Tag: history
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…
Slavery Was a Choice for Slaveowners
Since people are so concerned with “erasing history” these days, we absolutely should be teaching the truth that slavery was a conscious choice for slaveowners…
The Lost Generation
andromeda3116 wrote this insightful post about the lost generation that came of age during World War I and the 1918 flu pandemic. This is a great…
Our Ancestors Would Be Proud of Us
This is a great point, if our ancestors could see us today they would be super proud of us. We are prospering in bountiful wealth….
Baking Bread With 4500-Year-Old Ancient Egyptian Yeast
Seamus Blackley tweeted this incredible thread about how he was able to bake bread using 4,500-year-old yeast extracted from ancient Egyptian pottery. It’s so crazy…
Historical Role Playing Texts
LOL! 𝕃𝕖𝕥’𝕤 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝔻𝕒𝕥𝕖 shared these sexy historical role playing texts. So the dude here is a disappointing failure and our dear Mary Todd Lincoln…
The History of Typography Terms
Benjamin Molineaux started this informative thread about the history and origin of typography terms we take for granted these days. It’s crazy that kids today don’t…