Tag: history
Women Grew Up on Star Wars Too
Just a friendly reminder that women grew up loving Star Wars too! It’s so stupid when people say stuff like “Star Wars is only for…
The Real Life Inspiration for Princess Tiana
Harriyanna Hook posted this wonderfully informative story about how Leah Chase, the Queen of Creole Cuisine is the real life inspiration for Disney Princess Tiana in…
Medieval Medicine and Bald’s Leechbook
This post on medieval medicine is super interesting and informative. It gets really good when elfpen weighs in with tons of info about Bald’s Leechbook,…
The Gay Escapades of King James
King James VI and I (yes, the King James Bible guy) was a well documented homosexual and here is a quick look at some of…
Cleopatra Talks to Mark Antony and Julius Caesar
LOL! Anne Thériault tweeted this genius sarcastic historical thread about Cleopatra VII Philopator, queen of the Ptolemaic Empire talking to Mark Antony and Julius Caesar: Source: Anne…
Hardback Books Would Not Exist Without Cheese
Incunabula tweeted this crazy thread about how hardback books exist because of cheese, snails, Jesus, underwear and spectacles. If even one of these things was…
Mulan Was a Real Person
So most people are familiar with Mulan from the Disney movie, but a lot of people don’t know that Mulan was a real person. This…
The Word ‘Homosexual’ Was Mistranslated in the Bible
@valkalrie tweeted this thread about how the word ‘homosexual’ was severely mistranslated in the bible to fit bigots anti-gay agenda. She is a classics major and…
Minions Are Responsible for Every War Crime in History
WTF? This is true though, Minions from the animated movie Despicable Me are responsible for every war crime and atrocity in human history. If you…
The Best Historical Poem Story of All Time
This is seriously the best historical story about a poem and the word “fart” (lol) of all time. It is the ancient Chinese story of…







