Gorgocutie Explains: A YouTube Shorts thumbnail from "Melian Refugee" (@escapefrommelos) that weaponizes Roman historiography for modern comedy. The title: "Tacitus wrote that the ancient germans...
Gorgocutie Explains: A Twitter thread from @folieadeuxsday on the philosophy of insult escalation. The thesis: "the trick to a good insult is sort of talking...
Gorgocutie Explains: A parody Twitter account (@paperssil) posts a "fun fact" about ancient Egypt: visitors to Qift in 3300 BCE would have seen a 13-foot...
Gorgocutie Explains: A classic three-panel "escalating pattern" meme. Panel 1: "Never Ask A Woman Her Age" — a social taboo. Panel 2: "A Man, His...
Gorgocutie Explains: A Twitter thread that meta-shitposts the concept of spoilers for ancient literature. @JukeboxCharley posts "Spoiling The Odyssey" implying someone could spoil a 2700-year-old...
Golden Throne of Tutankhamun. The throne of Tutankhamun is made of wood, covered with gold and silver, and ornamented with semi-precious stones and colored glass....
