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Women Wearing Traditionally Male Historical Clothing

captainwaltons started this thread about how stunning women look wearing historical clothing that were traditionally only worn by males. I have to agree, these women in…

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The Appalachian Mountain Range is Amazing – A Thread

Alex Petrovnia tweeted this thread filled with amazing facts about the Appalachian Mountains for all you geology nerds out there! It starts off with why…

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Guy Gets Schooled After Posting Fake Geek Girl Rant

*FACEPALM* This “fake geek girl” rant is so ridiculous, but the replies are epic. It’s so silly that people still actually think that “women can’t…

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The History of Kawaii Culture in Japan

This is such a great post about the history of “kawaii culture” in Japan. And it starts with the banning of teenage girls’ cute handwriting…

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Chiune Sugihara Saved 6000 Jews

For your daily dose of history, here is an awesome post started by G. D. Falksen about the Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara, who saved 600 Jews during…

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The History of Sex Weasels in Renaissance Art

Dr Chelsea Nichols is a curator exploring the strange, dark place between art and curiosities at The Museum of Ridiculously Interesting Things and she posted this engrossing thread…

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Women Helping Archaeologists Figure Things Out

Ok so this thread about women helping archaeologists figure out what ancient items are is actually the continuation of the Neanderthal Bone Tool Still Used…

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Start Using Clear Language on Slavery

Absurdistwords tweeted this powerful thread about how we need to start using clear language when we talk about slavery because words matter. There’s been so…

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Why Belle Should Have Chosen Gaston

This history student makes quite a compelling argument in this shockingly well thought out Disney‘s Beauty and the Beast PowerPoint presentation, “Why Belle Should Have…

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Hoop Skirts and Bustles Were Not Tools of the Patriarchy

This is an interesting post about how contrary to what many people believe, hoop skirts and bustles were not tools of the patriarchy. The history…

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