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They don't call him 'the Great' for nothing (europe.pub)
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[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Not really relevant, but: it's kind of weird that the three main generals of the Battle of Waterloo (Napoleon, Wellington, and Blücher) all had a type of shoe/boot named after them. But only Napoleon and Wellington had a pastry named after them.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Blücher had a Frau named after him

[–] CHOPSTEEQ@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago

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