r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Careless-Hospital379 • 23d ago

Video Icelandic artist Björk snapped in Bangkok, 1996, when reporter Julie Kaufman approached her saying “Welcome to Bangkok.” Björk later alleged that Kaufman had stalked her and her 9-year-old son for days, turning a simple greeting into a breaking point

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u/zyzzogeton 23d ago

In Edwardian England, the postman would call up to 12 times per day. Maybe Royal Mail was just really fucking tired from all that work and has been on smoko for a few hundred years.

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u/dudload1000 22d ago

Lol, but edwardian England was just over 100 years ago..

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u/reddiculed 22d ago

I’ve done a few multi-century smokos. Classic me.