On this Saint Patrick’s Day, I would like you to think of Saint Aiden.
On this Saint Patrick’s Day, I would like you to think of Saint Aiden. Now before …
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Historical Perceptions
Fun Fact St. Patrick’s Day Edition:
St. Patrick’s Day was never really a huge deal in Ireland. It was Irish immigrants in …
January: A time to look both back and forward like a god with two faces… or why January is the first month of the year
I have had this little blog for nearly a year, and while I am not producing …
Christmas Fun Fact of the Day: Humbug!
At the office today we got into a discussion about the Grinch, which got me thinking about the …
The distance between Marathon and Athens is NOT a Marathon. Wait What?
Statue of Pheidippides, the famous original marathon runner along the road from Marathon to Athens. The …
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Fun Fact of the Day: Weird Quirk of English Language History: The Animal vs. What we Eat
Why is it that the bird is a “Chicken” but we eat “Poultry?” The animal is …
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Fun Fact of the Day: Halloween…why?
Halloween or “All Hallows’ Eve” is the day before All Hallows Day, more commonly known as …
Fun Fact of the Day: Texas Edition
(At my real job I have begun sending out “Fun Facts” to my team, I realized …
Prester John: The Greatest World Myth you Probably Have Never Heard of
The Prester John myth is possibly the greatest myth in history, and it is sad that …
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Modern Copyright can Hurt our Study of Ancient History
A few years ago, I was hired by a historical consulting agency to help put together …
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