The More You Know ★
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- Krassy2
The origins, meaning, and authors behind 50 popular phrases and sayings.
- Nairn2
- *Head Explode gifHayzilla
- this checks out!sarahfailin
- Well... Arctic” comes from the Greek arktos, “bear,” because the constellation Ursa Major,tank02
- well blow me downhans_glib
- grafician1
"Recently discovered papyri give unprecedented insight into the lives of the workers building the Great Pyramid of Giza."
https://www.historytoday.com/arc…
"The survival of these documents is extraordinary, as is the unique snapshot they provide of the lives of dozens of workmen who were witnesses to the construction of a wonder of the ancient world. The personnel lists, delivery slips and other accounting documents are still to be published and they will surely add even more to our understanding..."
- Damn, they had excel back thenGnash
- Crazy how people are okay with the idea of us inventing iphones but stacking rocks? That must have been aliens!scarabin
- But it’s a really big stack of rocks!Gnash
- lol funny. Imagine if we go to mars and find a primitive civilization there ( I know, I know) the only thing we'd teach them is to stack big rocks._niko
- Nairn0
Learn how GPS works on an intuitive level with this neat interactive page... https://ciechanow.ski/gps/
- sted0
Sheehy explains that a few things are necessary for an artificial reef to be successful. Surface area is key because it provides more room for encrusted corals and sponges, which in turn form habitats for various marine species. Weight matters, too—the heavier something is, the less likely it is to be turned over by undercurrent waves and hurricanes.
That’s why tanks have been so effective. “Tanks were not meant to be taken apart,” he says. “They’re good for 150 years.”
- Projectile0
- She the real pro.palimpsest
- FYI - They preferred the they/the pronoun.Nairn
- Bitches barely had tampons. They didn't give a fuck about pronouns.
Check yourself.palimpsest - :|Nairn
- haha wow. they used male pronouns but that was 100% the intentionkingsteven
- Hah, tbh I didn't even read thatkingsteven
- AQUTE1
- it's the speed of sound! really liked this video.sarahfailin