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[-] Frank@hexbear.net 65 points 4 months ago

As a general rule any English word even vaguely related to science that starts with "al" was invented by some nerd in Bagdhad in 1084 ad

[-] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 39 points 4 months ago

Alcohol "is a medieval loan from Arabic al-kuḥl, a powdered ore of antimony used since antiquity as a cosmetic, and retained that meaning in Middle Latin."

[-] NoGodsNoMasters@hexbear.net 7 points 4 months ago

and then alcohol ended up getting loaned back into arabic as (al-)kuḥūl

[-] propter_hog@hexbear.net 30 points 4 months ago

Algebra being another biggie

[-] Frank@hexbear.net 8 points 4 months ago

alchemy, algebra, alkahest, al anon, al-aska, al-abama,

[-] propter_hog@hexbear.net 5 points 4 months ago

I've been to Al-abama, beautiful culture and people, even if the language barrier makes them difficult to understand

[-] LocalOaf@hexbear.net 19 points 4 months ago

Dr. John Computers, inventor of computers

[-] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 16 points 4 months ago

It wasn't Al Gore dancing to the rhythm!? My intro to CS class lied to me!

[-] muddi@hexbear.net 14 points 4 months ago
this post was submitted on 24 Jul 2024
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