Archangel289

Archangel289 t1_jcppkhq wrote

Reply to comment by bul1etsg3rard in Roman tomb reveals burnt remains left in place, covered by bricks, sealed with lime, encircled by bent and broken nails — rites to restrain the dead from rising by marketrent

What’s amused me before is that Latin has been a dead language for probably more than 1,000 years, and it has a word that directly translates to “vampire.”

The “urban legends” of them have been around for a long time, even if our modern interpretation of them—suave, sophisticated aristocrats and the like—is different

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Archangel289 t1_j6fw48g wrote

Reply to Simple Questions Sunday! by AutoModerator

Is the new Dead Space worth picking up if I didn’t play the original? I own it but never actually played it, so I’m not sure if the upgrades would be worth experiencing the remake first, or if I should just play the one I already own.

(Note: I’m not asking if it’s worth $70, I know that’s a different question altogether. I just wanna know if it’s worth the purchase if I’ve never played the original)

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Archangel289 t1_j2f33l6 wrote

Reply to Simple/Short/Silly History Questions Saturday! by AutoModerator

Wife and I were in Williamsburg today before her marathon next week, and it had me wondering:

Since the Olympics existed for so long, how common has it been over the millennia for humans to run for fun? Or to get dedicated exercise in general? (E.g., push ups, sit ups, and those sorts of basic exercises, even if they didn’t look exactly like we do them today)

This was triggered by seeing a couple out for a run in historic Williamsburg, VA, and it made me wonder how out of place someone running like that would be in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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