Tag: history
Man Discovers The Lost Underground City of Derinkuyu
This is the crazy story of how a man accidently rediscovered the Derinkuyu underground city in Turkey. In 1963, while doing renovations on his home, a…
Jewish Holidays Summarized
rizaoftheowls summarized the Jewish holidays in a very basic, yet amusing way for those of us who don’t know anything about their culture. Like the…
When Is Beauty and the Beast Set?
raeynbowboi posted this super in depth answer to the question, “When is Beauty and the Beast supposed to be set?”. They are clearly a huge…
Response To Fan Who Claims Shakespeare Was Saying “Men Ruin Everything”
A historian had a really great, in-depth response to this fan who claimed that Shakespeare was trying to say “men ruin everything” with his work….
The Titanic Was a Massive Screw Up on So Many Levels
This post goes into just how much of a massive screw up the sinking of the RMS Titanic was. And it’s not just that the ships…
Appalachian vs Rocky Mountains
Just looking at elevation when comparing the Appalachian vs Rocky Mountains isn’t really fair. So the perfect response to this person claiming “the Appalachian mountains…
How a Medieval Village Stopped the Spread of the Plague
Here is the super interesting story pulled from plague literature of the medieval era about how the small village of Eyam in Derbyshire stopped the…
Homosexuality in Ancient China
This post is about a famous gay Emperor of China and the story of “the passion of the cut sleeve”. It also goes on in…
The Long History of the Word Podcast
LOL! Do kids today even understand why podcasts are called podcasts? Here’s is the very long history of the word podcast: Source: squareallworthy
19th Century Human Billboards aka Banner Ladies
Wow, I never knew about this crazy history fact! “Banner Ladies” were a phenomenon believed to have been devised during the 1870’s. Businesses across the…