Yep, my great-grandfather was one of the most famous scientists/ constructors in Mongolia, famously dubbed ‘king of the ice’ for his contributions to provide improved food storage possibilities to the country, travelling every corner of it.
He grew up in a poor nomadic village before going to the capital and starting to study there somehow, a very impressive feat given that Mongolia in those days was so extremely poor and terrorized by Russia that that was usually a privilege reserved to the wealthy.
He earned a great fortune that all of his children managed to squander within a few years, but his anniversary is still being celebrated every year publicly to this day.
There are even biographies written about him, in the more recent ones a family photo where he holds me as a tiny baby in his arms.
Apr 15, 2024
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My great grandfather (the father of my mom's late stepfather) is Clancy Hayes. He was a relatively famous banjo player and jazz musician in the mid 90s; idk if anyone's heard of him here though! His music even was broadcasted on the radio and you can find some videos of him on YouTube.
... Also, my great great grandfather on my mom's side I think supposedly invented the machine that made Corn Flakes, (but sold the invention as well as rights to invention to make money for his family; I don't think he has any interest in the rights or being famous, which is fair --I mean it's a corn flake machine for gods sake, also in this world money can feed you far better than fame can!!!!) Unfortunately no one other than my family will know the person who invented the corn flakes machine was my great great grandfather 🤣
Apr 11, 2024
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just learnt that my great great opa worked at a castle taking care of horses, job title pferdknecht is hard as fuck.
Feb 22, 2025
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i love having insane family lore like a family member that died on the titanic (she was 3rd class and moving to the us at 21) and a great grandpa who was in a plane that crashed in the wilderness
my grandpa has a whole room full of archives about our family which I feel like I definitely didn't appreciate as a kid but now think is very cool
Nov 9, 2024
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My very first memory is a super duper random moment, stumbling over a rope bridge at a playground with my dad in my birth town, only memory there when I must have been around 2 years old.
Remember feeling somewhat confused, but beyond this momentary image no other associations with it.
I always wondered why this random ass moment was chosen to be so engrained in my brain and if it was maybe a precursor or aftermath to something else that was impactful enough to have made me register that- well if there was it did a good job hiding.
In the end the symbol of both being on wonky, maybe unusual/unsteady pathways and the confusion associated with it came to be very familiar feeling for me early on in life, which I guess didn’t make it such a random memory after all.
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NYC, drama, hope and wistfulness in one majestically written Magnus opum. Whole life story of four friends and their entanglements. First book that actually shook me to tears and laughter. Cannnot recommend enough.
Those characters stayed with me for a very long time.
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