Styr4c
Styr4c t1_j1o3r0g wrote
Reply to comment by Igmu_TL in TIL about Saturnalia - a Roman Holiday held between 17 - 23 December. The holiday was celebrated with a sacrifice at the Temple of Saturn, in the Roman Forum, and a public banquet, followed by private gift-giving, continual partying, and a carnival atmosphere. by TurboBennett
Christmas was not created to "smother" Saturnalia, when Rome became Christian they didnt celebrate the holiday because it was closely associated with Romans gods. It was important to their culture though, so it adopted Christian themes and carried on the traditions that actually mattered to the people, like feasting and gift giving.
Styr4c t1_iug9j5p wrote
Reply to TIL dunce caps were originally a sign of high intelligence and wisdom. Philosopher and theologian John Duns Scotus was a proponent of pointy hats as a way to funnel knowledge to the mind and his followers, called Dunsmen, wore them. By the 1500s the Dunsmen fell out of favor as “behind the times”. by Aequitas05
Every TIL post Ive seen in my feed the past several days was either severely stupid/wrong or incredibly obvious. Has it always been this bad and I never noticed or is this new
Styr4c t1_j1qyien wrote
Reply to comment by Bierbart12 in A pan I got for Christmas came with a full size screwdriver for assembly of the handle! There was only one screw. by Andire
Those end up in a landfill, maybe the hope is that the buyer will keep this one. I probably would