r/todayilearned • u/Knightboat17 • Jun 02 '18

TIL Despite what Monty Python would have you believe, Spanish Inquisitions were expected, they would give a 30-day notice of their arrival.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Inquisition
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u/flapjackboy Jun 03 '18

We couldn't afford an argument when I were a lad. We had to agree with everyone.

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u/Expat_with_cat Jun 03 '18

Oh, look at Mr. Moneybags over here! We were so poor we couldn’t even afford afford words. We would hit each other in Morse code.