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“What do you mean you don’t know the year Constantinople fell off the top of your head?” (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 39 points 3 months ago (7 children)

I do know the year and day Constantinople fell, yes!

29 May 1453.

To be fair, the 29th of May is my birthday, but I'm still kind of excited that I know that one off the top of my head.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I was close! My somewhat educated guess was 1438.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago

    I love Europa Universalis 4 (PC game), the game starts on November 11th, 1444 - a day after the Hungarian/Christian defeat in the battle of Varna, which paved the way for the Ottomans becoming a superpower.

    That's a cool date for the game, because it allows the players to try to save a nearly doomed Byzantine Empire, or change the outcome of the 100 Year War for example.

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    • [–] 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Reminds me of the scene from Man vs Bee where all the pin codes are years of various sea battles.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I use my favorite classical composers and my favorite works for passwords. I figure the average bad guy isn't going to figure that out very quickly, unless he has a degree in music history,which is unlikely. I got a few other tricks to make it even harder, too.

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    • [–] 8 points 3 months ago

    Yeah! Well then answer me this...When did Istanbul rise?! /s

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    [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    ..she’ll be waiting in Istanbul.

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    [–] 1 point 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

    @Grumpus_Maximus Most people say it was in 1453

    Slightly smarter people know it was in 1204

    Intellectuals know it was in 11204

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