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lillyeverland: moriarty: ok mini tony is my new favorite...

Mon, 06 May 2013 09:20:45 -0500

lillyeverland:

moriarty:

ok mini tony is my new favorite character

They are connected

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Sat, 04 May 2013 19:57:43 -0500

faeryhearts: Books are a refuge, a sort of cloistral refuge,...

Sat, 04 May 2013 10:43:10 -0500

faeryhearts:

Books are a refuge, a sort of cloistral refuge, from the vulgarities of the actual world.
— Walter Pater.

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Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:05:40 -0500

What Is Up With "Thou," "Thee," "Thy," and "Thine"?

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:14:04 -0500

theyuniversity:

I fucking love Typo fineliners. Too bad they’re based out of Australia and shipping costs $40!...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:12:27 -0500

I fucking love Typo fineliners. Too bad they’re based out of Australia and shipping costs $40!
Maybe when I visit Monterey this summer I’ll make the 2 hour detour to San Francisco, and the nearest typo store…

My friend says I’m like a hipster because I get cold & flu symptoms when it’s not...

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:06:07 -0500

My friend says I’m like a hipster because I get cold & flu symptoms when it’s not cold & flu season.

iamsomethingoffensive: bitchslap-barbie: I think this gifset’s...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:39:08 -0500

iamsomethingoffensive:

bitchslap-barbie:

I think this gifset’s kinda funny.

Chris: *hot pose*

David: *hot pose*

Matt: *hot pose*

Billie: *I’m fucking gorgeous*

Freema: “Yeah, so am I*

Karen: “Goofy but still beautiful*

John: *I don’t know how to stand in front of a camera (or an audience of any kind) and NOT look like I’m about to invite you to bed*

Catherine: *I’m fookin’ hot, and if you say otherwise you’ll meet my really pretty fist*

Arthur: *Mom, did you put the pudding cup in my lunch bag? I’m not seeing it.*

I’ve never seen the cast of Doctor Who summed up better in a photoset.

theramen: if anyone is doubting tigers are of the feline...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:20:20 -0500

theramen:

if anyone is doubting tigers are of the feline family.

Then why are baby tigers called cubs?

nunaco: detenebrate: 0xymoronic: shitarianasays: theeyesinthe...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:40:25 -0500

nunaco:

detenebrate:

0xymoronic:

shitarianasays:

theeyesinthenight:

the-sonic-screw:

platinumpixels:

volpesvolpes:

unseilie:

sarahvonkrolock:

gaysexagainstawall:

them-days-was-olden-as-fuck:

The spread of the black death.

Poland

Poland, tell us your secret.

Poland is the ~~old~~ new Madagascar.

If I remember correctly, Poland’s secret is that the jews where being blamed all over europe (as usual) as scapegoats for the black plague. Poland was the only place that accepted Jewish refugees, so pretty much all of them moved there.

Now, one of the major causes of getting the plague was poor hygiene. This proved very effective for the plague because everyone threw their poop into the streets because there were no sewers, and literally no one bathed because it was against their religion. Unless they were jewish, who actually bathed relatively often. When all the jews moved to Poland, they brought bathing with them, and so the plague had little effect there.

Milan survived by quarantining its city and burning down the house of anyone showing early symptoms, with the entire family inside it.

I reblogged this tons of times, but the Milan info is new.

Damn Italy, you scary.

Poland: “Hey, feeling a bit down? Have a quick wash! There, you see? All better”

Milan: “Aw, feeling a bit sick are we? BURN MOTHERFUCKER, BURN!!!!!”

Also, this might have something to do with it: from what I understand, O blood type is uncommonly… common in Poland. Something to do with large families in small villages and a LOT of intermarriage. The black plague was caused by a bacterium that produced, in its waste in the human body, wastes that very closely mimic the “B” marker sugars on red blood cells that keep the body from attacking its own immune system. Anyone who has a B blood type had an immune system that was naturally desensitized to the presence of the bacterium, and therefore was more prone to developing the disease. Anyone who had an O type was doubly lucky because the O blood type means the total absence of ANY markers, A or B, meaning that their bodys’ immune system would react quickly and violently against the invaders, while someone with an A may show symptoms and recover more slowly, while someone with B would have just died. Because O is a recessive blood type, it shows in higher numbers when more people who carry the recessive genes marry other people who also carry the recessive gene. Poland, which has a nearly 700 year history of being conquered by or partnering with every other nation in the surrounding area, was primarily an agricultural country, focused around smaller, farming communities where people were legally tied to, and required to work, “their” land, and so historically never “spread” their genes across a large area. The economy was, and had been, unstable for a very long period of time leading up to the plague, the government had been ineffective and had very little reach in comparison to the armies of the other countries around for a very very long time, and so its people largely remained in small communities where multiple generations of cross-familial inbreeding could have allowed for this more recessive gene to show up more frequently. Thus, there could be a higher percentage of O blood types in any region of the country, guaranteeing less spread of the illness and moving slower when it did manage to travel. Combine this with the fact that there were very few large, urban centers where the disease would thrive, and with the above facts, and you’ve got a lovely recipe for avoiding the plague.

Interestingly enough, as a result from the plague, the entirety of Europe now has a higher percentage of people with O blood type than any other region of the world.

WHY IS THIS ALL SO COOL

When Tumblr teaches you more about the plague than 12 years of school ever did.

Just to throw a nod in, as a medieval historian, this is all credible, and is the leading theory as to the plagues effectiveness at this point. So. Enjoy your new knowledge!

I absolutely adore when history and science are put together… Things like this is why history is so interesting

manateesandguardians: ima-mischief-causin-sherlockian: hunterju...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:01:23 -0500

manateesandguardians:

ima-mischief-causin-sherlockian:

hunterjumpersismylife:

eponaphino:

sassy horses

I love sassy horses in movies

I work with horses so mandatory reblog

I always said horses were always the sassiest characters in these movies
This post makes me happy

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Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:01:35 -0500

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Sun, 31 Mar 2013 17:01:21 -0500

morrissarty: the best of tumblr confusion

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:01:14 -0500

morrissarty:

the best of tumblr confusion

vardaesque: pineconespinecones: I HAVE WAITED MY WHOLE LIFE...

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:01:19 -0500

vardaesque:

pineconespinecones:

I HAVE WAITED MY WHOLE LIFE FOR THIS GIFSET

#that meat lady was the real national treasure

bigfatphallusy: moonkistprincess: disneyismyescape: swallowed-...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:01:36 -0500

bigfatphallusy:

moonkistprincess:

disneyismyescape:

swallowed-pride:

Disney teaching girls to be princesses the right way.

OH MY FUCKING GOD. THIS IS PERFECT.

PERFECTION.

PERFECTION.

DO I NEED TO SAY IT AGAIN? PERFECTION.

This is one of the very few things I will reblog every time I see it.

This is my point. This is my whole point.

crying at my desk actually

It’s 30 seconds long, please just watch it if you...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:53:00 -0500

It’s 30 seconds long, please just watch it if you haven’t already.

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Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:04:54 -0500

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