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[–] Kiosade@lemmy.ca 68 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] Kiosade@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year 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 1 year ago

That fact really was fun!

[–] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

When a fetus starts to move: “quickening”

[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

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

[–] mokus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

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

[–] flicker@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

This is a fun fact!