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Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 4 days ago

British tourists flooded the battlefield of Waterloo after the battle looking for souvenirs.

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British tourists flooded the battlefield of Waterloo after the battle looking for souvenirs.

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Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 4 days ago
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Souvenir Hunting on the Battlefield of Waterloo - JSTOR Daily
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At Waterloo, a site of immense bloodshed, tourists quickly turned the aftermath of war into collectibles.
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    The teeth were very valuable.

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      There are no bones marking the greatest last fight of Napoleon. Because the bodies were dug up and sold for fertilizer.

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        Look, I’m just trying to make a cute homestead in Minecraft, okay?

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