stackyFACTSBird watching used to involve a lot of actively staring at wood. People fundamentally misunderstood bird biology, assuming that barnacle geese literally grew out of wet driftwood and hatched from hard shells securely attached to floating logs.
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Forget dramatic descent from the clouds; the supreme Inca deity preferred a damp entrance. They believed Viracocha, the creator of the universe, simply walked…
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Imagine the pressure of keeping the solar system functioning through sheer violence. The Aztecs firmly believed that the sun god was locked in a constant,…
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If the sun was sweating gold, the moon was apparently having a deep emotional breakdown. The Incas believed silver was formed from the actual tears of Mama…
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The myth of witches flying on broomsticks originates from a highly disturbing hallucinogenic practice. What was it?
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When you have a deity for literally everything, you eventually have to assign one to feces. Sterculius was the Roman god of odor and manure, essential for…
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In ancient Chinese mythology, eating the right peach meant you never had to die. Gods were said to cultivate magical peach orchards that ripened only once…
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