The Journey of Napoleon’s Penis: Here’s the Long and the Short of It
Perhaps the only thing more satisfying than a “big” story is one where celebrity and bizarre personal details combine to create an even bigger story....
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Odin's watchers
Crows Huginn and Muninn, watchers of Odin.
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Does Valentine's Day Come From Roman Lupercalia?
The three days of the Roman festival of the “Lupercalia” was celebrated February 13-15th. It was to bless and cleanse the city and help with...
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Marina Golovina and Svetlana Fyodorova
Marina Golovina and Svetlana Fyodorova
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Anesthesiologists
Guy punching and knocking out someone: Ancient Greek doctor knocking out a patient for surgery. Guy holding his cup and looking away: Ancient Egyptian using...
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Sick burn
You’re kinda like Rapunzel. What? But instead of letting down your hair, you just let down everyone in your life.
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Western and Eastern Rome personified
Western Rome (left) and Eastern Rome (Byzantine Empire, right) personified.
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You need a haircut, brother
Thor: You need a haircut, brother. Loki: Shut up, Barbie.
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Necromancing or Neck-romancing?
Necromancing: Raise the dead. Neck-romancing: Romance the neck. Please learn the difference.
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How to stumble upon a priceless Greek statue
It was the morning of April 8, 1820 when a Milos island farmer named Giorgos (or Theodoros) Kentrotas was digging in ancient ruins in his...
