“The largest landowner in the world currently is King Charles III of England. How much land does the Royal Family own? He and the British Royal Family own more than 6,600,000,000 acres of land around the world. They technically own… Read More »Recommended Read: The World’s Largest Landowners
A look into how much people have dunk historically compared to present www.lefineder.com/p/when-did-people-stop-being-drunk Some snippets “[beer] … was subsequently contributing around a 1/3 of government revenue in England and a 1/4 of government revenue in Holland” “For English soldiers, it’s… Read More »Recommended Read: When did people stop being drunk all the time?
Nice walkthrough on how you can identify an exact address from just one picture
This is how you do a money heist. Not with guns
As always, amazing Hidden Brain on science of persuasion [Hidden Brain] Less is More #hiddenBrain podcastaddict.com/hidden-brain/episode/155645786 via @PodcastAddict
Everyone thinks they see the world objectively. This is obviously not so. Listen to find out what impact it has on your life. [Hidden Brain] How Your Beliefs Shape Reality #hiddenBrain podcastaddict.com/hidden-brain/episode/154184069 via @PodcastAddict
Is the fact that people living in more populated areas are in general more “progressive” or “left” oriented just a correlation, or is there some causal link? This article looks into this oxfordpoliticalreview.com/2021/06/28/the-politics-of-place-why-proximity-makes-progressives/ Snippets “Whatever her motivating concern, she is… Read More »Recommended Read: The Politics of Place – Why Proximity Makes Progressives
Debunking some myths about gender in the Middle Ages [The British History Podcast] 143 – Man Up: Gender in the Middle Ages #theBritishHistoryPodcast podcastaddict.com/the-british-history-podcast/episode/153085226 via @PodcastAddict
Je celkom známe, že v sérii Tvrďas týždňa mám tendenciu udeľovať bonus k tvrďáctvu mužom a ženám, ktorí si založili svoju kariéru na tom, že zabíjali Nacistov. Takže keď vezmete do úvahy, aký mám neskutočný odpor pre všetko, čo má… Read More »Kapitán Michael Wittman – Najúspešnejší tankový veliteľ všetkých čias
Nice article trying to summarize the book Understanding Media from Marshall McLuhan https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126274.Understanding_Media Snippets “wheel extends our feet, the phone extends our voice, television extends our eyes and ears, the computer extends our brain, and electronic media, in general, extend… Read More »Recommended Read: Teaching McLuhan: Understanding Understanding Media | enculturation