I just finished listening to the stuff to blow your mind podcast and the topic was: why do Heikegani crabs look so much like a Samurai mask face?
The two leading theories are (Carl Sagan): Artificial Selection or simple coincidence (Bach).
But I have yet to see anyone seriously consider that fact that perhaps the Samurai mask was inspired by the Heikegani crab itself. Does anyone know if my theory holds water?
Thanks!
A good review of the history and theories here : http://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/legend-heikegani-samurai-ghost-crabs-002049
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I know the voyages took a fairly long time, but I can't find detailed information on what conditions were like for colonists or religious refugees. Any insight would be awesome! (And nonfiction book recommendations, too, if possible!)
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Quote from Lady Caroline Lamb.
On the madness, did he suffer from mental illness or was it more of a matter of being eccentric and reckless?
How "bad" was he? Did he break many laws?
Was he dangerous to your reputation, your finances, or your life?
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Was digging on the web and saw a theory that before the rebellion and being named Protector, Sir William Wallace was a longbowman in Edwards army. One of the sources even took it a step further, positing his name "Wallace" as meaning "Waleish" (welsh) to claim he was a welsh longbowman. The only proof I see is in his seal (a longbow) and the etymology of his name. Is there anything more concrete to take this out of pure speculation? Anything to indicate his service in Edwards retinue?
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When (in history) did people start dating and having premarital sex (in the West.) For a long time, a girl was considered "ruined" if she lost her virginity before marriage. When did that change in Europe and America?
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Do they mean only his colleagues and family knew? Does that mean the whole of the SA knew, or just the Nazi leadership? How about his political opponents in other parties? Was it known among the public as fact, or just whispered as rumor? Was his sexuality an open topic of discussion in the press or on the radio? Or church? Would Rohm have showed up at a Nazi function with a male date? If Rohm were asked "do you find men sexually attractive" would he be 'openly gay' enough to answer in the affirmative? What does "Openly Gay" mean in 1920's-30's political Germany?
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Are there any records that point to it that left handed men were superior soilders in ancient warfare?
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How were poor peasant farmers in 17th century Europe convinced to adopt the four-field crop rotation system?
Was there communication between peasants? Did the state teach peasants the new technique to improve yields? Were peasants suspicious of changing centuries old techniques?
Thanks
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I know the title sounds ridicules but, I read recently that romans had discovered how to build a steam powered engine if pursed it in stead of slavery would that have the proper technology to make a functional rail system?
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I ask because from what I understand, the Germans were already spread thin and were starting to lean a bit more towards the losing side even before D-day
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I saw another post awhile back that asked a similar question regarding the USSR, asking what became of the previous personal debts but it remained unanswered. But for sovereign governments, How reasonable is it to expect the succeeding governing body to take on the debts of its predecessors, and what would occur if they refused?
Say I purchase a T-Bill/United States Savings Bond, and the next day the United States is no longer and has been replaced by the Greater Kingdom of New Canada[fictional]. What expectations do I have of this new government to honor the loan I gave to the previous government, if any at all?
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I have read that the Russo Japanese War was one of the primary Reasons for bloody Sunday and an eventual Russian revolution. To what extent is this a true claim? Also, did the war positively impact Japan. I know that it strengthened the international image of Japan for westerners, but did it have any other internal effects?
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Developers of a video game called Kingdom Come: Deliverance speak of a pretty serious effort to pursue historical accuracy in their portrayal of Northern Bohemia as it was in 1403. In this game, a player takes the role of a son of a blacksmith who travels around in 16 square kilometre area between modern day Sasau and Rattay.
Real world settlements and towns in the game include Stříbrná Skalice, Světlá nad Sázavou, Ledečko, Sázava Monastery, Talmberk Castle, Samopše, Úžice, Nový Dvůr, and Přibyslavice.
Minorities portrayed in the game mostly consist of Cuman mercenaries. There are no black or oriental people travelling around the countryside. This makes a situation that keeps drawing significant and consistent amounts of critique in gaming press and as such, likely affects the score and sales of the game negatively. Is it called for? Should a person living in rural countryside of Bohemia in 1403 expect to encounter people of different and diverse skin colors? [Here] (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-02-20-kingdom-come-deliverance-review) is an Eurogamer's review of the game as an example.
Direct quote from the review by Eurogamer:
But there's also a big problem. There are no people of colour in the game beyond people from the Cuman tribe, a Turkic people from the Eurasian Steppe. The question is, should there be? The game's makers say they've done years of research and found no conclusive proof there should be, but a historian I spoke to, who specialises in the area, disagrees.
"We know of African kings in Constantinople on pilgrimage to Spain; we know of black Moors in Spain; we know of extensive travel of Jews from the courts of Cordoba and Damascus; we also know of black people in large cities in Germany," the historian, Sean Miller, tells me. Czech cities Olomouc and Prague were on the famous Silk Road which facilitated the trade of goods all over the world. If you plot a line between them, it runs directly through the area recreated in Kingdom Come. "You just can't know nobody got sick and stayed a longer time," he says. "What if a group of black Africans came through and stayed at an inn and someone got pregnant? Even one night is enough for a pregnancy."
Does this historian's portrayal appear accurate and relevant in terms of how a peasant or a son of a blacksmith was likely to experience Northern Bohemia of 1403?
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So i've always wondered this ever since i found this info graphic https://imgur.com/a/oh1Mf any explanation would be appreciated
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In a background article in the Times of London about KGB and soviet allies trying to cultivate spies in the 70s and 80s in Britian, there is mention of lunching, flattering and paying contacts in red gold. Later it mentions the guardian writer richard gott who was in contact with kgb in the 60s and 70s said he took red gold in form of expenses. Was red gold a euphemism for bribe/gifts? If so was the most common form of giving bribes/gifts?
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