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what314159 t1_ixfx4s0 wrote
Do they speak English and understand the US? If so, while it is almost impossible to choose from a nearly inexhaustible list of cultural masterpieces from the last 2700 years that cross all natuonalities and races, I would follow a version of Ocam's Razor and Murphy's... so today I would suggest "Wait in the Truck" https://youtu.be/YsMB0i5YTOc
It speaks of a mindset, a sense of morality, a justice system, human foibles, compassion, strength, and sacrifice- in addition to having all of the basic sound components that demonstrate a fairly literate society without trying to wow them by saying "hey look at us, we general relativity and can do some Chopin and Bach" ... just imo
what314159 t1_j2a6kyk wrote
Reply to TIL the first story to include space travel, aliens, and interplanetary warfare ("A True Story") was written in Ancient Greek in the second century AD, and was written as a satire of outlandish ancient stories. by foodtower
cool fact!
obligatory post about "I'm pretty sure certain 'books' of the bible were written about about 1000yr prior" lol