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@fasc1nate Genghis Khan created an international communication and postal network known as the "Yam." There is no artwork of Genghis Khan from his lifetime. Genghis Khan's conquests caused the deaths of roughly 40 million people, especially impacting China and the area that is now Iran.
The Capillary Cup, conceived by NASA astronaut Donald Pettit aboard the International Space Station, is a unique zero-gravity drinking cup. It was developed from Pettit’s desire to drink water without a bag and straw in outer space.
@fasc1nate The legacy of Lepa Radić, however, lives on. The execution was captured in a series of haunting photographs and she was posthumously awarded the Order of the National Hero by the Yugoslavian government on December 20, 1951.
@archeohistories Autopsy experts say it would not be possible to place the woman’s body in such a loving position if she was already dead. The experts say it is likely the woman chose to die and be buried with her husband and drank poison as she climbed into the grave and embraced her recently…
@archeohistories An Italian diver's discovery off the Sardinian coast led to a remarkable find: tens of thousands of Roman bronze coins, hailing from the early 4th century. After alerting authorities, divers from an art protection squad and the culture ministry's undersea archaeology department…
@historyinmemes Situated 4km off Dursey Island and 9km from the mainland, Bull Rock's most remarkable feature is a narrow passage that pierces through the rock, connecting one side to the other. It occupies a strategic location at the tip of the Beara Peninsula, serving as the gateway to the…