Museum Selfies — Renaissance Doppelgangers
Eight men at a museum posing with classical portraits. Each one found his Renaissance doppelganger. The paintings stared back.
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Gilgamesh and Noah — The Same Flood Story
The Gilgamesh flood narrative and the Noah narrative agree on almost every structural detail. A coincidence too specific to be accidental. The Epic of Gilgamesh...
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The Best Roman Emperor — Ranked by the Coin, Not the Conquests
The best Roman emperor debased the currency the least. That is the only ruler you should measure by. Augustus minted the denarius at roughly 95...
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USPS Tested Mail Delivery by Missile — 1959
Ramin Nasibov: ‘What historical fact sounds fake but is true?’ Britannica: ‘The USPS tested mail delivery by missile in 1959.’ The US Postal Service literally...
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The Woman Men Fought Over vs Average Kazakh Cashier
The woman men supposedly fought over in a war: intense, furious, clenched fist Average cashier in Kazakhstan: wins bronze medal, bites it Kazakh women are...
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White Generals vs Poland and Finland — Shocked Pikachu
Russian White Generals: withhold recognition of Poland and Finland’s independence. Poland and Finland: decline to support the White Generals against the Bolsheviks. The White Generals:...
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Germany Every 20-50 Years — Time to War With France
Germany every 20 to 50 years: ‘Gentlemen, it is with great pleasure to inform you that it’s time to war with France.’ 1870, 1914, 1939,...
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Julius Caesar Death Simplified — Knitting Edition
Julius Caesar death simplified. The assassination of the Roman dictator in 44 BCE, reimagined as a knitting circle featuring the Queen Mother. History is so...
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Indiana Jones — Do Archaeologists Kill This Many People?
Django Gold: ‘Watching Indiana Jones for the first time. Do archaeologists typically kill this many people?’ Val: ‘Well, he has tenure.’ The classic Indiana Jones...
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Why Can’t You Just Be Normal — The Odyssey Edition
Why can’t you just be normal? THE ODYSSEY — A Film by Christopher Nolan Nothing about this adaptation is normal.
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What We Want vs What Hollywood Gives Us — Odyssey vs Rome
What Hollywood thinks I want: Nolan’s The Odyssey — dark, gritty, desaturated Spartan. What I actually want: HBO’s Rome — colorful, vivid, historically grounded epic...
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Civilization 7 — Black Mongols Controversy
Civilization 7 releases an expansion trailer with Black Mongols. Reply: ‘Some dev was told they’re a barbarian horde known for absurd levels of violence so...