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15.12.09
Published: 2009-12-15 11:59:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 12544; Favourites: 492; Downloads: 0
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EDIT:It has been brought to my attention (repeatedly) that Alfred Nobel invented dynamite for miners and NOT for war and was so horrified by its extensive use in war that it inspired him to create the Nobel Peace Prize. His own way of making up for what he saw as an evil that he brought into the world.
I will be editting this fact properly when the project is over in May, in the mean time, stop telling me something I now know! Thanks.
Day two hundred and eight.
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"...in the mean time, stop telling me something I now know!" the end of your comment is great!
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Apparently, it's not ironic. Check the artist's comments!
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oh sorry my bad ! But still well done
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Thanks for the comment!
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Ohhhhh that' so cool!
I love random facts!
You just won the game.
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WOW! You replied on a DD!! 
And no problem 
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lol, well, if someone takes the time to comment, it's only right I make the time to reply! ;aww:
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look who finally got herself a DD. [:
bought time. congrats, dear. <3
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i thouhgt the same my dear 
well, you can read my reasons why i picked this one, and i am sorry if the controversion bothers you
don't let that get you down, you have an amazing gallery/project and i really enjoy following your art
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Well, some of the comments have upset me alot and I almost dread signing into dA, but thankfully it's all died down abit!
Thank you SO much for suggesting me for a DD, I hate to sound as if I'm ungrateful, I'm really not!
I'm really pleased you enjoy my art so much! Thank you again for the DD!
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some people are just dumbasses and you don't need to listen to them
i could have picked a less controversial one, but you uploaded the meat loaf one a day too late
i am glad you are fine with it now
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no problem. ^^
yeah. :[
it's an interesting fact though,
they should just appreciate the knowledgeee.
<3
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..isn't that a bit, just a tad, hypocritical?
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is there a quick way to fave the whol series or do i have to click fave 1 by 1
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I think you can fave the whole gallery... I've had notifications that people have, but I have no idea how... I guess, go to my portfolio and along the side are my different galleries... click and drag the "You Learn Something Every Day" one up to the top of your screen and drop into favourites... If that doesn't work then I have no idea how you do it!
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supposedly, he invented it to help with the mining but when he found out it was being used to hurt people he made the peace prize out of his guilt.
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His whole family were merchants of death in their day... owned naval mine and torpedo factories, invented various other ways to kill people and had other businesses which produced products already known to kill folk (He if I recall, worked for Bofors and actually improved their weapon production heh). He himself was probably the biggest of them all though with the invention of dynamite which was used to kill people in larger quantities than before. And the whole Peace Prize thing was set up in his Last Will and Testament with his money, the foundation based around it came up with the whole peace prize concept, he really didn't do much of that himself - considering he was dead well before 1901 when the first 'peace' prize was given out.
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Lol I actually just finished a project on Nobel and his explosives. He didn't actually create the prize, either. He asked for it to be created in his Last Will and Testament.
Funny old world, ain't it?
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It is...
Thank you for the extra knowledge!
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When our class was learning about the Nobel Peace Prizes we found it pretty funny that he invented dynamite.
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knew this, but very nice anyways.
love the way this is configured, and a very interesting project. art and education often walk together, and you have a beautiful way of portraying that
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haha no prob, this is very nice
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knew this, but very nice anyways.
love the way this is configured, and a very interesting project. art and education often walk together, and you have a beautiful way of portraying that
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Dynamite has a lot of peaceful applications, too. <3
Construction would be pretty hard without explosives.
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