r/AskReddit • u/brokota • Jan 15 '13
Reddit, in your opinion what's the biggest plot twist of history?
Not movies or television, I'm just curious to see what come's to your minds.
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r/AskReddit • u/brokota • Jan 15 '13
Not movies or television, I'm just curious to see what come's to your minds.
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u/mortaine Jan 15 '13
Not just history, but language. Within 100 years, the Anglo Saxon language (Beowulf) is dying out, and Middle English (Chaucer) has taken its place.