The EPIC OF GILGAMESH is the earliest great work of literature that we know of, and was first written down by the Sumerians around 2100 B.C. Ancient Sumer was the land that lay between the two rivers,... continue reading
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The Hunt-Lenox globe is the second-oldest surviving terrestrial globe and also the oldest known globe to depict the Americas. The globe is covered in hidden details, including the Latin phrase, HC SVNT... continue reading
posted by newtboy 5 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 497 views • 2:26YouTube description: Octopus, platypus, walrus…there’s something about that –us ending that makes us hesitate when we want to make a plural. Here's what you need to know before you pluralize.... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 270 views • 2:25YouTube description: Why does English have so many words that have twins? Here's how we got to have two vocabularies, one based in Germanic roots, and one based in Latin. Produced for Mental Floss. ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 622 views • 2:20YT: In which John Green teaches you about nation building and nationalism in Latin America. Sometimes, the nations of Latin America get compared to the nations of Europe, and are found wanting. This is... continue reading
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