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[-] Kiosade@lemmy.ca 68 points 3 months ago

Fun fact, the “Quick” part of it is an old timey synonym of “Living”. So basically, Living Sand. It’s the same thing with Quick Silver (mercury).

[-] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 3 months ago

Is that why that movie was called "The Quick and the Dead"?

[-] Kiosade@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 months ago

Yeah, and apparently that phrase dates back to at least a 1526 translation of the Bible. It’s old.

[-] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

That fact really was fun!

[-] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 3 months ago

When a fetus starts to move: “quickening”

[-] mokus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago

Which historically is when some Christian writers believed the fetus gets a soul

[-] scutiger@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

No, that's when an immortal kills another immortal by beheading them and gain their powers.

[-] flicker@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

This is a fun fact!

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