Post funny, bizarre and cool shit here.

[Carsman]

[rothschild]

Show me an empire that didn't degenerate into a cesspool of degradation.

[BigMark]

Chekslovakian People's Republic?

[rothschild]

You mean the Soviet Union?

Fizzled out pretty quickly, and a body count in the millions.

[BlueTiki]

Fizzled out pretty quickly, and a body count in the millions.

Cancelled Czechs.

[rothschild]

Fizzled out pretty quickly, and a body count in the millions.

Cancelled Czechs.

Touché.

[BigMark]

A 2300 years old Ancient Greek clay stove for cooking and heating found on the sacred island of Delos. The stove consists of 3 burners, a grill, and a baking plate and look
s like five different things could be cooked simultaneously.

[Duchess]

Well that's pretty fucking clever.

[Duchess]

[BigMark]

Galileo Galilei made some major scientific strides in his time, particularly in the field of astronomy. He discovered four of Jupiter’s moons and the stars of the Milky Way, and determined that the surface of Earth’s moon isn’t smooth. Most famously, he vehemently believed, as Nicolaus Copernicus proposed before him, that the Earth revolved around the sun, not the other way around — even as the Catholic Church labeled him a heretic for it. But despite his reputation as a skeptic, his cosmic beliefs included a little of what is now considered pseudoscience, too. To wit, he was one of Europe’s most sought-after astrologers in his time, and wrote horoscopes for Italy’s elite. Some of his astrological tools are even on display at the Galileo Museum in Florence, Italy.

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Galileo, a Pisces, practiced judicial astrology, which concerns human circumstances rather than just natural phenomena; clients consulted him for guidance on illness, travel, love, and other major events. He also wrote birth charts, including for himself and his children. Before he was tried by the church for his belief in heliocentrism, he was investigated for telling his clients that the stars governed their fates — although the church didn’t pursue the matter very far. Galileo’s faith in the zodiac may sound surprising, but at the time, it wasn’t unusual for astronomers to practice this kind of cosmic divination. Some patrons would even judge whether a scientist was worthy of their support by their astrology skills. Indeed, other astronomers we hold in high esteem today, including Johannes Kepler, Tycho Brahe, and Copernicus, also studied astrology.

[Duchess]

I don't remember posting that at all. Holy shit.

[MirahM]

LOL I never saw it. Thats hilarious.

[aussiefriend]

Mark are you really a fan of Gallileo? There is a good song about him, look it up on YouTube, several versions, my favourite is by my favourite singer Eddi Reader.

[rothschild]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QnjC4FYze04

[Duchess]

Ahahaha! That is a perfect response. 

[rothschild]

A gift that keeps on giving.

[rothschild]

Looks like prison food.

[BigMark]

[BigMark]

Congratulations to Tara Dower for becoming the fastest person in history to complete the Appalachian Trail! The 31-year-old from Virginia completed the 2,168 mile (3,489 km) backcountry trail in 40 days, 18 hours, and five minutes, a distance usually covered by an A.T. thru-hiker in five to seven months.
To set the record, Dower ran and hiked an average of 54 miles each day on the often rocky and steep trail, which includes a total vertical gain of 465,000 feet as it runs through fourteen states. She started her daily runs at 3:30 am and continued for approximately 17 hours with several short breaks for meals and 90-second "dirt naps."
Dower used her record-setting run to raise money for Girls on the Run, saying that she hopes her feat will inspire girls and women. “I hope more women get out there,” she said. “It’s not about beating men, it’s about finding our true potential. And, you know, if you beat the men, that’s an extra bonus.” When she reached the trail's end on Saturday night, the exhausted but jubilant Dower fell to her knees and put her hands on the bronze plaque that reads, “A footpath for those who seek fellowship with the wilderness.”

[rothschild]

Amazing accomplishment. Wonder what she'll do next.