• frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe
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    2 days ago

    It’s also just a super German state from an immigration perspective. At the time, the Mexicans were very upset by all of the Europeans jumping the borders and taking work they didn’t particularly want anyway.

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      A lot of folks don’t realize that. We have cities like Fredericksburg and New Braunfels and events like Wurstfest and water parks like Schlitterbahn. We have Shiner Bock and Ziegenbock beer.

      There’s a lot of German heritage running around here.

      • anomnom@sh.itjust.works
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        This sounds like a Darwin Award:

        The disastrous fire was fueled by the straw, oily rags, and lamp oil strewn around the room.: 98–102  The first notice of a fire was at 10 a.m.; eyewitnesses claimed the initial blaze began in various locations, including a paint locker filled with flammable liquids and a cabin filled with gasoline.