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Did you know that #Roman road design included #safety features? In the ruins of #Pompeii, you'll notice small white stones interspersed with the large paving ones along the extensive roads. Those white #stones are 'cats eyes', i.e. gems that have a single line of inclusion of crystals of another mineral inside. Upon light reflecting on them (from the #moon), they enable the walker to see that they are still on the right path! Did you know that #Korea is home to a #metal #monster? The Bulgasari is a creature comprised of an elephant, a tiger, a bear & a bull. An outlaw #monk once created it from rice, fed it needles, & it grew fat on the metal. The government sent soldiers to kill it, but it simply devoured their weapons. After being beaten by the monk for disobedience, it fled & is believed to still roam the Koreas. Did you know that #Victorian #fashion almost wiped out shore #birds in #Florida? During the Victorian Age, bird plumage on hats was all the rage. Within 16 years, 5 million #birds per annum were #killed for decoration. Egrets, a type of #heron were especially popular. 28g (1 oz) sold for the same price as gold in 1915. @mythologyandhistory I recently heard from the iron snail, a history of fashion vlogger, that the automobile killed plumage on hats. People couldnโt ride in cars without messing up their headdresses. @mythologyandhistory Iโm guessing these numbers would look small compared to whatever we โharvestโ for food or fashion nowadays. |
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@mythologyandhistory this is so so cool ๐ฏ my tiny mind is gobsmacked
@mythologyandhistory but what have the Romans ever done for us....
@mythologyandhistory wow and their roads are in far better condition than today's roads.