Martin Hayes - notebook full of crap

Short story and comic writer. A place to keep interesting things found on the net.

Main site - www.paroneiria.com

Oct 24
“If you google “Bismarck” and “reptile fund” together, you’ll learn that German Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck (1815–1898) used money confiscated from the exiled King of Hanover to create a secret fund for bribing reporters and bankrolling political movements in Germany and abroad. He called it the “Reptile Fund” because of his contempt for those who took such money.” reptile fund « bkmarcus.com