Is an "African Ruby" a real ruby? - Straight Dope
Jan 18, 2006 · An ex-co-worker of mine has a ring set with an African Ruby. She believes that an African Ruby means a real ruby from Africa. However, according to webpages like this one, there are several misleading gemstone names out there where a place name is prepended to the name of a real gem and used to designate something else (usually of lesser value). For example, an “African Emerald” is just ...
Uncommonly Tall African Slaves - Straight Dope
Dec 29, 2023 · I’ve read a great deal about the Africa-to-Americas slave trade, yet have never seen a single historical account about uncommonly tall African slaves among the estimated 12 million Africans shipped to North and South America from the early 1700s through the mid 1800s. Although record-keeping was sporadic then, surely groups of uncommonly tall slaves would have merited some mention, certainly ...
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Fact or Fiction: The Extra Leg Muscle in African Americans
Sep 17, 2003 · There is an extra pair of muscles, one in each leg, of African Americans… No it wouldn’t. No more than it would be safe to say that every African American has sickle cell anaemia. It’s a condition that is more prevalent in blacks but that is far form from universal amongst blacks and that is also found in whites albeit at lower levels.
What could the Harris campaign have done differently?
Nov 17, 2024 · The Democrats have followed the strategy of championing oppressed minorities, focusing on ever tinier and more aberrant fringe groups, to the point of diminishing returns. First African-Americans, then women, then gays, and now various flavors of non-binaries. I’m not sure there’s anywhere left to go except for maybe incest practitioners.
What was the plan after Andrew Johnson's …
Nov 18, 2024 · As I understand it. After the Lincoln assassination, Andrew Johnson ascends to the presidency. But, as there is no mechanism for selecting a new vice-president at that time, the office is unfilled for the duration of his term. Then he is impeached; but not convicted nor subsequently removed from office. If he had been removed…what was the …
Is it Time to Tone Down the Wokeness, Especially about the Past?
Dec 4, 2024 · Unlike his critics such as W.E.B. Dubois, Washington evidently believed that trying to force political progress in the face of white intransigence was counter-productive to achieving what was realistically achievable for African-Americans, and his program consisted of working to placate and reassure white hearts and minds.
Do Some African Men Have Penises So Long That They Tie Them …
Sep 7, 2004 · In some African tribes, the penis is suspended by means of a soft ribbon looped around the waist and tied loosely around the gathered prepuce, holding the penis in an upright position, out of harm’s way; I suspect a misreading of an account of this practice is at the root of the story. It certainly sounds like a misinformed statement to me.
Do Some African Men Have Penises So Long That They Tie Them …
Sep 8, 2004 · Well, I don’t know about freakishly elongated African penes, but I do know that if you do a there was at least one African man who needed a wheelbarrow for his huevos. (Warning, GIS link TMI but should be SFW.) Why this GIS also results in pictures of a Clydesdale and Kate Winslet, I am not investigating…
Why do more women like dancing than men do? - Straight Dope
5 days ago · Yes, we’re talking about straight white guys. They were happy to foxtrot in the 1920s, jitterbug in the 1940s, and whatever one did to rock-n-roll in the 50s-60s; all forms pioneered by African Americans. Some even did as good at it as Black guys.