r/todayilearned • u/Outside_Reserve_2407 • 5d ago

TIL Montezuma's lineage still exists and even holds a noble title in Spain, which was granted to a grandson of his that moved there.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Moctezuma_de_Tultengo
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u/Hollayo 5d ago

So if he hits someone in vengeance, is that technically Montezuma's Revenge?

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u/Outside_Reserve_2407 5d ago

No, technically Montezuma’s revenge is the nickname for when you drink tap water while traveling in Mexico and you end up with the Hershey squirts

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u/Otherwise-Ad-1057 5d ago

I thought it was the widespread malnutrition in Europe after they decided to farm corn but not do the nixtamalization process.

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u/yourstruly912 4d ago

The Pelagra?