Category: miscellaneous
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Civilizations that counted up to a million
A month ago or so, I read a post asking an interesting question: when has been the first time a civilization managed to count up to a million? Even though the answer was already typed, it got me wondering… how many cultures and peoples reached such a high number in their numerical script, apart of…
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Vampires of the world (II)
A follow-up of the previous vampire article, right in the middle of the month of terror! As we noticed before, a number of cultures have their own archetypes of ”vampire” or ”vampiric-like creature”, most of which created their own without knowing of the others. Is there a common, human fear of blood-sucking monsters that compels…
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Vampires of the world (I)
The month of terror arrives once more, and with it, the foul monster, aristocrat yet savage, opulent yet secretive: Vampire! Everyone has heard about them. Bloodsucking, unusually sharp fangs, affinity to the night, bat shapeshifting abilities… the vampires are as iconic as they come. Way before Nosferatu brought them to the movie theaters in 1922…
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The wounded lioness
Something we take for granted (a lot) is that most anatomical and medical knowledge has been known for relatively little time, but here and there we get small clues proving that wasn’t exactly what happened. Yes, there was rampant misinformation and poor understanding of the human body processes. Stuff like the four humors, for example,…
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