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Reply to comment by nowhereman136 in TIL for the Untouchables Brian De Palma casted Bob Hoskins in case De Niro could not appear. De Palma mailed Hoskins a check for his contracted fee of $200,000 with a "Thank You" note, which prompted Hoskins to call up De Palma and ask him if there were any more films he didn't want him to be in. by KongoOtto

You must see The Long Good Friday. He plays a gangster trying to go legit who picks a fight with the IRA

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Reply to comment by Papi__Stalin in TIL The European 30 Years' War 1618 - 1648 began with Czech nobles throwing two Habsburg governors out of Prague castle window onto a huge dungheap. The corresponding carnage - fought over the issue of religious freedom following the Protestant Reformation - left millions dead. by Royal_Bumblebee_

It's an excellent essay and thanks for posting your sources, I might check one or two out. My degree's in IR and the Westphalian treaty was upheld to nearly dogmatic levels by various profs and I was skeptical to an extent of it's influence.

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dv666 t1_iu0l71v wrote

Reply to comment by Papi__Stalin in TIL The European 30 Years' War 1618 - 1648 began with Czech nobles throwing two Habsburg governors out of Prague castle window onto a huge dungheap. The corresponding carnage - fought over the issue of religious freedom following the Protestant Reformation - left millions dead. by Royal_Bumblebee_

Thanks. I'm gonna read this later. I'm pleasantly surprised, I wasn't expecting a proper reply

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