History

  • Third Man Syndrome aka Third Man Factor

    In 1916, Ernest Shackleton found himself making his way through the Antarctic after his ship, HMS Endurance, had become stuck in the ice. Shackleton then made the decision, along with two members of the crew, to make the journey to the nearest whaling outpost, which was about 24 miles away. To describe the journey as

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  • Odd Jobs: Archimimi

    Today I learned about one of the oddest jobs I have ever heard of, at least by modern-day standards: Archimimi. In ancient Rome, if you held a funeral, you may have had an archimimi present. The archimimus were essentially funeral clowns who mimicked the dead. They would dress up like the deceased person, wear a

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