In episode 28 of the Hardcore History Addendum podcast, Dan Carlin discusses how one of the important lessons to be learned from the study of human history is to avoid political extremism like the plague. It seems, though, that — as a species — we are doomed to never learn this lesson, especially since we have extremely recent evidence which shows humans do not even have the capacity to avoid an actual plague like the plague.
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As a historian of slapping, what happened tonight might seem like something strange, but in reality, it’s just the latest in a long line of historical slapping incidents. In the year 1204 BC we have the first written record of a slap, wherein a Mesopotamian barley dealer (1/204)
– via @narrenhut
I have to assume there’s a Hardcore History Addendum episode already in the works.