore was still Third World.
OTOH, these criteres might entrehcn an oligarchy, with the President/Prime Minister choosing only people like him as minister and major companies being linked to the government.
Basically, it might end like when Venice closed (Serrata) its Great Council to new members.
Johannes_P OP t1_ixsrtb8 wrote
Reply to Israeli coalition deal gives far right's Itamar Ben-Gvir control over the police, including in the West Bank by Johannes_P
This guy tasked with policing, and especially the West Bank, is going to end as well as policemen giving a junkie the keys to the evidence room where are stored seized drugs, or giving to a compulsive gambler a credit card.
Johannes_P t1_jeeir9k wrote
Reply to TIL in order to prevent certain legal instruments from operating in perpetuity, a Royal Lives Clause may be written into a contract which provides a definite but extended period of time usually tied to twenty-one years past the death of last living descendent of the current British monarch. by AudibleNod
To get around the rule against perpetuities (mandating no dispositions could go beyond 21 years after the death of persons living during enactment - IANAL, please), lawyers uses the lives of a defined set of persons. Already in the Deuteronomy, the lifespans of the High Priests were used to determine whether someone in a city of refuge (a TIL in its own right) could go back home. There's also tontines (another TIL).
In some common law jurisdictions, the lives of the British royal family are used because they are a well defined set (no ambiguities about secret members) and their members enjoy a ligh level of life and healthcare (ensuring long lives - see how long lived Elizabeth II with the stress of an official position).
Other states use other figures such as Presidential lives or patrician families (Rockefeller and Kennedy) in the USA or Eamon De Valera's family in Ireland.