Wednesday, 3 July 2019
quote [ There are no moose in America, said the French count to Thomas Jefferson. They don't exist there. Americans see a reindeer and just call it a new name, saying it's bigger. But the only thing that's big here is your American imagination. Jefferson was incensed. You are an ignoramus, he said tactfully. Then he promised to deliver an American moose to Paris. Here's what happened next. ]
The stuff they don't teach you in History class. Was surprised to learn from the article how young most of the founders were.
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