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Witches
Wht are witches commonly depicted flying on brooms? it’s thought the idea of witches flying around on broomsticks came from the practice of concocting “witches flying ointment” and then using a broomstick to administer the drug to certain erm.... sensitive regions, thereby bypassing some of the negative side effects these hallucinogens cause when taken orally.
By Toni Cooper5 years ago in FYI
Not so crappy!
Even though Medieval Britons weren’t precisely the cleanest lot by trendy standards, the thought of them simply dropping trou and dumping half a pound of fecal matter into the street under isn’t precisely a good or representative image. In fact, whereas Medieval Britons weren’t yet conscious of how festering feces contributed to illness epidemics, they did know that it smelled really, REALLY bad and, eventually, there was even some thought that mentioned smelly fumes triggered the unfold of disease; thus, they made efforts to make sure the offending odors had been saved as distant from their properties as possible.
By Toni Cooper5 years ago in FYI
Curiosity Cabinets
The idea of the curiosity cabinet goes back to the 15th century, when collectors of (mostly) small objects, whether botanical specimens, religious relics, precious objects, or whatever, would store them in drawers in small- to medium-sized wooden cabinets, which could even be transported with them if needed. They can therefore be regarded as mini-museums. Because the items to be stored would vary in size and shape, cabinet-makers designed them with drawers and shelves of different dimensions.
By John Welford5 years ago in FYI
A Repeatable Process to Get More Creative (Note, You'll Be Naked)
“Eureka!” screamed Archimedes, the Greek mathematician, and physicist, when he realized the level of water in the bath increased as he had got in. What Archimedes discovered was a method for measuring the volume of irregularly-shaped objects.
By Victoria Kurichenko5 years ago in FYI
Trainspotting: A Cult Classic
Psychology is the science of mind and behavior. That is the field that I am going into for my career. I have been studying the mind and really have enjoyed it. This has also creeped into how I recommend movies and TV shows to others. I don't just ask what movies they like and such unless I know them very well. I also try to learn a little about their personality. When I know more about them I can make a better recommendation. For me it helps to more so look at what that person will enjoy not just what I think is good. I even have an ongoing record with my fiancé that whenever I recommend a movie or TV show to her she always enjoys it, every time. I believe that is because I look at what she likes and who she is and make a recommendation based off that. That is my formula and it seems to work pretty well, but since I do not know who is reading this I am just gonna make a general recommendation for anyone who likes the movie Trainspotting.
By Tristan Mitchell5 years ago in FYI
The Early History of Cricket
The possible origins of cricket How did cricket begin? One thought is that English shepherds with nothing better to do used their crooks (long sticks with a bent-over handle at one end) to hit lumps of wool or stones to see how far they would go. One shepherd would toss a “ball” towards another who held his crook upside down and the latter would give it a bash. The “bowler” or his mates might then try to see if they could catch the wool or stone before it hit the ground.
By John Welford5 years ago in FYI
