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| "The Witches' Cove," Follower of Jan Mandijn |
Welcome to this week's Link Dump!
We're all just one big happy family here.
The mystery of the "screaming mummy."
Just so you know that the London Museum is all about the glittery pigeon poop.
The life of Diane de Poitiers, royal mistress.
That time scientists argued about whether or not there's a volcano on the Moon.
The man who went from Titanic survivor to Olympic gold medal winner.
Humans have probably been wearing underwear for a very long time.
Restoring the first Air Force One.
The princesses of Early Modern Malay.
The birth of the British picnic.
The 1917 "Miracle of the Sun."
When diamonds were discovered in Arkansas.
How the Vikings depicted the afterlife.
The strange case of a woman found chained to a tree in India. And the sequel's even weirder.
In this week's Russian Weird, we meet some Siberian unicorns.
An ancient bone needle factory.
Skull moss: one of the more unsettling "medical cures."
T. Rex may have been even bigger than we thought.
Regency pig-faced ladies.
A brief history of the "beach read."
A brief history of American dating.
More evidence that ancient humans really got around.
When political conventions were all about the good whisky. Now needed more than ever, I'd say.
Jack the Baboon, railway operator.
The Stonehenge of Lake Michigan.
The mystery of "Vatican Girl."
A colorful member of the British Royal Navy.
Sharks are capable of having virgin births.
Sporty mourning costumes from 1901.
Early accounts of out-of-body experiences.
What may be the world's earliest known solar calendar.
Pro tip: If you die while performing a black magic ritual, that's probably not a good sign.
A look at the Harley Manuscripts.
The man who went from alchemist to counterfeiter.
The family who went from administrators to peers.
Why we need vultures.
The building of the United States Navy.
How a French gymnast came to represent Algeria at the Olympics.
A strange 12,000 year old burial.
Personally, I'm always ready to talk medieval pigs.
The fugitive who inspired "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
The two meanings of "accommodate."
The theory that thunderstorms spoil milk.
The development of American humor.
That's it for this week! See you on Monday, when we'll look at the mysterious end to a young man's road trip. In the meantime, here's some bagpipes, Spanish style.
The convolutions of the 'Vatican Girl' mystery are interesting and musing, but show just how illogical most conspiracy theories are. Home Popham: never liked 'im. The 'Stonehenge' of Lake Michigan would, I assume, mean that there was a sedentary culture in the area; nomads generally don't take up such time-consuming labour in one place; interesting. And dating as opposed to calling is intriguing, in that it required more money. The morality of the 1920s favoured allowed dating, but so did the rapidly expanding economy...
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