Get ready to look like a gigglemug while you and your chuckaboos enjoy these Victorian slang terms from History Hustle. It's all beer and skittles. 1. Bricky 2....
Courtesy of Christoph Baumann, studied Ancient History at Heidelberg University The iron claw of Archimedes to defend the city-walls of Syracuse from naval assault had a devastating effect on the...
Answer provided by Therese Oneill, Writer, Unmenntionable! The Victorian Lady's Guide to Marriage, Manners & Sex A lot of us have sort of trained our bodies to relieve themselves at...
By Stephanie Weber It’s September which evokes memories of apple-themed activities like going back-to-school and learning about Johnny Appleseed. While he seemed like a perfect storybook legend, he was actually...
How would people from the Middle-Ages react if they ate a Big Mac? Answer provided by Matt Riggsby, MA Archaeology, Boston University The average peasant would find it a bit...
Answer provided by Oscar Tay: What most people know of as the “pirate accent” is not actually how pirates talked. It’s called West Country English and it’s spoken in Devon,...
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