Historical Fragments

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasuke


Legendary Black Knights: Mysterious Medieval Entities of Neutrality
https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-l ... hts-004728


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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wesley_Hardin

Play it 2x speed (Watched this after I had finally gotten around to listening to a podcast on him posted in 'What are you listening to now.")




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_Masterson

BAT MASTERSON AND THE SWEETWATER SHOOTOUT
https://www.historynet.com/bat-masterso ... -shootout/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobeetie,_Texas
When the town applied for a post office in 1879, the name "Sweetwater" was already in use. The town took the new name of "Mobeetie", believed to be a Native American word for Sweetwater. It was allegedly later revealed that the word, in fact, meant "buffalo dung."



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The likely inspiration for the story development in Red Dead Redemption 2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundance_Kid

Movie based on him and Butch Cassidy
https://archive.org/details/butch-cassi ... e-kid-1969

Most Rockstar games are inspired from movies. . .

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Edvard Munch, Angry Dog (ca. 1938–43) Backstory: https://www.munchmuseet.no/en/edvard-mu ... r-quarrel/

Listed in:

9 Times History’s Greatest Artists Made Bad Artworks
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-edi ... d-artworks


A Compelling Visual Theory that Edvard Munch was Actually Trying to Paint His Dog
"The Scream," or "The Spaniel?"
https://www.core77.com/posts/90924/A-Co ... nt-His-Dog

That might actually make more sense when you consider that a 4-year-old might be a better artist. . .

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1922 video (oldest igloo footage.)


The video has a controversial background with the creator (who was a BS artist for publicity.)
https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comment ... _an_inuit/

The Inuits of Greenland invented the kayak.
https://oceanwide-expeditions.com/blog/ ... 0equipment.

Inuit clothing has remained unchanged for thousands of years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Inuit_clothing



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The Drumpf side of Trump The Grievance Grifter’s lineage? Canadian brothels, a Hooker, and bankruptcies galore
https://corruptiontrumpandgop.quora.com ... ies-galore



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Erfurt latrine disaster of July 1184, when Henry VI, King of Germany (later Holy Roman Emperor) had some guests over. . .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erfurt_latrine_disaster

Inside The Erfurt Latrine Disaster Of 1184, When 60 Nobles Drowned In Excrement
https://allthatsinteresting.com/erfurt-latrine-disaster






Victorian asthma cigarettes: who was Dr Batty?
http://thequackdoctor.com/index.php/vic ... -dr-batty/


Historical photos
https://storiesfit.com/2022/11/04/60-bi ... hind-them/

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How the inventor of the troll doll missed out on a fortune
https://thehustle.co/how-the-inventor-o ... term=4ABCD



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Florida coast sailboat captain murders Dupperrault family, except one survived.
https://fb.watch/iFzge70FNc/?mibextid=NnVzG8



More crap to ponder ( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Parker_Ray )
https://fb.watch/iFB7AqQAYJ/?mibextid=NnVzG8



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Curious Questions: Did a double decker bus really jump over Tower Bridge?
https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/mo ... dge-192696




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Australian Aboriginal cave art
https://www.aboriginal-bark-paintings.c ... -rock-art/



https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Rock_art


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Wealthiest presidents
https://due.com/blog/richest-presidents-in-us-history

Theodore Roosevelts house (Sagamore Hill) Virtual Tour
https://www.nps.gov/sahi/learn/photosmu ... altour.htm

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Hercules is based on Indra?

The gnome-like heads atop Mount Nemrut in southeastern Turkey actually represent a king, some ancient deities, and a hero.
https://wtfarthistory.com/post/23102743 ... ary-gnomes

And then it gets into Iranian religion (Zoroastrianism)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verethragna

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of ... n_Behistun

And if you think of Samson, a lot of parallels to Hercules exist (which likely took inspiration from the Babylonian legend of Enkidu, like most of the Bible. . .)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson#:~ ... adaptation).

I was also thinking of gnomes from a historical inspiration, just as King Antioche of Turkey was inspired by Iranian Zoroastrianism (which incidentally many believe inspired Christianity, and Turkey was a major hub of Christianity in the ancient world) and likely took inspiration from Mithras with the Phrygian cap symbolism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiochus_I_of_Commagene

So to finally answer what I was looking into, gnomes were based in Scandinavia in origin but became popularized in Germany and then England (garden gnome statues) and I tend to believe the symbolism of the Phrygian cap needs to be analyzed to know what it means. . .


Something to read

Pagan and Gnostic Antecedents to Merkabah, Kabbalah and Goetia Volume I -Reconstructing the Syncretic Gnostic Microcosm
https://www.academia.edu/45216820/Pagan ... _Microcosm


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Roman_mysteries



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Da Vinci Bust Myth Debunked By French Scientists
https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-ge ... ci-0015223

Artist Richard Cockle Lucas (19th century Brit) made the bust (and it was later misattributed to Da Vinci.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Cockle_Lucas

Radiocarbon dating
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-85505-x

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People think other companies stole the idea of Big Mac. . .
https://www.ocweekly.com/the-5-most-egr ... ent-412479

A restaurant chain in New York originated in 1958 the triple-stacked (meat, bread in center, and another stack with lettuce) burger using dressing similar to Thousand Island (ketchup, mayonnaise, relish) with a pickle and onion on the bottom. It might not have had cheese, but it was identical in concept. This would have been a decade prior to Mcdonald's releasing their burger in 1967.

The only reason his burger chain didn't catch on was that the chain couldn't compete with the growth of companies like Burger King (which were 10x the size,) and once Mcdonald's adopted the Big Mac, Carrols would close up by the 1970s (Note: the company appears to have closed down their restaurants and turned them into Burger King franchises, and currently is the largest owner of those franchises. https://investor.carrols.com/news-relea ... n%20states. )

I came to that conclusion prior to reading this article.

Whatever Happened To ... Carrols?
https://www.democratandchronicle.com/st ... -/4310953/


Not a single standing building remains after 2014.

Syracuse's last former Carrols restaurant - home of the club burger - to be torn down and replaced
https://www.syracuse.com/news/2014/01/l ... laced.html




Looking at the ad, I suspect consistency and the appearance of false advertising (such as the skillet shows very thinly pressed burgers, and the close-up shot looks like one you would cook on a grill) might have made people less likely to go their over the competitors.

The Carrol's Club Burger in 1958 (not Big Mac which started in 1967) --Best image quality--
https://www.facebook.com/OnondagaHistor ... &ref=notif

It's not too common for restaurants to just take ideas and concepts and make them their own. Take for example the founder of the Big Boy restaurant chain.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Wian


http://www.marriedtothesea.com/022808/asperger-king.gif



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https://bomboh.com/qanat/

A qanat, also known as kārīz, is an underground aqueduct system used for transporting water from an aquifer or water well to the surface. Originating in Iran around 3,000 years ago, the system has various regional names across North Africa and the Middle East, including foggara in Algeria, khettara in Morocco, and falaj in Oman. The qanat system is still operational in Iran, Afghanistan, Oman, the Turfan region of China, Algeria, and Pakistan.



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Edo era Japan had a searchlight powered by candle, which looked very similar to a modern flashlight (or "torch" as they say outside the US.)


The Gando (龕灯) was a portable samurai-period searchlight invented during the Edo period.
https://samurai-world.com/gando-samurai-searchlight/

I noticed it at the end of a 1962 movie, Chushingura (the story of 47 Ronin.)

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Swiss bank documents with ties to Nazi money stolen from Jews was heading for the shredder, and the person who released the info to the public was lambasted by a people who saw him as an enemy of Switzerland.

https://www.reuters.com/article/swiss-w ... SL5N1V81SJ


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph_Meili



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The same parking lot where Richard the III was found, also seems to have contained another Plantagenet from 200 years prior.

https://www.livescience.com/49987-myste ... d-iii.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_o ... _Leicester

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An IRA insider, codename 'Steakknife,' was into extreme pornography involving animals.

Stakeknife: Who was Army's IRA spy Freddie Scappaticci?
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-65264407

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Scappaticci
In January 2018, Scappaticci was arrested by police regarding offenses including murder and abduction, but was released on bail. On 5 December 2018, Westminster Magistrates’ Court sentenced Scappaticci to 3 months imprisonment, suspended for 1 year, after he pleaded guilty to possessing "extreme pornographic images", including those which featured animals. The pornographic materials were uncovered during an investigation into serious crime during the Troubles.[12]



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stakeknife
On 29 October 2020, the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland decided that there was insufficient evidence to put him on trial on charges of perjury.[14] Stephen Herron, the PPS director in the area, also ruled out prosecutions of former members of the security services who are understood to have been his handlers as well as a former member of the PPS.[14] This means that there is little chance of him appearing in a criminal trial, despite a multimillion pound investigation into his role as a state agent inside the IRA.[14]





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The most endangered buildings in Britain – in pictures
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesig ... n-pictures

A place called Overstone Hall will be demolished after arson, and has mostly been neglected from the very beginning of it's creation in the 1800s, with 114 rooms.
https://www.barryhowardhomes.com/overstone-hall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74SErP12bwc
https://www.facebook.com/profile/100068 ... erstone%20


Looking through the images on that FB page, it shows some reference to the church organization that owned it (and might possibly have set fire to the property if they couldn't afford it and were trying to sell it?) The page showed they spent $600,000 for a baptismal pool, and the house itself was bought for $750,000 back in the 1970s.

https://www.northantslive.news/news/his ... ts-4302946

This place was recently demolished (2 years after the last owner died in the 1930s, and would have belonged to a Parr noble at one time.) It was destroyed to make room for new estate development, during the Great Depression of all things. . . It's surrounded by fucking farm land.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horton_Hall



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The true inventor for Monopoly was a woman, named, Elizabeth Magie, who invented 'Landlord' which comprised the rules of Prosperity & Monopoly, which were intended to give the player the experience of everyone winning when a land was purchased, or someone loses while taking out the rest (which contributed to negative side effects for the players.)


https://www.womenshistory.org/articles/ ... e-inventor

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Smethwick Engine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smethwick_Engine

It's the oldest working pump engine (from 1779) which was moved to inside a museum.


It would have operated similar to this place, Crofton Beam Engines, from 1819.
https://goo.gl/maps/Y4dvWkvhQe1Sp9CH7



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The Mad King and Magna Carta
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ ... 180955745/

ROBIN HOOD AND THE MAGNA CARTA
https://blogs.law.gwu.edu/gwlawlibrary/ ... agna-carta

Magna Carta 1215
https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/magna-carta-1215

The Articles of the Barons
https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/the- ... the-barons


King John died of dysentery after trying to redact the Magna Carta with the aid of the Pope, which brought about the civil war.



sword of Godfrey of Bouillon
https://www.brusselstimes.com/36560/is- ... nd-reality
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godfrey_of_Bouillon

Britain's Oldest Door (Westminster Abbey 1030-1050 AD)
https://www.westminster-abbey.org/about ... ldest-door




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Ksar Draa and the Circular Palaces of the Algerian Desert
https://www.historicmysteries.com/ksar-draa/



2000 year old "bikini"


I wonder who sniffed those out? Was it some kind of panty thief/archeologist, or was it someone who was a connoisseur of gym wear?

[Roger Mexico]

Explorers find WWII Japanese ship sunk with over 1,000 Allied POWs

"Australia’s largest maritime wartime loss with a total of 1,080 lives."