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Medieval Indonesia
siwaratrikalpa
Apparently it's #NationalTeaDay in the UK. Today I'm drinking one of the best black teas - Qímén ('Keemun', 祁門紅茶) from Anhui province in China.Anyway, question: Did people in island Southeast
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Stonekettle
Stonekettle
I don't know if it's still the case or not, but back when I was a Navy Chief and later a Warrant, sailors would ask how to get promoted. They
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Historic Southampton
HistoricalSoton
ENGLAND 3-0 GERMANY, A THREAD:In December 1935, just four years before the start of the Second World War, the swastika flew over Tottenham’s White Hart Lane.Around 10,000 Germans came to
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KaiTheFishGuy
FishGuyKai
It's time to #RateThatFish! The internet's sassiest fish commentary nobody asked for. Let's start with the Louvar. This psychic/fairy type is 50% pink 50% brain. It has the MIND of
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Peter J. Williams
DrPJWilliams
Going to start a thread on the Biblical book of Jonah. @Tyndale_House I have heard this book read out loud in Hebrew in just 4 minutes. The opening is unparalleled
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Andrew C Laufer, Esq
lauferlaw
So that last few days we’ve been discussing @thespybrief Captain Crozier and the #COVID19 breakout on the Teddy Roosevelt and whether going public (outside the chain of command) was a
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Gravantus
The_Tabellion
Aright, let's talk about that time Agobard, Archbishop of Lyon (c. 840) wrote against local superstitions, such as the idea of weather magic, including the belief of "aerial visitors on
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The Scottish Border
ScotBorderOG
So today a thought a wid tell ye aw aboot a cool wee Scottish Landmark just aff the coast o Arbroath. It's a long wan but worth a read.This is
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Valar Morghulis ♮
tommy_viccetti
TOP TEN ANIMALS THAT HAS GONE EXTINCTS.1. THE PINTA ISLAND TORTOISECause of Extinction: goats that humans introduced to Pinta Island who destroyed their habitats, rats (also introduced by humans) who
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Dreadnought Holiday
TheDreadShips
This thing here, looking like one half of a catamaran designed by Sir Mix-a-lot, is the City of Rotterdam. More importantly it's proof that naval architects can still produce terrible
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T. R. Darling
QuietPineTrees
This isn’t your forest. The ground is rocky, as though the trees burst up through some giant slab of granite. You don’t recognize the birdsong, or the patches of darkness
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Mike Sowden
Mikeachim
Okay, so - ugh. Easter weekend is going to be a tough one for walkers, bikers, outdoors-ers - haunted by previous years of gallivanting.But maybe it's also a challenge to
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Rachel Esplin Odell
resplinodell
The US dismisses India's objections to US Freedom of Navigation operations against India's maritime claims by saying the US does FONOPs against 'excessive' maritime claims of nations round the world,
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Renee Liang
ReneeLiang
1/Thks to @NZDoctor_news & @MaudeJourno for making our issues more visible.Racism in NZ has not gone away since the first Chinese NZer arrived in 1853.Subtle or outright it affects both
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Pepe Lives Matter
PepeMatter
Thread: This is not a game, White Squall.#qanon #WWG1WGA There are some who are fear mongering and feeling disheartened due to misinterpreting certain Q posts, the quarantine and uncertainty about
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Blake Herzinger
BDHerzinger
Why the P-8A is not a "Spy Plane." A thread: It's not designed around its camera or intelligence collection sensors. The camera is very good, and has multiple modes, but
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