Greek physicians would diagnose their patients by tasting their ear wax. Needless to say, medical school enrollments jumped after this practice was discontinued.
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| Doctor Treating a Patient, Greek Oil Flask, 480-470 BCE |
Indonesia’s most popular tourist destination, the 8th-century Borobudur, is the largest Buddhist temple in the world, made up of ascending levels that represent the three planes of existence in the Buddhist universe—Desire, Forms, and Enlightenment. Tourists who climb to the third level of the temple invariably experience Enlightenment, namely, that it was a good idea to go on vacation.
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| Borobudur Temple, view from above |
When Lenin attacked the Winter Palace at St. Petersburg on October 25, 1917, ousting the Provisional Government of Kerensky, he promised the Russian people, “Peace, Land, and Bread.” What they got was Stalin.
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| Stalin (2018) by Andrei Mironov |
Photo/Image Credits
ReplyDeleteGreek oil flask with doctor treating a patient, courtesy of Marie-Lan Nguyen:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medicine_aryballos_Louvre_CA1989-2183_n2.jpg
Borobodur photo courtesy of CEphoto, Uwe Aranas:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Borobudur-Temple-Park_Indonesia_Stupas-of-Borobudur-01.jpg
Stalin (2018) by Andrei Mironov courtesy of Andrey Mironov:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stalin_A._Mironov.jpg
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Sources – original publications:
ReplyDelete“Ancient History,” Cacti Fur (September 4, 2019)
“Medieval History,” The Penmen Review (December 16, 2019)
“Modern History,” Poetica Review, Issue 9 (Spring 2021)
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