(From a discussion with Philalethe, in the college bar, on the subject of undergraduates who think that it's appropriate to cite to Wikipedia in papers: as my interlocuter put it, "They need to learn that the reference room is one's wife and Wikipedia is one's mistress.")
By means of that wonderful electronic concubine, I learned today:
By means of that wonderful electronic concubine, I learned today:
1) that deodands were abolished by statute, 9 & 10 Vict. c. 62, after coroner's juries began reviving them as a means of getting around the legal impunity of railway companies for fatal accidents;There was, in fact, a reasonable path that got me from (1) to (2), but that's of no moment.
2) that "A Swiss Army knife is commonly called "Macgybar Chakku" in Bangladesh, "Maekgaibeo Kal" in South Korea, and "Pisau MacGyver/Pisau Lipat MacGyver" in Indonesia/Malaysia".
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