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Omnia mea mecum porto.

#Mythology #History #Philosophy

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mythologyandhistory, to philosophy
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Did you know that road design included features?

In the ruins of , you'll notice small white stones interspersed with the large paving ones along the extensive roads.

Those white are 'cats eyes', i.e. gems that have a single line of inclusion of crystals of another mineral inside.

Upon light reflective on them (from the ), they enable the walker to see that they are still on the right path!

https://youtu.be/74n6TgXbgAQ?si=56oPfp7mG1ENxflN

mythologyandhistory, to Cat
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Did you know that has a door?

The cathedral built in the 14th century, houses an .

The original clockwork was greased with animal fat, which attracted vermin.

To combat this, the allowed a cat to enter the clock room via a in the door.

This hole is also believed to be the origin of the nursery rhyme “Hickory Dickory Dock” (…the mouse ran up the clock…).

mythologyandhistory, to philosophy
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Did you know that the Romans' favourite went ?

Besides honey & grape juice, meals in were flavoured with imported dates from Judea ().

Date palm fronds were symbolic of - lawyers pinned them to their doors & generals wore special "toga palmata".

Judean dates were also shelf-stable & delicious.

Sadly, by the 19th c., they had vanished.

Except for a few 2000-year-old seeds.

They were successfully germinated in 2020.

mythologyandhistory, to random
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Did you know that during the Age, one could work as a ?

A Quatorzième was a person who would discreetly join a meal to ensure that there be 14 & not 13 people present.

The number 13 is famously unlucky & that was potent enough that a stranger was invited.

The Quatorzième could expect to eat multiple breakfasts & lunches a day & have much conversation.

It paid £1 to £2 per meal in .

Happy Friday the 13th!

mythologyandhistory, to random
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Did you know that a 17th c. Irish woman went to war in disguise?

"Christian Davies" ran a pub until, aged 26, her husband vanished. Upon learning that he was in the British Forces, she cut her hair & joined.

She fought in the Nine Years War, killed a sergeant in a duel, soon fought in the War of Spanish Succession...& found her husband after 13 yrs.

But he had cheated, so she instead stayed a soldier.

It would be 16 yrs until she was discovered.

She was buried with full military honours.

mythologyandhistory, to art
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Did you know that a movie accidentally used a thought to be lost?

historian Gergely Barki was watching "Stuart Little" when he saw it.

He had only seen a black-and-white photo before but knew at once that the art in one scene was "Sleeping Lady with Black Vase" by Róbert Berény.

The piece had been thought in !

It took 2 yrs to reach the former set designer. She had bought the piece for $500 in in '99.

It sold for $285,700 in 2014.

This is a painting "Sleeping Lady with Black Vase" by Hungarian painter Róbert Berény. It was painted between 1927-1928. It shows a woman, Berény's wife, sleeping on a sofa. She has the typical short bobbed hair of the twenties, strong eyebrows and red lips. She wears a grey and blue dress, her arms folded over her midsection as she reclines. Before her stands a table, of which we only see one corner. A yellow tablecloth is draped over it and on it, a big black vase. The vase and the woman compete for the focal point, but it is the yellow of the tablecloth that ultimately wins. The art style is early European art deco.

mythologyandhistory, to indonesia
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Did you know that in #Indonesia, you shouldn't wear #green?

In the South Java Sea lives a #queen. She is a #mermaid & she likes you to respect her.

She can #control the waves, keep the #oceans stocked with fish & fishermen safe. But she demands refuge in return.

Hotels along the coastline have a room mysteriously unbookable. If you pay a price, you can enter & see that it is dedicated to the #sea queen.

If you wear her colour, green, you will become her sacrifice.

#mythology #Asia

mythologyandhistory, to Dogs
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Did you know that a #cure for #testicle issues in #hunting #dogs could also be readily applied to #humans?

In the oldest hunting manual in #England (written between 1406-13), we are taught that if “evil befalls in the ballock purse” of a dog, to boil linseed in wine, dunk a cloth diaper in it & tie it around the backside of the dog - but leave the important bits out so that he may “scombre and piss”.

The same #treatment is “a well good thing” for #men & #horses.

#history #middleages

mythologyandhistory, to australia
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Did you know that in 1965, a caused an uproar in ?

Jean Shrimpton had been invited to the 1965 Spring event.

When she showed up 2 hours late, the crowd was silent.

She was wearing a simple white shift dress that ended 10cm above the knee. She wore neither hat or gloves nor stockings.

The then ultra conservative, outraged Aussies were mocked by the British press, who aptly called Shrimpton “a petunia in an onion patch”.

mythologyandhistory, to Bread
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Did you know that have a LOT of about ?

In the olden days, when bread was baked at home, bad luck would seep into the bread when one cursed while baking.

And if the loaf would be placed over the table's edge, sickness would soon enter the house.

A loaf placed upside down would sway, because the poor souls would try to turn it, & if the head of the house cut the bread crookedly, then he had just lied...

mythologyandhistory, to Netherlands
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Did you know gouda has been in production since 1184, making it the oldest category of that still uses the same ?

Despite the name, gouda is only sold in the town of Gouda but made on the surrounding the area.

To this day, you can buy gouda, in Gouda, every Thursday.

mythologyandhistory, to Korea
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Did you know that #Korea is home to a #metal #monster?

The Bulgasari is a creature comprised of an elephant, a tiger, a bear & a bull.

An outlaw #monk once created it from rice, fed it needles, & it grew fat on the metal.

The government sent soldiers to kill it, but it simply devoured their weapons.

After being beaten by the monk for disobedience, it fled & is believed to still roam the Koreas.

#mythology

mythologyandhistory, to art
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Attention: This post is mildly . (Apologies)

Did you know that Burrup Peninsula features the largest collection of in the world? It's also under threat.

Would be useful if an representative could talk about it to the .

Luckily for those of you with an Australian passport, that can be easily done tomorrow WHILE eating a !

As an , I can't vote.

But if I could, my vote would rhyme with 'finesse'.

🇦🇺

mythologyandhistory, to history
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Did you know that apprentices to chimney sweeps were indentured servants?

The Poor Relief Act of 1601 forced each parish to apprentice kids.
The parish paid a master sweep to teach boys the job.

The would be indentured for 7 yrs.

Boys cost between 7 shillings (35p) to 4 guineas (£1.35).

The job left boys disfigured, asthmatic, & prone to “chimney sweeps' carcinoma” an often terminal .

It was the 1st cancer to be recognised as work-related.

mythologyandhistory, to science
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Did you know that the made lenses in a that was not achieved again until the mid-20th c.?

The aspheric lenses were found in . They are made of & were probably used to magnify filigree work, to read, or to make fires.

The required to make these lenses wasn’t available until in 1637.

The first is dated to ~1050.

This means that they have been made by trial and error, likely creating a (or very few) masters of the .

This is again a photo of a Visby Lens. This time, it is used for jewelry purposes. The lens is set inside a filigree silver frame. The frame has U-shaped tendrils. Imagine a round object, with 'U' inward facing all around it. The silver frame also has some subtle engravings, like fish scales. The jewelry is a pendant and has a loop on top to weave a necklace or a cord through. The background is a glass table.

mythologyandhistory, to China
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Did you know that many a noble died in due to mishaps?

In old China, was greatly desired. It was believed that could transfer their powers to those worthy.

Cinnabar & mercury were the original elixirs, while gold was also used by .

side-effects were recorded from the 3rd c. onwards. And yet, it wasn’t until the 18th c. that consumption ceased.

The last Emperor to die of Alchemical Poisoning was Yongzeng, of Qing in 1735.

mythologyandhistory, to France
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Did you know that it is legal to #marry the #dead in #France?

In 1959, 5 yrs after its construction, the Malpassant Dam regulating the Reyran river, catastrophically collapsed. A 4m high wave rushed at a speed of 70km/h through the area, destroying 2 villages.

423 people #died.

This led to many women requesting posthumous weddings, primarily to protect unborn children from being seen as illegitimate.

In 2019, a French woman married a lieutenant killed in Mali.

#history #ghost

mythologyandhistory, to Battlemaps
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Did you know that Tyrian , a worn by high-ranking people from the era onwards, was pretty foul?

The dye was made of which were left to rot.
A dyer would then crush them and dye garments.

This would leave both his hands & the with a fishy, unpleasant smell.

The dye was also used by Rabbis & was so offensive that the (a book important to ), would allow women to divorce their husbands if they became dyers after marriage.

mythologyandhistory, to food
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An obsession of mine is researching how countries handle threats of & insecurity.

for example, has secret locations in which it stores legumes, grains & milk powder.

has 6 mths of grain & fuel & a min. of 3 months of medicine.

In terms of water security, 9 countries in the will have extreme lvls of water stress by 2040.
But this will also be dire for , & .

What do other countries do? Educate me! :)

mythologyandhistory, to Fashion
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Did you know that almost wiped out shore in ?

During the Victorian Age, bird plumage on hats was all the rage. Within 16 years, 5 million per annum were for decoration.

Egrets, a type of were especially popular.

28g (1 oz) sold for the same price as gold in 1915.

mythologyandhistory, to teenagers
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Did you know that could be annoying even 3800 yrs ago?

During the first , Iddin-Sin, a wealthy boy from south of Baghdad, was sent away to .

As today, he worried that his clothes were not as nice as those of his classmates, & so wrote a manipulative letter to his mum.

It would’ve taken her months to spin, weave, dye, & tailor new garments.

The letter ends with: “You, you do not really love me.”

The whole letter:
https://cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/search?layout=full&id=P387407

mythologyandhistory, to philosophy
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Did you know that Romans in developed a unique method?

pottery was diverse. The majority of it was made on a large scale via moulds.

You had pottery for lamps, to serve food & drink, cookware, storage containers,...

...and in Britain, jars with crude faces on them. They were sculpted by hand (unusual) & it is unclear what purpose they served.

Some suspect funeral urns, which seem to have traveled with the legion.

mythologyandhistory, to Women
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"The legal subordination of one sex to another – is wrong in itself, [...] it ought to be replaced by a system of perfect equality, admitting no power and privilege on the one side, nor disability on the other."

~ 'The Subjection of Women' by J. S. Mill (1869)

Did you know that John Stuart Mill was the first person in #British #Parliament to call for allowing #women to vote?

This petition also included the signature of the only #PoC, Sarah Parker Remond.

#internationalwomensday #philosophy

This is a copper stencil of John Stuart Mill. It shows Mill in middle age. He is pictured from the left, with his head fully tilted to that side but his upper torso slightly tilted to the front. He wears a black suit jacket, a black vest with fabric buttons, and a white starched shirt. The shirt's collar is upright and severe, and around it is tied a black scarf, into a loose bow. His face is lined with age, especially around the eyes and mouth, and yet he displays a surety and alertness in spite. His nose is prominent and regal. His forehead is very large as he suffers from severe male pattern baldness. His hairline extends beyond the crown of the head. The hair he does have is wavy and centered in the neck and ear region. He also displays thick mutton chops.

mythologyandhistory, to art
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to order? 49 pieces stolen from a last week.

Interesting case.

https://art-crime.blogspot.com/2024/03/museum-theft-one-million-euros-worth-of.html?m=1

mythologyandhistory, to india
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Did you know that in a small village in , people have been balls?

Large, round balls are thought to land & cattle in Padlya village near Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh. The balls are named "Kakar Bhairav", the first meaning 'farm' & the second 'ruler'. There are about 256 of them.

Recently, discovered that the balls are really fossilised eggs belonging to a species of Titanosaurus.

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