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https://preview.redd.it/baz1088ym7dh1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=57bbbba6e20c0aecf5b32ab740fa09e7876ce23e I’m Tom Hiddleston and I am taking a journey back in time in my new series ‘Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston’ on National Geographic. The ancient world h…
I taught in Kazakhstan for three years. They regularly have traditional clothing days where the students come into school wearing traditional clothing and jewellery. It's very cute. Recently one of my older pupils who works as a fashion designer told me that traditional Kazakh c…
For a long time, the difference between the very rich/powerful and everyone else was quite obvious from their appearance—they dressed quite differently, in a way only available to them because of their status, and that showed off their wealth. In modern times, however, with rare…
There are lots of examples, particularly in the first half of the 20th century, of a congressman's wife being appointed to his seat after his death in office. (Or occasionally his sister or daughter.) Given that very few of these women had political experience and the practice w…
I was thinking about how many people call us homophobic, and how, on average, explaining the reasons why homosexual acts are sinful changes nothing. I realized that offering the usual theological arguments is pointless, because most people fail to grasp the concept of Divine a…
I see the images of the ancient foot binding and cant help but think "who would think a deformed broken lotus foot is in anyway more attractive?" I know it had to do with status and women with little feet were more feminine however their shoes would have to be removed at some po…
I recently decided to rewatch the History Channel’s documentary series Dogfights, and there are multiple mentions of the Bf-109 having poor qualities in turns to the right. This was often mentioned as something allied pilots were taught in order to combat it. Is there any truth…
My husband and I went to our first mass with the kids on Sunday. I had posted earlier about considering Catholicism but ended up deleting the post. We all thought it was beautiful and I was absolutely moved by the reverence and how the whole thing from start to finish was all ab…
Okay, SO. I’m trying to figure out what exactly Damascus steel was, where it was made, and what makes it different from regular steel. So far, I’ve learned a few things: Modern Damascus steel and ancient Damascus steel are different things. Anyone who says otherwise is lying to…