Historical
This is a Really Cheesy Fact
In 2020, approximately 21 million metric tonnes of cheese was produced worldwide. 21 million metric tonnes, let's take that in for a second. That's 21,000,000,000kg. That's roughly 300,000,000 humans, assigning an average weight of 70kg. We've got almost the average-weighted population of the whole U S of fucking A in cheese. I love a good block of ripe, coagulated milk curd as much as the next person but holy cow! The supply and demand for cheese is insane, so insane that out of this astounding mass of swiss, havarti, and cheddar that is made every year, 4% of it is stolen. Now we have 840,000,000kg of cheese that goes to fervent turophilic thieves across the globe, maybe some advocates for the mice, and a lot more to the lucrative casein black market.
The Cobra Cash Crop
Imagine it's colonial era India. The British Empire has taken over control of the subcontinent through the British owned East India Trading Company. It's not any easy time to be alive, you have to scrape by everyday doing whatever you can to make any form of a living. It's a time period where literally everything and anything can kill you, in a subcontinent full of some of the world's deadliest animals to walk, crawl, fly, or slither across the earth one of these such animals being the venomous cobra.
Kolten PeñaPublished 3 years ago in FYIThe Great American Road Trip
America has a rich history, whether viewed as a shining example or a dark history meant to be risen above. There are many reasons to love America, regardless of the beholder’s personal stance or beliefs. There have been many phases throughout American history: original settling, the revolution, industrial revolution, the 20s and the Great Depression; with 13 phases in total identified at present.
Eric McDougallPublished 3 years ago in FYIIL COLOSSEO DI ROMA
A white giant looms in the Roman sun. One look and you know this structure was meant to evoke awe and wonder, and house a cacophony of noise and screams. It is a monument of, and a testament to, the genius of the Ancient Romans, a colossus of Roman engineering. The Colosseum is two-thousand years old, has four levels, 80 entrances, can hold up to 80,000 people, and measures in at 160 feet tall, 617 feet long and 517 feet wide; it was also equipped with elevators and trapdoors. Construction began on Rome’s Colosseum in 72AD, during the reign of Emperor Vespasian, when the Holy Roman Empire was at its peak. Made out of limestone, marble, concrete and tufa, 200 ox carts per day would carry stone along the ancient Appian Way to Rome for its construction, totaling 240,000 cart trips in all. The Colosseum was a gift to the people of Rome, one of many from the spoils of the Empire, whose reign stretched from as far as Britain in the West to Syria in the East. It not only signified Rome’s domination of the world, but this building could have been considered the epicenter of the world as well, for many centuries. The largest amphitheater ever built in the classical world, an arena of blood and sand, a place where gladiators would fight to the death, providing the amazed public with never before seen entertainment; a true festival of revelry and gore. Today, the Colosseum stands quiet, filled not with gladiators, but with tourists, yet we can still hear the long evaporated roars of its crowds echo in the annals of history. Heralded as one of the wonders of the world, here is everything you need to know about Rome’s Colosseum.
Joe PalumboPublished 3 years ago in FYIExorcism Of Mother Theresa?
What is an exorcism? Exorcism defined is an adjuration addressed to evil spirits forcing them to abandon an object, place or person. Technically, a ceremony used in both Jewish and Christian Traditions to expel demons from people that have come under the power of the demon. The rites and rituals of preliterate people to ward off or to expel evil spirits are also a form of exorcism, though they are sometimes considered witchcraft.
Jason Ray MortonPublished 3 years ago in FYIFYI: Separating facts from myths associated with Saint Patrick's Day
March 17 is Saint Patrick's Day and considered a great day for the Irish. In America this occasion is big business with stores filled with hats, party favors, candy, napkins, plates, large shamrocks. beads and other items all in green. There are a lot of myths and folklore mixed in with the truths that are associated with the man for whom this date is observed. Lets take look at a few of them. He was born Maewyn Succat but changed his name to Patricius or Patrick which means father figure when he became a priest. He is known as the patron saint of Ireland but was actually born in Britain while it was under Roman rule. He was sent to Ireland as a missionary in later years and that is how the stories began.
Cheryl E PrestonPublished 3 years ago in FYIThe dealio with the lingo
Last night, I decided to butter him up before giving the shoulder. But on my way there, it was raining cats and dogs. When I walked out the door, my sister said to break a leg! Now what the hell did all of that just mean? Well, mostly nonsense. Because this didn't actually happen. But I'm guessing one of those common phrases just rang a bell in your head. I got curious about the origin of these myself. Let's look at 10 of them and see where they're from.
Grace LinnPublished 3 years ago in FYIThe 1932 Saratoga Gold Rush
December 5th, 1959 Tom asked me to write up my memories of the gold rush in Saratoga back in ‘32. If you’re old enough, perhaps you remember reading some stories about it in your local paper in July or early August of 1932. As is frequently the case, the newspapers didn’t get the full scoop. I’ve flipped through a few of the little black books which I'd used as journals to refresh my memory of decades past. Don’t worry, I’ll tell you about 1932 in a minute here without troubling you too much with detours into the years before 1932.
Tom CooleyPublished 3 years ago in FYIThe mystery of what Carter's excavation missed
It’s now 114 years since a history-changing association began between English archaeologist Howard Carter and his paymaster Lord Carnarvon.
Steve HarrisonPublished 3 years ago in FYIFootsteps on Your Grave
I found myself down a bit of a research rabbit-hole recently—as often happens—when a friend questioned the logic of the phrase ‘someone must have walked over your grave’. We ended up in a lengthy discussion about the hypothetical workings of parallel timelines, past lives and the like in our attempts to postulate the meaning of the expression. A few days later I found myself still curious about the origins of the phrase and its intended meaning. I found the answers quite fascinating, and it seems fitting to share them here.
Karleah OlsonPublished 3 years ago in FYISlavery History Unimagined
Slavery History Unimagined LIGHTNING STRIKES There was a day that I finally had a thought to myself, “that is enough.” With all that is going on around me and in this country and time, I needed a little bit more information. I decided to look into slavery in a general sense of the term instead of just sticking with and assuming truth on the information I grew up on and that was given to me. Sometimes the best thing you can do is that you just have to do things for yourself instead of believing what you hear. In other words, don’t always assume the knowledge that is obtained whether in your youth or as an adult is correct or more importantly is complete.
How the CPR Hudson locomotives became known as Royal Hudsons
This is the story about how the Canadian Pacific Railway came to be the only non-British railway to be allowed to use the term Royal for a locomotive.
Craig RobertsonPublished 3 years ago in FYI