https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMMz2VwbhVI This is less something new I learned rather than perhaps my favorite bit of historical esoterica - the Papal Schism! (or the Great Schism) (or the Western Schism) (or the Schism of 1378) (or the Occidental Schism) (but not "Schism" by Tool, despite being a great song). Really, it's probably just because of the... Continue Reading →
Arch Stanton Guest Post: Episode 4 of Today I Learned – Viking Thralls
A recent study mapped the DNA of modern Icelanders and determined the Icelandic men were roughly 80% derivative of Norse/Scandinavian countries, but traits passed down only through females show over half of the population was Celtic. At first look, this a quirk of genealogy, but with a bit of math and good ol' fashioned logic,... Continue Reading →
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