Gustav the Railway Gun — Thomas German Cousin
Thomas’s grumpier German cousin: Gustav the Railway Gun.
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Nolans Odyssey If He Read a Different Translation
The Odyssey movie if Chris Nolan read any other translation than Emily Wilson’s.
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Rome Conquered Greece — Then Greece Conquered Rome
Rome conquered Greece in 146 BC. And then the strangest thing happened — the winners spent centuries desperately trying to become the losers. Greek statues,...
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Dwarf Elephant Skulls — The Origin of the Cyclops Myth
Skulls of dwarf elephants found on Greek islands may have influenced the ancient Greek myth of the one-eyed Cyclops. The elephant’s trunk cavity looks like...
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Helen of Troy Watching the Short Kings
“Helen of Troy watching how all the men dying for her are 57.” The face that launched a thousand ships… and a thousand short kings.
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Viking Ship Identifies as Greek — Nolans Odyssey
iamelijah: ‘The Viking ship identifies as a Greek ship ig.’ Nolan’s Odyssey uses Draken Harald Harfagre — a Viking ship. For a Greek epic set...
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Japanese Family Crests — Logo Design Since 1000 AD
Japanese family crests (kamon), some going back to 1000 AD. One of the first things that feels like true logo design. Minimalist, symbolic, timeless. Centuries...
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Plato Was a Chad — Olympic Wrestler Philosopher
Plato means ‘broad’ in Greek. He settled debates by standing up and flexing. He was an Olympic gold medal wrestler. Plato was a Chad. Philosophy...
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Where Is Helen of Troy REALLY From
Steve Sailer: ‘Why is Helen of Troy so angry? Greeks keep asking her — Where are you from? Sparta. No, I mean, where are you...
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Sinbad Movies Cant Be Remade Today
Cliff Hamrick: Re-watching Sinbad movies. No way to remake them today. We would have to portray Arabs like this. That is how their culture looked...
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BDSM Take From a 14th Century Monk
21st century idiots: BDSM is bad because its basically torture. 14th century monk: Torture is bad because its basically sex. Also: a nun had other...
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7 Years With Calypso — Spotty Memory
“I just think its funny that you spent 7 years on her island and your memory is conveniently spotty.” Odysseus and Calypso. Seven years on...