Tag: history
Hatpin Panic – 1900’s Women Defending Against Men
One hundred years ago, hat pins were at the center of a fiery debate in America concerning the rights of women to exist in the…
The Weird Leftist Logic of the Value of Human Life
This post starts off with someone stating “You must understand the weird logic of the left. To them life is priceless and should always be…
5000-Year-Old Crystal Dagger With Bone Handle
Check out this remarkable 5000-year-old crystal dagger found in the megalithic tombs of southwestern Spain. At the site of Valencina de la Concepción, archaeologists have…
The Gender Roles of Vikings – Be Like The Vikings
LOL! This post about Viking gender roles is gold! It was posted on r/tumblr with the caption “Viking women be plundering that booty”. Obviously Viking…
The Story of the Carpathia and the Titanic
Wow. mylordshesacactus posted this account of the true story of the Carpathia and her response to the Titanic’s distress call. It’s a truly amazing historical…
This is Sparta – Spartan Women Were Badass
THIS IS SPARTA! Everyone knows that men of Sparta were total badass warriors, but did you know that Spartan women were just as badass!? Of…
If We Lived in a Matriarchy Instead of a Patriarchy
Damn. A.R. Moxon posted this powerful thread on twitter about how men would react if the tables turned and we suddenly lived in a matriarchy…
Mentrification: How Fandoms Change When Men Start To Like Them
Wow. So “mentrification” just entered my vocabulary and it is the perfect way to describe this phenomenon. The best examples in this thread are Star…
The History of Textiles and Computers
This wild thread about the history of textiles and computers is seriously worth the read! Did you know that you can knit DOOM!? Also binary…
NASA’s Hilarious History of Peeing and Pooping in Space
Mary Robinette Kowal tweeted this genius thread about NASA’s history of peeing in space and it is a wild ride. This is the funniest, unintentionally funny…