On: The Political History of Pad Thai

[keiferski]

National self-determination movements go back far before the 1930s and indeed that’s (one of the primary reasons) why the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires started to break up in the late 19th century. WW1 and its aftermath were just the final steps.

[davidw → keiferski]

Here's a weird bit of trivia from the world of cycling: how an Italian bike got the not very Italian looking name of "Wilier":

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilier_Triestina#History

[gumby → keiferski]

Indeed that’s why I started with Hungary, though the French Revolution lit a fire (e.g. in early 19th century Germany)