Discover Hatshepsut’s Myrrh Tree in Luxor, Egypt: This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen’s reign.
— Read on www.atlasobscura.com/places/hatshepsuts-myrrh-tree
There’s a ritual in this Curiosity writer’s house that goes down every weeknight at about 7:30 p.m.: The jeans come off, the PJs come on, and “No Pants Zone” is sung at full volume. The fact is, pants may have been the style du jour of the past couple of millennia, but they’re hardly the most comfortable form of legwear. So who invented them in the first place — and why?
— Read on curiosity.com/topics/the-fascinating-story-behind-why-we-wear-pants-curiosity
Interesting
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And then there is this 😿🙀
Shawn Funk, a Canadian heavy equipment operator, has discovered a number of astonishing prehistoric finds in his mining career including petrified tree stumps and the fossilized remains of prehistoric plants. However, his discovery on the 21st of March 2011 put all of the rest of his discoveries…
— Read on www.disclose.tv/best-preserved-dinosaur-fossil-ever-found-by-miners-in-canada-314244
Uber cool
There would have never been a United States of America without George Washington. John Rhodehamel, author of George Washington: The Wonder of the Age, details how Washington successfully guided the budding nation through war and nurtured her in peace. This video was made in partnership with the American Battlefield Trust. Learn more about George Washington and America’s Battlefields at Battlefields.org.
— Read on www.prageru.com/videos/what-made-george-washington-great
Great history
Pro-Confederate Television – LewRockwell
— Read on www.lewrockwell.com/2019/02/no_author/pro-confederate-television/
After 77 years, the wreck of the USS Hornet has finally been found, lying more than three miles deep in South Pacific waters. The storied aircraft carrier—sunk by Japanese torpedoes in 1942 with the loss of 140 men— played a critical role during the Second World War, most famously in the Doolittle Raid and the Battle of Midway.
— Read on gizmodo.com/famed-ww2-aircraft-carrier-torpedoed-in-1942-found-mile-1832589785
The Rude, Cruel, and Insulting ‘Vinegar Valentines’ of the Victorian Era – Atlas Obscura
— Read on www.atlasobscura.com/articles/vinegar-valentines-victorian
History
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History has a way of repeating itself . Those who are ignorant of its lessons, are doomed to repeat it. JohnBarleycorn
Clearly, Robert E. Lee’s reputation has plummeted from the lofty height it once occupied. It is time to clear a path through the rubble of toppled statues and discarded plaques to examine the qualities of the authentic Lee, as well as the turn of mind that would relegate him to historical ignominy… (essay by Craig Montesano)
— Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2019/02/robert-e-lee-reconsidered-craig-montesano.html
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