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TIL about blobitecture, a movement in architecture featuring amoeba-like shapes
en.wikipedia.orgu/Gullible_Air_204 — 2 days ago
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TIL about the maniacal lighthouse keeper of Clipperton Island—the sole male survivor on the remote Pacific atoll following a bout of scurvy and a lack of supplies–who, between 1915 and 1917, terrorized the remaining women and children until he was bludgeoned to death by two of his victims
thedarkatlas.comu/Gullible_Air_204 — 3 days ago
Comment your favourite artist/band, I’ll give you something similar to rate 🫶
u/Gullible_Air_204 — 1 day ago
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TIL that cats–despite being highly revered in ancient Egypt–were bred on an industrial scale to be sacrificed and mummified as offerings to the feline goddess Bastet
en.wikipedia.orgu/Gullible_Air_204 — 14 days ago
TIL that residents of Svalbard–a Norwegian archipelago–often keep their car and house doors unlocked, allowing others to escape if a polar bear were to wander down the main street; however, tourism might ruin this custom
responsibletravel.comu/Gullible_Air_204 — 14 days ago
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Mithras Tauroctonos; this Roman statue of the sun god slaying Taurus is overflowing with ancient astrological symbolism–notice the dog (Canis Major) and snake (Hydra) drinking the life-giving blood, and the scorpion (Scorpius) striking below to drain its primal life force, c. 100 AD [3024x4032] [OC]
u/Gullible_Air_204 — 16 days ago
Statue of a Molossian Dog; this Roman replica of a Greek original (c. 300 BC) depicts one of the ancient world’s most versatile dog breeds, renowned for its exceptional strength as a fearsome war and hunting hound, as well as a dedicated guardian of property and livestock, c. 100 AD [3024x4032] [OC]
Found in Sala degli Animali in the Vatican Museums 🇻🇦
u/Gullible_Air_204 — 16 days ago
Comment and I’ll give you a song to rate (mostly into rock, but feel free to request a genre 🧑🍳)
u/Gullible_Air_204 — 18 days ago
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The Fairytale City of Sintra 🇵🇹 (July 2026)
u/Gullible_Air_204 — 19 days ago
Urns for the mummies of cats; often found with their necks broken, these cats were likely bred for the sole purpose of being religious offerings to the Egyptian feline goddess Bastet, c. 1000-800 BC [3024x4032] [OC]
Found in the Gregorian Egyptian Museum of the Vatican Museums 🇻🇦
u/Gullible_Air_204 — 19 days ago
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Statue of the god Bes, the Egyptian protector of mothers, children and childbirth; often depicted as a squat, bow-legged dwarf with a lion-like mane, a protruding tongue, and a fearsome face meant to ward off danger, Roman age [3024x4032] [OC]
Found in the Gregorian Egyptian Museum of the Vatican Museums 🇻🇦
u/Gullible_Air_204 — 20 days ago