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What are some notable blunders in history that resulted in huge loss? (lemmy.ml)

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Loss in terms of money or efforts. Could be recent or ancient.

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[-] Malgas@beehaw.org 25 points 1 year ago

The settlement at Roanoke [...] Still unsolved to this day.

The word "CROATOAN" was carved on one of the buildings in the colony. The colonists had had friendly interactions with the native people living on Croatoan Island, which was nearby. There were later reports of native people with fair skin and beards on Croatoan Island.

So mysterious! Where could the colonists possibly have gone?

[-] Didros@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago

They were not the only white people to have ever been there though. The colonists could have been slaughtered and those were French decendents or something though. There is no way to prove what happened.

[-] jimrob4@midwest.social 17 points 1 year ago

Historian here. Prove? No. Draw a highly likely conclusion that should accompany every telling as the most likely explanation? Yes.

[-] Didros@beehaw.org -2 points 1 year ago

Thank you for the professional input RimJob4.

[-] bermuda@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago

Didn't even get it right lol

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago

A Freudian Slip or a joke? Either is funny to me.

[-] Didros@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

It's pretty common when people want to have an edgy name in a game with name filtering. You just swap the first letters in two words. Like datfick4, bamrutt4, that kinda thing.

[-] jimrob4@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

No problem Dildo.

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