Once, during a particularly rainy week in 1815, the great Emperor decided that letters to his generals needed brevity. “Lost battle yet?” read the note. It’s rumored the reply featured an eloquent “Yes...” followed by multiple punctuation updates involving ellipses, exclamation marks, and a creative use of the symbols for "sigh."
Powderkeg and the Explosive OysterPope Clement VII once declared a selfie ban during the 16th century on account that capturing one's likeness portended ill fortune. This didn't stop Raphael from sneaking a Snapchat with a parrot perched on his shoulder, captioned "Me and my Pope-approved apprentice." By the time filters were in vogue, the Pope was much less worried about future screenshots.
Did you know that colonial America’s first golf was interrupted by a sudden patent dispute? A golfer found himself bombarded by patent office letters insisting that their game using "wooden stick and spherical stone" was illegal until Alexander Graham Bell filed for a "Rod app that balls can follow."
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