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Re:From Father to Son, Last Words to Live by (2007) by orf on Monday August 13, 2018 @05:10AM (#17748857)
> Since it’s known that Nostradamus misspelled Hitler as “Hister”,

Is it known? Because that's a pretty big leap. Hister refers to a river in Germany. In fact in his actual passage it refers to 'Hister' as a place, not a person.

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Re:From Father to Son, Last Words to Live by (2007) by Annatar on Monday August 13, 2018 @05:14AM (#17748880)
It’s difficult to say; his quatrens leave much to interpretation. I remember this from a documentary.
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Re:From Father to Son, Last Words to Live by (2007) by orf on Monday August 13, 2018 @05:23AM (#17748918)
Most are vague enough to be completely useless, I agree, but this is pretty clear. I guess your documentary wanted to have some sensationalist content, a-la 'ancient aliens', but no, it is not 'known' that Nostradamus predicted anything let alone WW2 after misspelling Hitler. In fact he references 'Hister' a few times in his writings, referencing a pretty large river in Germany.
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