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10 Superstitions About Wednesday or the Day of Woden

Wednesday is ruled by Woden, also known as Odin, and is also the day of Mercury. Traditionally, this was a day for business, communications, and,…

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How to Use Eggs to Predict the Future

Are you looking for a way to use eggs in fortunetelling? Who isn’t, right? The article below on how to use eggs to predict the…

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May Bugs Excommunicated and Field Rats Tried in Court

Yes, May bugs received excommunication in a town of Switzerland and field rats were taken to court and given an eviction notice in Tyrol. The…

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8 Weird Reports About the Effects of Studying Too Much

Is it possible to study too much? Will too many books and too much reading make you insane? If you were living in the late…

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10 Superstitions About Thursday or the Day of Thor

Thursday is named after the Norse god Thor, the Germanic god Donar. It is known as the day of Jupiter and is associated with thunder….

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Unbelievable Facts About the Mounds of North America

What do we know about the mound builders who lived in North America before it was settled by the Native Americans we know of today?…

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7 Facts That Prove Ancient Romans Were Obsessed With Sex

You cannot study ancient Roman culture without running into all of their sexual beliefs and practices. In fact, sex was always on the Roman mind…

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8 Disturbing Facts About Being a Woman in Ancient Rome

Women had few freedoms in ancient Rome. Their only legal occupation was motherhood while freeborn men had numerous options within the metropolis. And while television…

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14 Rude Epitaphs That Will Make You Giggle and Groan

One of the amusements of the past was to write funny, rude, and shocking epitaphs for real and imaginary people. The following epitaphs were published…

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8 Unbelievable Facts About the Spartans

Sparta was a city-state in ancient Greece and is best remembered for its fierce people, the Spartans. The Spartans were warriors. From boyhood until death,…

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