TIL the very first sci-fi novel, A True Story, was written in ancient Greek in the 2nd century AD. It featured space travel, aliens, robots, artificial atmospheres and more en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tβ¦
100% of Colorado is under drought or abnormally dry conditions. βTemperatures, for hundreds of years, are not going to return to 20th century averages. We need to be thinking in terms of more frequent periods of very hot and dry β unlike anything weβve experienced before,β dailycamera.com/2020/08/0β¦
These so-called wine windows were used by vintners in Italy to sell wine during plague pandemics in the 17th century. Now they are coming back to use due to coronavirus
TIL Prince had a bank vault that held enough unreleased music to put out an album every year for a century. consequenceofsound.net/20β¦
There's an ancient Japanese pruning method from the 14th century that allows lumber production without cutting down trees called βdaisugiβ
Expect 'lengthy' coronavirus pandemic, warns WHO | "The pandemic is a once-in-a-century health crisis, the effects of which will be felt for decades to come." news.yahoo.com/html/expecβ¦
Johns Hopkins study explains why psilocybin-containing mushrooms have been consumed for centuries. βPsychological insight, meaningfulness of the experience, increased awareness of beauty, positive social effect and positive moodβ are main reasons reported for wanting to consume psilocybin again. psypost.org/2020/07/new-pβ¦
TIL The Hoovers both spoke Mandarin. In the White House they would speak in Mandarin to avoid eavesdroppers. To date, Lou Hoover is the only First Lady to speak an Asian language. They were also well versed in Latin; working together to translate "De Re Metallica" a 16th century mining textbook. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louβ¦
This 7 feet (2.13 meters) sword belonged to Pier Gerlofs Donia aka Grutte Pier, a 16th century Frisian rebel leader who was slightly taller than his sword. Picture was taken in 1951 at the Museum of Friesland in Leeuwarden, Holland, where the sword is still on display today. [990x1309]
This is the same century as Nazi Germany, the Armenian Genocide, the Great Leap Forward, Pol Pot & the Khmer Rouge, the Holodomor, Rwandaβs Genocide, the ethnic cleansing in Bosnia, & the Syrian Civil War, etc...
Tourist snaps the toes off 19th-century statue while posing for photo cnn.com/style/article/canβ¦
One family, 33 generations, have owned and occupied this medieval castle since the 12th century - the Eltz family. Eltz Castle - Germany.
Black Lives Matter protesters in Bristol pull down statue of 17th century slave trader independent.co.uk/news/ukβ¦
Henry David Thoreau had a neckbeard, lived isolated in the woods, claimed the only woman capable of intelligent thought was the woman he loved and never married. A true 19th century neckbeard/incel
TIL the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, the home of two of the most holy sites in Christianity, has had the same Muslim family as its Custodian of keys since the 12th century. reuters.com/article/us-reβ¦
TIL that California is named after a fictitious island described in a series of 16th century Spanish romance novels. The island was described as being inhabited by beautiful black women who wore gold armor and fought alongside Muslims en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calβ¦
Smells Like Teen Spirit Cover In Classical Latin (75 BC to 3rd Century AD) youtu.be/PbEKIW3pUUk
About 10 minutes ago, BLM protestors in Bristol, England tore down a statue of Edward Colston, a very prolific 17th century slave trader v.redd.it/1gxkjpbrxh351
Recently relocated/renovated kitchen in our 1968 mid century modern home. Spokane, WA.
Giant 16th-Century βColossusβ Sculpture In Florence, Italy Has Entire Rooms Hidden Inside
$3.1M Gordon Murray T.50 Is A 21st Century McLaren F1 That Weighs Less Than An MX-5 carscoops.com/2020/08/gorβ¦
Let's kickoff a century of turmoil with a bang!
We haven't matured in a century π’
Duck Dodgers in the 24th and a Half Century!
The COVID-19 official death toll has now exceeded the maximum death toll estimate for the 2009 Swine Flu pandemic, making the current pandemic the most severe within the 21st century en.wikipedia.org/wiki/200β¦
18th century automaton that stills works v.redd.it/u3vogs8wa6g51
Most goal involvements in the 21st Century
Climate change on track to wipe out polar bears by end of century, study warns cbsnews.com/news/climate-β¦
She may be patched and tattered, but after a century and a half sheβs still here! My first version imperial German naval flag, with the old eagle. v.redd.it/z5tc1yh3l1b51
For the first time in the 21st century, a recently spotted comet will be visible to the naked eye in the northern hemisphere for the next few weeks. ctvnews.ca/mobile/sci-tecβ¦
The Oseberg Ship, a 9th century viking ship discovered almost perfectly preserved in a burial mount in Norway
Moroccan sink, design inspired by the 15th-century Moroccan style
Possibly the last blacksmith in the world using water powered machinery, like the huge water hammer in this picture. He is the last of a 5 centuries old dinasty of blacksmiths, and his workshop is unchanged since 230 years ago
Skull of a Roman solider who died during the Gallic Wars, 1st century BC. Museo Rocsen in Argentina
Giant century-old Galapagos tortoise being carried back to his native island EspaΓ±ola by a ranger. He's a super stud and has been in a captive breeding program until now
Previously, when I did metric century on the same roundabout I thought about doing double century, and so I did. Very interesting experience, 200/200 would recommend
TIL the reason that most pencils are colored yellow is because during the 19th century, the best graphite available came from China, and yellow is a royal color in that country, so that color was used to indicate their high quality and their connection with China southernliving.com/news/wβ¦
Interesting documentary where a team builds a castle using only what they had available in the 13th Century. - Absolute History (Part 1 of 5) youtu.be/SURsW7BpCNc
A century-old "The Man in the High Castle": the Map from the LIFE magazine, February 10, 1916. The map shows readers the possible consequences of the US refusal to help the Entente countries in the war against Germany.
Welcome to the 21th century?
Working at an Amazon fulfillment center makes me realize how meaningless life in the 21st century really is
I work at a large sortable fulfillment center owned by Amazon. I'm not going to go off on Amazon's work rules in this post. They are demanding, but offer good pay for unskilled labor and have excellent benefits. The job is way below my education and experience level, but I took the job knowing full well that it would be demanding.
It's the inventory and volume of inventory that causes me to lose hope for humanity. Our facility is almost 1 million square feet, and it's stuffed to the gills with shit people don't need. The sheer number of gadgets, gizmos, trinkets, decorations and toys contained in this warehouse is mind-boggling. The number of sex toys alone is staggering.
Each and every day, an average of 70 semi trailers packed full of useless items back into our dock where product is offloaded. Since the inventory levels remain fairly constant, a similar volume of shipments are made to customers daily as well.
Amazon has approximately 175 fulfillment centers, so simple math
... keep reading on reddit β‘le 21st century humor (doge version) has arrived v.redd.it/z7o03jm34wd51
I tried to do a mid-century mailbox. Not perfect but not bad for a beginner.
There's an ancient Japanese pruning method from the 14th century that allows lumber production without cutting down trees called βdaisugiβ
Fauci: Pandemic is the worst in over a century usatoday.com/videos/news/β¦
Nearly everyone in the Western world knows the name "Julius Caesar" and recognizes his life as seminal to many modern civilizations. Has this been the case for 2,000 years, or is it the product of 18th/19th century neoclassical Roman weebs?
19th century Chinese "Cluster of Rats " carving
Meme of the century
This centuries old well
The Mangalica, also known as the "sheep-pig" is the last pig breed in existence to have a thick, curly, coat of hair. Even the little ones have them. They were discovered in Hungary in the mid-19th century.
The Lycurgus cup is an ancient Roman cage cup showing the mythical King Lycurgus. It changes color depending on the light that shines on it. It is the only complete Roman object made from this type of glass. It dates from the 4th century A.D.
βFreedomβ in the 21st Century
When you accidentally hit a high note in 18th century Italy.
17th-Century Sculptor Giuliano Finelli Hand-Carved Incredibly Realistic Lace Patterns Into Marble
The battle of the century
Extreme rising seas could wipe out assets worth $14 trillion by 2100. Coastal floods wrought by rising seas could affect tens of millions more people and cause trillions of dollars of harm by the end of the century if the world fails to prevent the worst-case climate change scenario newscientist.com/article/β¦
TIL that agriculture workers in early 20th century California were often forced to use "short-handled" hoes so supervisors could easily spot when they stood up to rest, despite contributing to severe injury. Thanks to Cesar Chavez and the UFW, its use was prohibited in 1975 nationalparks.org/connectβ¦
One of only two authentic old Jolly Rogers known in the world. The red background meant that she ship flying the flag would take no prisoners if their opponents put up a fight. The 18th century pirate flag is now on display at the National Museum of the Royal Navy [634x605]
TIL a poor 19th century Chinese man failed the civil service exam, fell ill, reread a Christian pamphlet he had earlier ignored, & hallucinated that he was Jesus' brother. He led a cult/rebellion that conquered much of southern China, crowning himself as king. This civil war killed over 10 million. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiβ¦
The Century Freeway at the Interchange with I-110- Los Angeles
13th Century Crusader - Isle of Skye in Scotland.
An electric purple sky. As mesmerizing as it was, this colorful blanket was followed by the devastating natural disaster that is already responsible for killing at least 40 people. The category 5 super typhoon is said to be the most powerful one to hit Japan in half a century.
TIL the 'Rabbit' temple in Taiwan, the worldβs only shrine for homosexuals which dedicated to a deity who has watched over homosexuals for four centuries, attracts nearly 9,000 people each year. reuters.com/article/taiwaβ¦
Pax Europaea - The peaceful 20th century
Sam Bates, aka Smug, is an Australian street artist in Glasgow. Here's one of his pieces on High Street. It depicts St. Mungo in modern-day clothes, he was a missionary in the Scottish Kingdom of Strathclyde in the late sixth century, and the founder and patron saint of the city of Glasgow.
US printed more money in one month than in 2 centuries cointelegraph.com/news/usβ¦
[Star Wars] Been a Jedi for centuries, Yoda has, and grew up with him, many generations of younglings did. Why speak like him, they do not?
Popularity of the U.S.A & Germany in the 21st century in Greece
A small ivory sculpture of a polar bear found on Igloolik Island. Middle Dorset period, 1st-6th century CE, now on display at the Canadian Museum of History [1024x768]
Details on a Pillar of Ancient Hindu Temple in India... 9th Century Temple... Such detail!
Studenica, a 12th-century monastery. UNESCO site
Game of the century, 10/10 storywriting
Back cap of the century v.redd.it/884tuj6u2fd51
Toni Kroos' agent: "Looking at the fees these days and remembering that Toni cost β¬25 million, you could argue that he's the steal of the century." Arguably the biggest football steal of the century.
Study settles the score on whether the modern world is less violent. While the first half of the twentieth century marked a period of extraordinary violence, the world has become more peaceful in the past 30 years, a new statistical analysis of the global death toll from war suggests. york.ac.uk/news-and-eventβ¦
Burnley captain Ben Mee: "I'm ashamed. I'm embarrassed. These people need to come into the 21st century. I'm really upset it happened. It completely missed the point of Black Lives Matter. We heard whispers it was going to happen before we came out. We want equality." twitter.com/JPW_NBCSportsβ¦
A 1963 prediction of Africa at the beginning of the 21st century
Armored boots with iron plates sewn under leather. Mongolia, 15th-16th century [1600x1500]
Archaeologists unearthed this roman mosaic flooring from the 3rd century AD gfycat.com/insistentjubilβ¦
Mechanics of this turn of the century plane
Bad Religion - 21st Century (Digital Boy) [Punk] youtu.be/jtLt0NLd7Z0
By dropping Michael Flynnβs case, Barr has stripped centuries of credibility from the department of justice independent.co.uk/voices/β¦
TIL that when 10 Downing Street was restored in the 1960s, it was found that its iconic black bricks were actually yellow, and had been stained black by two centuries of urban smog en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10_β¦
A note from the second floor of Haghia Sophia, Istanbul. Written down by a viking during a raid in the 9. century. βHalvdan was hereβ
I was born with a rare form of muscular dystrophy. Today, at 16, I did my first century.
[WP] At first, the aliens mocked our technological advancements. After learning it took only a few centuries to move from horse carriages to space ships, they suddenly became more friendly.
The election of the century
Scientists discovered traces of marijuana atop an 8th century BCE altar in a shrine within the Tel Arad fortress, thought to have been a southern stronghold in the Kingdom of Judah. The scientists believe marijuana may have been used in religious practices at the time. inverse.com/science/scienβ¦
True Indology: "This "eminent historian" declares that Mughals invented Rakhi in 18th century. Such blatant lies contradict every available primary source. Anyone having elementary knowledge would laugh at these factually incorrect lies. But in India such authors are promoted by establishment."
Centuries of Xenocompatibility and Intermarriage with the Ruling families of the Galaxy were not kind to the Habsbirb Physique
[WP] People only age when they move. Some folks live for centuries, only leaving home to buy groceries. Others age quickly, traveling from town to town. Today, you meet someone who claims to have traveled the world. The odd thing is, they only look 10 years old.
[Alpha Tauri] Dany notches up a century of F1 races this weekend! The 70th Anniversary GP will be Daniil Kvyat's 100th race in Formula 1, having made his debut in Australia 2014 at just 19! twitter.com/AlphaTauriF1/β¦
Hi! I'm Dr Ed Roberts, a historian of early medieval Europe. I recently wrote a book on the Frankish historian Flodoard, and I'm here to talk about the Carolingian Empire and its tenth-century successor kingdoms. AMA!
Hi all! My name is Ed Roberts and I'm a lecturer in early medieval history in the School of History and Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies at the University of Kent (Canterbury, UK). My research focuses on later Carolingian and Ottonian Europe, and I'm the author of Flodoard of Rheims and the Writing of History in the Tenth Century.
This is a book about historiography, in every sense of the word - how history was perceived and written in the tenth century, and how subsequent historians have approached and understood that period in the light of its surviving narrative sources. Flodoard, one of the period's rare chroniclers, has traditionally been read as a passive observer of a "dar
... keep reading on reddit β‘A reporter once asked Gene Roddenberry about Captain Picard's baldness, "Surely they would have cured baldness by the 24th century," Roddenberry countered, "In the 24th century, they wouldn't care." projects.latimes.com/hollβ¦
A Roman gold ring with an engraved Carnelian gem which depicts a young man and his dog, c. 3rd to 2nd century.β£
I rolled my eyes when my wife bought a tacky mini mid-century chair to put in front of the window, but now it's too cute to get rid of.
