Tag: history
Avoiding a Death Sentence With Boobs
LOL! “If these tits are legit, you must acquit.” This is an amazing story from Greek legend about a beautiful and famous courtesan named Phryne…
Cleopatra Cosplay From Assassin’s Creed: Origins
Irina Meier Cosplay looks absolutely stunning cosplaying as Queen of Egypt Cleopatra! This version of Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator is from the 2017 action video game…
Mark Anthony Is Responsible for Hannigram Fan Fic
Wow. This is one hell of a domino effect, haha. So according to this post Roman General Mark Anthony is indirectly responsible for Hannibal Lecter…
New Gynecological Anatomy Names Not Named After Men
Here is a great list of parts of the gynecological anatomy that were named after men, and the new names you can call them instead….
King Gustav III’s Crazy Coffee vs Tea Experiment
King Gustav III of Sweden’s coffee vs tea experiment was crazy! It was a purported study in which twin convicts were ordered to study the health effects of coffee….
Medieval Castle Stairs and Building Techniques
This is a long, but super interesting post about the history of medieval castle stairs and how they were built for defense. It also goes…
The Fahrenheit Scale
This post about the Fahrenheit scale goes well with The Imperial System post! So anyway, the lesson here is that the scale is apparently not…
Historical Fashion From Grassy Plains
Goran Gligović tweeted this wonderful historical observation that if you come from grassy plains your fashion game is “unf*ckwithable”. And the photos posted clearly prove…
Medieval Beekeepers
Check out the crazy garb medieval beekeepers wore! The basket faced outfits were pretty creepy and they kept bees in woven hives. These remind me…
Olympe de Gouges Was Guillotined for Demanding Women’s Rights
Hanna Nina Jameson posted this informative history thread on twitter about French playwright and political activist Olympe de Gouges. She wrote about women’s rights and abolitionism…