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 Zifre Zifre November 5, 2011 November 5, 2011 at 7:16:43 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

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Christopher Columbus once decided to burn absolutely everything in an entire village after one of the natives stole his parrot. He was disappointed that he couldn't burn their water. So he invented fluorine.

added by Zifre, March 26, 2011
➜ #811918哥倫布曾經在當地人偷了他的鸚鵡之後決定完全地燒毀整個村莊。因為他不能焚燒他們的水，所以他感到失望。於是他發明了氟。

linked by Martha, March 26, 2011
➜ #1901081Cristóbal Colón decidió una vez reducir toda una aldea a cenizas después de que uno de los nativos le robase su loro. Estaba decepcionado por no poder quemar el agua, así que inventó el flúor.

linked by Shishir, October 6, 2012
➜ #3015000Однажды Христофор Колумб решил сжечь целиком всю деревню после того, как один из туземцев украл его попугая. Он был расстроен тем, что не мог сжечь их воду. Так он изобрёл фтор.

linked by odexed, January 29, 2014
➜ #9582671Christoph Kolumbus wollte einmal, weil man ihm seinen Papagei gestohlen hatte, ein ganzes Dorf vollständig niederbrennen. Aus Enttäuschung, das Wasser im Dorf nicht entzünden zu können, erfand er Fluor.

linked by Yorwba, January 9, 2021