A Revolutionary Summer…
Friday, August 25, 2023
Arab Spring got you on edge? Here’s a Revolution that might sooner bring the edge down on you!
History Schmistory: August 25. Life on the Moon?
Friday, August 25, 2023
1835: The New York Sun begins to perpetuate what later became known as the Great Moon Hoax, six articles written by a fictitious doctor who claimed that he viewed the moon through “an immense telescope of an entirely new principle” and discovered it was inhabited by, among other things, bat-people…
![See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Great-Moon-Hoax-1835-New-York-Sun-lithograph-298px.jpg)
See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
The articles caused quite a stir, not seen again until another bat-like hoax hit the mainstream many moons later…
![By Vinya [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2007-Michael_Clayton-George_Clooney102824.jpg)
By Vinya [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Deadword of the Day: Strigil
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Strigil: An ancient tool for scraping dirt and sweat off the body, (before soap was invented).
As in: May I borrow your strigil?
GO THERE!
Thursday, August 24, 2023
At over 2,500 years old, Budva, Montenegro, is one of the most well preserved medieval cities you could ever get lost in.
History Schmistory: August 24. More Gospels Omitted!
Thursday, August 24, 2023
1456:  The Gutenberg Bible, the first major book produced on a moveable-type printing press, is complete.
![By NYC Wanderer (Kevin Eng) (originally posted to Flickr as Gutenberg Bible) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/800px-Gutenberg_Bible_Lenox_Copy_New_York_Public_Library_2009._Pic_01.jpg)
By NYC Wanderer (Kevin Eng) (originally posted to Flickr as Gutenberg Bible) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Tales of Tourists Walking Around Aimlessly: Florence, Italy
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Ah, beautiful Florence Italy. Nestled in the hills of Tuscany, this one time medieval colossus thrives today as a mecca for tourists, students, and artists. Home to Renaissance superstars such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Giotto, and Botticelli. Does the world’s next great artist walk these streets today, disguised as an unsuspecting tourist? Only posterity can know, next time on TALES OF TOURISTS WALKING AROUND AIMLESSLY!
Deadword of the Day: Sandillions
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Sandillions:Â Numbers like grains of sand on the shore.
As in: Sandillions of  poor helpless rubber duckies are abandoned every day
GO THERE!
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
The most insanely gothic cathedral you’re likely to ever see, Sagrada Familia (Gaudi’s Cathedral) is one of many awe inspiring structures in Barcelona by genius architect, Antoni Gaudi. Now if they can just get those cranes out of the way already!
Are You For Real?
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
What’s the fastest way to walk 10,000ft up a mountain?
On a tightrope! Duh! …This guy actually did just that. And he plans to do more.
