Alexander the Great vs Ivan the Terrible Epic Rap Battles of History Reaction

[@sayascarlett3187]

For anyone who didn't understand the Knot reference: It is said that Alexander went to a sort of holy site and there was a Knot. Legend said that "whoever undid the Knot would rule all Asia" i believe. This man simply... walked towards the Know and sliced it in half. Legend.

[@doorknob8972]

No one was able to untie it aswell

[@sayascarlett3187]

@@doorknob8972 My point precisely. It was supposedly impossible. To which Alexander was like "hold my horse" and proceeded to simply slice it in half. I guess it goes to show how brilliant or "outside the box" he was.

[@TheDarkstormy]

It's also said that the way he "solved" the problem was the reason he died at 39. His life was "cut short"....

[@billytheta9016]

@@sayascarlett3187 He also said the famous phrase ''Whatever cant be solved , can be sliced''

[@sentinel7672]

The full story, I believe, was that the people of Phrygia were without a king, so an Oracle declared that the next man to enter their capital on an ox-cart would be declared king. A peasant by the name of Gordias drove into town on an ox-cart and was named king. In thanks, Gordias' son, Midas (yes, *that* Midas) dedicated the cart to one of their gods before tying it to a post with an intricate knot. By the time Alexander arrived, the kingdom of Phrygia was reduced to a mere satrapy of the Persian Empire, with the Gordian Knot in the capital's palace. An Oracle declared that whoever managed to unravel the knot would go on to become ruler of Asia. The legend goes two different ways from there. The most commonly quoted says that Alexander *did* in fact try to untie it at first before reasoning that it didn't matter how the knot was undone (as the Oracle hadn't said "untie" but "unravel") and cutting it. The other, less quoted version, is that Alexander removed the linchpin from the cart's yoke, which caused the knot to unravel.

[@Th3saiyangamer55]

You are literally the first reactor to catch Frederick's oblique attack tactics line, kudos to you. Also you were right fredrick was bi.

[@JayHar215]

I never got that one either, and only recently got the ‘couldn’t spit in my chamber if this was Russian Roulette’ ERB is truly great. I’ve listened to these things so much and STILL catching new lines

[@TheNewYouTubeHandlesAreDumb]

Kudos! Greek for the glory he got... for getting that reference.

[@embran8486]

@@JayHar215 couldn't SPIN in my chamber, not spit ^^

[@JayHar215]

Martyaxvar Sure is, I miss read the subtitles. The verse means the same thing but it’s less graphic. I’m actually glad to find out I was wrong about it lol

[@embran8486]

@@JayHar215 Is it less graphic? She's spinning inside as in dugging in and moving around and around... :p

[@rezkobratheperv]

The "Not exactly straight" line is a reference to the fact that Frederick the Great was gay. One of the best quotes ever attributed to Frederick the Great was "Fortune has it in for me; she is a woman, and I am not that way inclined."

[@SYNAGATES]

Bisexual

[@fvriovs5502]

No it's a reference to the unbalanced formation of oblique order tactics.

[@Lycanicpotato]

@F V R Y it was a reference to the oblique order tactic and to how he wasn’t straight

[@sentinel7672]

@@Lycanicpotato Yeah, he's often cited as bi from what I've seen and the oblique order tactic was, if memory serves, where one flank would hold its place while the rest of the army pushed for a while before anchoring on the other flank to repeat, causing the line to bend and twist.

[@Kev95682]

Alexander Black Gay, straight, bi... Frederick cared nothing for sex. He only wanted to fuck up his enemies on the battlefield.

[@uredbulldawg]

“SHE KILLED HIM WITH TWO DICKS!!!” I will never be able to look at that part of the video the same way ever again.

[@damionstjames]

Its the garrotte wire

[@der23]

I died xD

[@sixela6]

@@damionstjames he misses a lot of things

[@damionstjames]

@@sixela6 It happens :D Just trying to be helpful ♥

[@sixela6]

@@damionstjames he forgets the lines in 5 seconds

[@Wangpi3ce]

"I hate expansion packs!" *So did the Persions*

[@burningstar1793]

Bahahahaha

[@77cae]

persians*

[@Azraeel11]

prussians or persians, take a pick

[@Vlalyn]

Fun fact: Vasilyevich was part of Ivan's name. Ivan IV Vasilyevich

[@32ivan23]

Russians have three names. First name, last name and patronymic (father's name). My name is also Ivan Vasilievich)

[@GloriousDutchPancakes]

@@32ivan23 interesting. In dutch tradition it was common to put your fathers name in between your first and last name and the distinction if it is a daughter or a son. For example Mathias rickszoon de Jager, wich would translate to Mathias Rick's son the Hunter

[@zidane456]

Catherine's scandalous cause of death was a malicious rumour spread because of her promiscuity. No evidence of horse play. That line delivery was excellent though heh.

[@dfiala9890]

That's why her response was "that whole story is a pile of shit/ though I do keep em chompin at the bit"

[@ntm4]

"horse play" I see what you did there. XD

[@vasconcelos7356]

That's why she's the only Great to not die. While the rest died how they did in real life, Ivan failed to kill Catherine because his info on how she died is just wrong.

[@txaggievet]

You are the first reactor to ever notice the holders of her Garrote wire... Kudos... and if you know your history of Catherine, it is appropriate as she was a known nymphomaniac

[@ettel8358]

Was just about to comment that. I've seen way too many erb reactions over the years, and I don't remember anyone ever noticing that. I never even knew that was a thing myself

[@Just0wnedEsport]

I myself never caught that damn

[@darrenmcentire2374]

She was a suspected nymphomaniac. They were unsubstantiated allegations made by her opponents.

[@brothersgt.grauwolff6716]

finally I'm not the only one that caught that most other reactiors never catch that

[@robertweaver9995]

Some of the reactors i have seen caught it

[@industrious2807]

Frederick the Great was gay not bi. "Fortune has it in for me; she is a woman, and I am not that way inclined." - Frederick the Great

[@s2sHoXXs2]

yeah the line was a play on him being most likely gay and also on his innovative battle formations

[@EteamProductions]

Not exactly straight

[@alexk7880]

or just not into sex or relationships

[@alexk7880]

yet he had an affair with a woman. He was stating on "how can I say no?" as a play on words with that quote

[@jasperschulz7203]

08:04 It can also be understood in the way referring to his battle tactics. Frederick was known for using the tactics of reinforcing his troops on one of his flanks, which would refer to "oblique attack tactics" due to the fact that his troops were used in a way not usual at this time. The most prominent example would be the Battle of Leuthen. It's a tactic also used by Alexander the Great before, e.g. in Gaugamela

[@2wingo]

In regards to Alexander's alcoholism, it's been a little exaggerated. His mother was a priestess of Dionysius, the god of wine, so he grew up imbibing freely.

[@JaxMerrick]

Yeah, Russia did settle the land we know as Alaska, but the United States purchased it in what was known as Seward's Folly.

[@AIHumanEquality]

Catherine settling Alaska was a boss move can't lie.

[@aliciaaz2356]

Catherine loved scandalizing people, and a favorite trick was overly phallic decor.

[@Mandoad1982]

Frederick the great died napping in a chair Pompey the great was attacked and beheaded before he could assume his office. Catherine is beheading Pompey with the garrote wire Ivan tossed away a second earlier.

[@Norsketrutt]

Pompey was killed at the beginning of a speach. Catherine did not behead Pompey with the same garrot wire Ivan tossed away, you can clearly see the woodwork and the design of the one Ivan used was of darker wood, and it wasn't dildos either.

[@txaggievet]

So Fredrick the Greats line, Oblique attack tactics aren't exactly straight is indeed a double entendre. His battle tactics were oblique where he overloaded one side of enemies lines, and also, he was probably gay, so neither he nor his battle tactics were exactly straight

[@alexk7880]

yet he had an affair with a woman. He was stating on "how can I say no?" as a play on words with that quote people misread.

[@huchlvr]

BUCKEYES! Alexander was poisoned, Frederick died in his dinner chair, Pompey was killed as he stepped up to give a big speech. Catherine actually died of a stroke, I believe.

[@juangarza3063]

What the Hell, I have watched this rap battle a hundred times, and I never realized the garrate wire handles in her hand. Thanks for pointing that out. I see something new all the time.

[@rsya.e206]

Yasss my favourite ERB Edit: I think you missed that they died the exact(some are alleged) ways they died in real life.

[@Rhyza13]

I thought Alexander died of malaria, not poisoning?

[@jester5311]

@@Rhyza13 I had to look it up myself. The exact cause isnt certain I guess. Some argue it was poison, some say malaria or something like malaria. I think the only thing that is agreed on is he had a high fever that lasted 10 days and ended up killing him

[@rsya.e206]

@@Rhyza13 Hence, the reason I said "...(some are alleged) ways..." I heard that he died of malaria too, but in other articles it is said that he died of being poisoned.

[@treyburge1199]

She died of a stroke. The horse story is a rumor.

[@embran8486]

More like a myth. That story became legendary ^^

[@boredhikyoku4029]

She did have insatiable sexual appetites however

[@fong03]

Bored Hikyoku Even that was a made up rumor apparently. She had 12 lovers over the course of 40 years. That hardly sounds like the nymphomaniac her enemies painted her to be.

[@treyburge1199]

@@fong03 I researched it. Stroke is almost certainly what killed her. Ironically Ivan the Terrible also died of a stroke during that game of chess.

[@embran8486]

@@fong03 Probably 12 confirmed noble men or well-off civilians. I don't think servants, coachmen or a poor farmer boy is included there ^^

[@thcu]

It's garrote wire man...She killed him with garotte wire

[@iangrote4688]

the garotte wire is shaped like two dildos because of Catherine the Great's tendency for being very sexually driven

[@midnightthewolf8709]

@@iangrote4688 Ivan's were shaped the same way though

[@espadasescapades9021]

@@midnightthewolf8709 no they're not, Ivan's are the regular dowel rod look

[@restinpeacekobe987]

@@midnightthewolf8709 did you even watch the vid

[@magnisgd]

Literally my favorite battle of all time

[@angeltripper8518]

"Buy a custom controller to play your game" Guitar Hero, anyone?

[@waitwhat69247]

forget that thet went way worse than that microtransactions

[@Dakkaface]

Steel Batallion.

[@anirudhdas2167]

Farpoint , anyone.....

[@leviathantaylor326]

Well on the ps2, guitar hero 3 if I'm correct on the game, you were able to use the controller. I remember using it on the game because I was too young to hold the guitar and used the controller but I'm not sure about the other consoles or systems because I never played those

[@khadenallast4495]

I have to say, the visuals of this ERB are often ignored. Alexander mentions that Ivan died in the middle of a game of chess, but he turns over the black king. For those unfamiliar with chess white moves first, and since Ivan went first in the battle that symbolically makes him the "White King." So when Alexander turned over the black king instead, he was foreshadowing his own death ahead of Ivan's. In contrast when Catherine says "Empress to Tsar 8 bitch, checkmate" the white king falls over, showing the death of Ivan (the "white king"). It's something that you need to know chess for to understand, and is intentionally obscured. It is obscured both by Alexander being mentioned before Ivan (Alexander the Great vs Ivan the Terrible), and their titles ("great" typically being associated with good and white, and "terrible" typically being associated with bad/evil and black).

[@clove2490]

"i might be over thinking this" nah, oblique attack tactics are curved formations and he himself swung both ways, bar with two layers

[@yuishishido8780]

Clear up confusion 1.) Pompey was killed VIA decapitation from the geratte wire which was acting as a callback to Ivan attempting to use it on Fredrick. 2.) Cathrine had settled Alaska in 1784 and it was sold to the US in 1912 3.) The death by horse sex was actually one of many rumors. However her actual cause of death was the result of a stroke, from which she never recovered, eventually passing in her sleep.

[@DigitalPand3mic]

Fred died of natural causes, pompey was decapitated, and Elizabeth was a huge nympho....but holy shit even I didnt noticed the old school dildos before XD

[@AIHumanEquality]

Catherine. Elizabeth was an English Queen.

[@jenkzkh]

Your reaction to the death of Pompey and Catherine the great had me ROFOL!! 😂😂😂😂

[@Turambar88]

Like she said though, "That horse story is a pile of shit." It didn't slow her down because it wasn't real. She died of a stroke, and her enemies were able to spread the story so well because she was a woman in the 18th century who didn't exactly make a secret of the fact that she liked sex.

[@WitchFisterVeo1911]

Catherine took out Pompeii with a garrot wire. The sticks were the handles.

[@gwr1787]

Frederick the Great was well known for using the oblique order of battle, which meant using most of his forces on one section of the enemy line for a local advantage to roll up an enemy battle line. Also, the 'ain't exactly straight' line means what you probably think it does. Frederick was either gay or bisexual, and since he reportedly never lay with his wife and had no children, i think it's safe to say that he isn't interested in women

[@DaidriveCJ]

I must commend him greatly on getting some details and lines that most reactors usually miss in this battle! Most wonderful indeed!

[@iamthefoodtruckjunkie]

After watching all these episodes of ERB and getting well immersed in the series, who would you want to see face off on the doctor's table?

[@sprypinegames5390]

Man does his research and gets the references and roasts which is why I love his reactions. Subscribed

[@thesaltybeard1793]

Love the way he says "Alexander"

[@yisus4681]

Same

[@Rockslide86]

the oblique reference was partly mentioned in regards to the attack technique or battle plan that Alexander would use with his armies in battles.

[@xtrlsidma]

With Alexander accepting the drink when in his verse he told Ivan "now go fix me a drink so I can stay refreshed"

[@clintlarvenz2570]

Funny Catherine says Prussians arent worthy opponents but she was actually Prussian, she was a princess from Prussia who married Czar Peter III

[@holydiver6511]

I miss the days of the ps2 and gamecube. Back when a game was complete at launch.

[@JonnyRocket1990]

Yup I remember that too

[@brianb-t4v]

Shiit, PC games had expansion packs before DLC was a thing.

[@KitsyX]

Even back then there were expansions... Mostly on PC, but there were things like the Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors expansions on PS2... You could play them as their own thing too, but yeah, they were essentially expansions...Oh and let's not forget Sonic and Knuckles is kinda an expansion for Sonic 3 back on the Mega Drive/ Genesis... Regardless, personally I like expansions... when they are done right. Some games benefit so much from getting expanded on... The problem is more that some companies are really taking the piss with it.

[@holydiver6511]

@@KitsyX Yeah but at least sonic and knuckles was its own game. Expansions at the time were a rarity then.

[@alexk7880]

Nintendo did that with Zelda Skyward sword extra controller part. But other companies did small expansions during the olden times on consoles.

[@silverzombie4477]

First time noticing Catherine’s garrotte handles. What a hard way to go.

[@BeautifulEarthJa]

I see what u did there

[@martinsharrett1872]

Fredrick the great died literally sitting on his throne. So that was smartly done. Catherine the great is said to have an obsession with a certain part of male anatomy. Supposedly alot of her furniture in her bedroom was carved with fairly interesting bits into them. She definitely had multiple lovers. The horse thing is almost certainly untrue, but was widely spoken of by her polotical opponents.

[@marquisbishop1047]

I’ve watched this episode so many time it’s crazy I’ve never noticed what she had in her hand but this man did his first time🤣🤣🤣

[@vamtheanomaly]

She killed him with the garrote ( pronounced GAH-ROT ) wire that Ivan was about to use earlier. A garrote is an assassination technique where you come up behind someone and shock them out to death. Favored because of the lack of sound they make as they die from being strangled. The wire on a garrote was usually piano wire so once around the neck it was impossible to save yourself by doing the natural reaction of grabbing what's around your throat. Combined with leverage it was lethal and stealthy.

[@torgnyaanderaa2334]

Alexander actually tells Ivan to fix him a drink, which would explain why he isn't apprehensive at Ivan's "niceness".

[@Shintigercurl]

it was said that ivan suffered from fits of rage, mostly stemming from his harsh upbringing. according to the stories, he beat his then-pregnant daughter-in-law so bad, she had a miscarriage. when his son and heir, ivan II, confronted him about it, a argument broke out and ivan struck him in the head. he broke out of his rage and, overcome with shame and remorse, cradled his dying son in his arms and muttered: "dead god, what have i done?" there is a famous painting of it online.

[@brennanhearn6342]

I give the battle to Catherine personally. She's one of my historical idols. Her story isn't quite rags to riches, but it's close to it. Born to a woman from a lesser noble family, married into the Russian royal family to a manchild of a husband, won the love of the Russian people, lead a coup against her husband when it became clear he was bad for the country...And the story of her love with Grigory Potemkin is one for the ages. Even after they stopped being lovers, the love between them was a true and deep one. He'd send men her way that he hoped would hold her love and attention, and speaking bad about him was a fast way to be kicked to the curb by the most powerful woman in the world at the time. The love they had is the kind of love people search for their entire lives.

[@cParman9]

Vasilyevin was Ivan the Terrible's last name btw. Сука (pronounced Sooka) is Bitch in russian lol. learned that because of the stalin vs rasputin rap battle.

[@VinnyVelvet]

It was spread and used by her enemies that she died from a horse but, Catherine actually died from a stroke like Ivan did.

[@Anthonyy9300]

"I was about to go way to deep into that horse..." 😂😂😂

[@Kev95682]

I have had that feeling when I said, “I’m done with this. I don’t want to be drunk anymore.” Been sober a year now.

[@adelaideharper9201]

You are NOT thinking too deeply. Fredrick the Great was well-known to be gay, or at least bi, in his time- behind closed doors, of course. He was just also deeply loved.

[@sarahdrake3007]

Really 2 men cut 🔪 off his head in Egypt 🇪🇬

[@blindbookworm8019]

You are so cool!! I like how they combined the words “survive” and “Ivan”

[@blindbookworm8019]

We are learning so much about you with this video haha.

[@rachelmargolis4224]

The penis shaped garrote wire is a play on the fact that Catherine the Great was noted to be very slutty and it was rumored that she had a room filled with phallic shaped objects. An example of this would be an armchair where the arms are penis shaped. You are actually one of the first people to actually see that bit and what's even more interesting is that they don't really mention it in the behind the scenes for this episode so great catch on that one!

[@middleage_maniac1692]

An oblique is a matching tactic where you start heading for one objective and the cut diagonally to another. Meant to hide true objective. Tied in with his tactics ain't exactly straight.

[@middleage_maniac1692]

Marching not matching

[@Tounushi]

The oblique attack line is a double entendre. There are rumors that he was gay and he used oblique order in battle. Basically you have one section of your line disproportionately strengthened, so when they make contact with the enemy they collapse their flank. Idea was to defeat the enemy in detail. When one end of the enemy line starts failing, they'll unravel like a zipper.

[@victorlrs6686]

Pompeys head was cut off with the garrotte wire that they saved because they didn't get used on Frederick.

[@Tequila_Mockingbird.]

Yess, nice catch on that bar. Frederick once said after a battle didn't go how he wanted "Fortune has it in for me; she is a woman, and I am not that way inclined" Ha!

[@Tounushi]

Oblique attack is to have your line attack an enemy's at a diagonal disposition. Basically you're putting pressure on one end of the enemy's line first, thrown them off balance, then sweep out what's left. The risk to your own men is that the first to make contact take the hardest hits before hitting the enemy. \\ || \\ ||

[@neopolitan1346]

I'm stuck between Alexander and Old Fritz can't decide which one was better 🤔

[@AIHumanEquality]

Catherine is such an underrated historical figure for everything she accommplished in a single lifetime. Especially for a woman, which at the time women leaders in Europe was almost unheard of.

[@Strider91]

Aslo, for anyone who is wondering Cathrine the Great was leader of Russia during one of its greatest ages of expansion which included settling and establishing colonies in Alaska (which at the time was unclaimed) after the Russian empire fell on harder times it decided to sell Alaska to the Americans who. . . .to quote another video "ran out of destiny to manifest" and were looking for more. It's been seen as one of the great fuck ups of history because the Americans eventually found a shit ton of Gold in Alaska, and later while digging for gold stumbled across oil. The Russians just didnt look hard enough it would seem lol

[@BeautifulEarthJa]

Catherine is why I keep coming back to this battle and its one of my favourite. Her style is awesome, even though I love the whole battle.

[@JeffOfTheMountains]

After I originally saw this battle, I went and looked up Catherine The Great. The story of her getting crushed while boning a horse is completely false. However, she absolutely was a raging nymphomaniac, supposedly into her 60s, and she kept a bunch of guys around whenever she needed to smash.

[@NinjaKu23]

"Try to serve Ivan, No survivin' " is a double shot... (No serve Ivan)/ no survivin'. These guys are always clever with it.

[@druid_zephyrus]

most historians now agree that that was political enemy propaganda. It started when her lover/husband situations required various men to go be political figures elsewhere. this allowed for some entrepreneurial endeavors about lovers, husbands, heirs, etc. coming and claiming various rights and powers. she beheaded most of them. But her political opponents didnt like a woman that enjoyed her sexuality, "[she is such a slut she would even f a horse]" and things like that...once enemy state newspapers and pamphlets found out, it blew up like any telephone game.

[@LordHayabusa85]

Doc - “Have you ever had a moment when you were a little drunk and thought you wanted to be sober?” Me - “NO”

[@markfuston2714]

It took me so many rewatches to notice what Catherine was holding..hahaha, amazed you caught it first watch.

[@YoungLiam74]

Only came across this particular erb a month ago but already watched it atleast 100 times. Gotta give it to the greats though Alexander and Catherine hit hard

[@spiritreborn8006]

My guy forgot to put the link of the actual video in the description

[@screamingpeace956]

Hearing Doc Rich talk about how he don’t mess with powder coke as you blast a rail of booger sugar off the changing table in a TGIFridays handicap stall.

[@LeakyTrees]

The Garrote vil was a common weapon used for assassinations in Russia.

[@DexMaster881]

I'm gonna give you 3 reasons for Expansions to exist Rich. 1: Battlefield Bad company 2 Vietnam. 2: The Witcher 3 Hearts of stone. 3: The Witcher 3 Blood and wine.

[@killbill6656]

Its the garrot wire he threw away

[@zachwhaley4364]

Are you sure he wasn't being literal with the oblique attack? Oblique attacks were extremely effective against armies that hadn't yet employed guerilla tactics as legitimate training.

[@ZillyWhale]

I get those "I'm done with drinking" moments and I figured out that it takes around 2-3 sips of something hard to got rid of it.

[@patricktaylor9939]

We bought Alaska from Russia, in I believe the late 1800's. It was also known as seward's folly.

[@johndough2902]

We bought Alaska from Russia, Rich. For literally pennies on the dollar per acre.

[@marcusc9931]

So cheap by territory purchase standards, that there was a rumor that it was to cover the tsar's card debts :P

[@e.hwa44]

Your reaction was the best at the part where pompey the great got his head cut off 😂😂😂😂

[@LegatusLucius1994]

That woman is a Russian Queen she's using a garotte wire but the handles are in the shape of phalluses

[@KaiisKlips]

If you didn't already know, this is how they died irl. Alexander was poisoned, Fred died in his chair. Pompey was beheaded before he could begin his reign. Alos out of all the reactions I've seen no one picks up on the ''bring sexy back to house romanov'' As in Natasha blackwidow from avengers..... maybe its just me but I like that line

[@Ryyi23]

Expansion packs can be amazing. They can introduce an entirely new way to play the game. The card game Dominion has amazing expansion packs that are totally worth the money.

[@generalsaufenberg4931]

not to forgett, on the old days, you get a real cd/dvd and a booklet, not just a download, for your money.

[@wolfhurricane897]

For those wondering. Ivan The Terrible's name is Ivan Vasilyevich IV.

[@Idkmanlemmeedit]

3:30 Finally first youtuber that noticed it sounds like bitch.

[@damionstjames]

Doc, Fredick was believed to be homosexual, and it was reference to his battle lines. Also, Kat the great is using the garrotte wire that Ivan was going to use on fred but tossed away.

[@JohnMacbeth]

The feeling of wanting to be sober when I'm drunk? No but my gf drunk in bed next to me giggling like a twat after we've been on a night out, yes.

[@theatheistbrony9332]

Alaska was settled by Russia. Later leaders thought all the significant resources had been pulled out so they sold it to America It only cost about 7 million bucks in 1867. But not many Russians wanted to move there and they needed money after some wars so Alexander II sold it. So it would've been about 70 years after Catherine died.

[@thesaltybeard1793]

Also, Catherine the great didn't die by fucking a horse. It's a rumour. I mean, she may have died that way but it's never been confirmed or proven. That's why she said that story was horse shit. Fred died in his sleep while sitting in his chair. Alexander died from being poisoned. And pompei or whatever his name is died before he could even give his opening speech or something. Also it's implied she killed Alexanfer in this battle by the checkmate reference.

[@BlackWater_49]

12:50 Yes, the US bought Alaska from Russia way before it was cool... ...not the temperature kind of cool but before oil etc. were discovered there.

[@bryahnachristy51197]

She suffered from a stroke on November 16th 1796. She fell into A coma and died the next day.

[@Tounushi]

From the start I've rode out the drunkenness and only after sobering up gone to sleep. The one time I failed to do this I woke up with a crusty "beard." And on the pill front, Babylon 5 had oxy-pills for expedited sobering up. Ah, 240 years of medical advancement...

[@razorramone63139]

*Rich says he drinks Captain and Coke* Me: Right on. ✊ Me too.

[@Tounushi]

"Shit, you gotta buy a custom controller to play this game" >Eying Steel Battallion...

[@ChainsThePunk]

Alaska was settled by Russians but bought by the US. Became a state in 1949 with Hawaii. So weirdly they are are the youngest states

[@DigitalPand3mic]

We also bought Alaska from Russia...

[@angieferguson3072]

Catherine actually died from a stroke, the horse story was put out by her enemies because she was considered promiscuous at the time.

[@jonathanpursell6154]

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!! I never noticed the dick handles on the garrote wire before

[@sandymorrow6375]

That story is the one that says Catherine the Great died while trying to have sex with a horse. But that story is just a myth. Catherine the Great liked horses and has been painted on horseback, but there is no consensus on who started the rumor or when. Experts on the ruler say it is thought to have been ginned up out of jealousy at some point in order to damage the legacy of the powerful female ruler, who some claimed had slept her way to the top. “It’s not even worth discussing,” says Montefiore. Whatever that story suggests, “she was not a nymphomaniac.” In truth, Catherine the Great died of a stroke on Nov. 17, 1796.

[@1991Incognito]

Yeah, regarding Alaska, it was previously the territory of Russian Carstvo, but when they were low on money they sold it to USA.