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joyousjoyness OP t1_irlnb0s wrote on October 9, 2022 at 5:17 AM

Reply to comment by anastasyah86 in My three Ukraine art pieces: President Zelenskyy, Cat of Ukraine, Dog of Ukraine (Rambo) by joyousjoyness

Thanks! It was way back in February: https://mymodernmet.com/rambo-puppy-ukraine-soldiers/

Rich_Acanthisitta_70 t1_ivgs2kd wrote on November 7, 2022 at 9:22 PM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Genomic analysis of 3-6,000 year old watermelon seeds finds the fruit likely had bitter pulp and greenish-white flesh, and may have been consumed primarily for its seeds by bobstonite

going to link, I thought this one had the better side by side pics. [This](https://mymodernmet.com/wild-versus-undomesticated-fruit/) is one of the others that was better sourced

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TIL artist Salvador Dali illustrated a 1969 edition of Alice in Wonderland, with only 2,700 copies printed. It included twelve illustrations and a front-cover etching signed by Dali himself. Signatures of Dali can be spotted throughout, such as the melting clock found at the Mad Tea Party.

TIL In 1965, an excavation team discovered the Sword of Goujian in a tomb in Hubei, China. Encased in a nearly air-tight wooden box next to a skeleton. The sword is over 2500 years old but was in perfect condition, test affirmed that the blade could easily cut a stack of twenty pieces of paper.

TIL of the Medieval candle time clock, before electricity, a nail was placed at certain places on the lengths of the candle and people would hear the nail hit the ground when lit, letting them know a certain amount of time had passed.

joyousjoyness OP t1_irlnb0s wrote on October 9, 2022 at 5:17 AM

Rich_Acanthisitta_70 t1_ivgs2kd wrote on November 7, 2022 at 9:22 PM