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    TV Show | Sweet Tooth

    Which reminds me of, as Chris Knowles put it, the "transgenic anthem" E.T. by Katy Perry: Near the end, Katy reveals her deer-like legs. And of course, the song is about aliens, which is also becoming more topical by the day. Just take a quick read through this and see what dots you can...
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    The Biblical Moses is primarily based on the figure of conquistador Fernando Cortés

    I love digging into the Bible this way. The most popular book of all-time seems to have a severe lacking of critical analysis. Either it's outright dismissed or viewed through a dogmatic religious lens, which relies more on tradition and debatable interpretations from "authorities." Actually...
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    Triumphal Arches, aka Ianuae Magicae: bridge portals between places, or regular structures?

    And although I think it's fun to speculate on these gates being literal portals to lands beyond, I think Right Arm's suggestion could be a lot more complicated and using principles that we don't fully understand in the modern era. The gate setting the tone for the community, in far more than a...
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    1855: Vortex Cannons during the Bombardment of Sveaborg?

    I think since we just have static depictions, it doesn't mean that these indicate they were firing at (things in) the sky. It could just be showing the path that the projectiles (physical or otherwise) are taking before hitting a ground/water based target. Or, like the article on Moorsom's...
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    Comment by 'Banta' in media 'Boston Fire of 1872. The Corner of Perkins and Pearl Streets'

    All these photos are great, KD. If really confusing. We got the group pose again, plus another numbered rock (number 9 this time). What really stands out here though is behind them, the rock column with the names (which the engravings seem era appropriate). Assuming they were the tenants of the...
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    Comment by 'Banta' in media 'Boston Fire of 1872. South Side of Milk Street'

    I'd love someone to explain to me in what world is a large group posing in front of a disaster area considered appropriate. "Turn around everyone, let's take one in front of the smoking pile of rubble!" I mean, what's the purpose of this photo? To survey the damage? A field trip? Also, there's...
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    Comment by 'Banta' in media 'Boston Fire of 1872. Federal Street'

    A twofer special here: 33 and a hidden hand!
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    Comment by 'Banta' in media 'Boston Fire of 1872. Washington Street'

    Boy, those are some similar looking fellas there. And what exactly are they doing? Very odd photo.
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    Hyperborea: what if it still exists?

    I think this is in serious doubt. Even the New York Times isn't sure of the North pole claims: A Clash of Polar Frauds and Those Who Believe (Published 2009) Eric Dubay has a good recap of the alleged claims and the problems with the data provided (which are either missing or claiming...
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    60,000 pieces, 240 years old. Jaquet-Droz's dolls still write, draw, and play music...

    So, is the ol' hidden hand not even worth commenting on anymore? ;) (probably not actually, it's just to be expected). It is interesting... Like the automata, it seems like these guys were barking up the tree of a few different technologies that wouldn't get really going until the 20th...
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    Ancient bridge construction as presented by Piranesi in the 18th century

    The problem here is though that most of those "documents" were not "re-discovered" until the 18th century or later and then dated according to the same presumptions applied to our timeline as a whole. And many, like the Dead Sea scrolls, have some very serious questions surrounding their...
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    WW2: what was the enemy?

    This is just a fascinating mismash of mythological concepts. Someone smarter and more researched than myself could probably make some sense out of this. The lady seems like some sort of Isis/Medusa hybrid, the return of the demonized feminine. The reptile, who appears to be reaching towards the...
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    1855: Vortex Cannons during the Bombardment of Sveaborg?

    I am no expert on military weaponry (the whole topic sort of sickens me, to be honest, and the glorification of it in our culture), but the one thing that seems obvious is that if you were going to conceal anything from the public and therefore the pages of history, it would be the full extent...
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    Thomas Theodore Merrylin the vampire hunter, and his creatures

    Not KD, but thought I'd comment on this. Though I've expressed my healthy skepticism on this collection, I'm not sure we can really derive anything from the pictures alone. The newspaper which I thought looked like an "obvious fake" was informed by my familiarity newspapers in general. I've...
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    200 years ago: same Population Questions

    Saw this article today and I really think it really underscores the issue with trying to project population levels going backwards. "First time we have a record of," is more accurate, I think. Long Slide Looms for World Population, With Sweeping Ramifications I guess it will remain to be seen...
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    Thomas Theodore Merrylin the vampire hunter, and his creatures

    So, there's definitely some garbage about this claim (maybe to throw the baby out with the bathwater, though I sort of doubt the collection is even as large as claimed). Again, not finding any record of a Merrylin, this image on the "museum" website stood out: Immediately looked pretty fake...
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    Thomas Theodore Merrylin the vampire hunter, and his creatures

    Only got a moment right now, but this is a real "I want to believe" situation. I've been familiar with this collection for awhile and have never been able to verify the existence of a "Thomas Theodore Merrylin" in any documents prior to the "discovery" of his collection. His whole extended...
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    Atmospheric electricity and building destruction in the 19th century

    33, eh? I'd have to be crazy to think that's anything but just another number. Which is still around: Rare look inside church thousands of people pass by every day Looked nicer in the 1960s: But what caught my eye was what is inside of it: Can't help but wonder if that used to be...
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    Comment by 'Banta' in media 'A fresco from the Visoki Dečani Monastery'

    UPDATE: This is making the rounds now (as is the pressure for "disclosure", whatever that may be...): UFO that looks ‘like 600-year-old biblical painting’ spotted near ISS Click through to see, I'd post a picture, but as this is a media entry, not an article, there's no option to attach...
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    Funerary Chullpa Towers and the Aymara People

    Maybe that's an indication of the size of the builders, but I would also suggest simply "why not?" If you have the ability to pour stone easily, why not make it as large as possible? Bricks are commonly used because they're easy to physically manipulate, I would imagine larger blocks would be...
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