I saw this in Idaho not too long ago

I apologise for the inevitable trauma. Hand stitched Mr. Punch puppet head, collar and rod - date unknown. Punch and Judy, a popular duo since 1662, are arguably the first ever 'cartoon characters', featuring the jolly jaunts of a serial killing, wife beating jester and his love of making his baby into sausages. While the traditions have changed somewhat, there's no doubt that the character is still an enormous part of British pop culture. This fabric example is from a stick puppet, rather than a glove puppet, and is hand detailed. He's rather shabby in appearance, which adds a nice bit of local flavour, and apparently needed a few running repairs to his bulbous nose and chin!

Purchased when I was researching my novel - for which the cable is an integral part - this is an authentic piece of the 1866 Transatlantic Telegraph Cable. Laid after the disastrous failure of the 1855 cable, this piece was laid by Brunel's SS Great Eastern in 1866. Over 2,200 miles of this cable was laid between Valentia Harbour and Newfoundland by the world's largest ship. Her paddle wheels, propeller and sail - not to mention her immense size - made her incredibly stable runner, but most importantly, the only ship in the world capable of holding 2,000 miles of submarine wire. The first run of 1865 makes the climax of my book, The Great London Conspiracy - and details many of the real trials and tribulations suffered by ship and crew in the Atlantic - not to mention the loss of the cable after more than half of it had been laid. Note the fracture in the pitched wire that makes up the armouring. This was hugely troublesome stuff, and regularly prone to signal loss. Many miles of cable had to be pulled up should communication drop - not an easy task - and would require the damage to be cut away and spliced back by hand. Imagine, for a moment, over 2,000 MILES of this being laid across the Atlantic ocean - this slim, fairly light and fragile cable was the only communication linking the two empires. That is insane!

As a teacher, I get to see students get older all the time. Is anyone brave enough to show what they looked like as a kid/teen to now?

1 God will show you the bad 2 God let him continue to hurt you 3 God will show you his lies one by one Until you finally realize He's not the best for you:) This is only for people who are Muslim because otherwise they won't understand 👍 all muslims respect any religion 🙏🏽❤️

This started out because I wanted to learn more about the origins of the Bible. But as I'm researching, nearly all the original documents that we ascribe to western history (Greece, Rome, Jesus, everything) we have are from like the year 900-1500 AD and forward. We only have copies of copies from hundreds to thousands of years before. (this isn't including like Egyptian hieroglyphics but western writing that we read translations of today like works of Aristotle, Plato's Republic, Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, or the Bible) We have some old documents, but just fragments they're not anything related to our history of literature (dice, official decrees, fortune telling bones, records of sales, etc.) and I'm sure lots of the old copies we have are honest attempts at transcribing or translating, but if you think any of the stuff you read from thousands of years ago is a translation from an original document, you're wrong. It's kind of crazy. So much of what I know is someone's version of history from long after it happened. As someone who's been an editor of Wikipedia, I see how much people bend the truth (or just pick and choose) for real time events. Imagine how wrong the historians probably were. I don't really trust any western history before 1000 AD. You can't believe anything anyone tells you. Always question.

what makes you happy ?

Im new here Nice to meet you🥰

I also share a birthday with Nelson Mandela.

How many of you study/look into/research the history of the words we use today? I have come across one person in the past year that even knew what etymology was.

Who enjoys or needs that bitter cup of Joe to get through the day? It supposedly has been around for centuries, but has only had direct evidence of use and cultivation since the 15th century. It originated on the Ethiopian plateau and didn't make it to Europe until somewhere in the 16th century due to trade in the Mediterranean! Bonus: It was used by Yemen monastaries to aid in focusing on their studies, and it was this same benefit that helped it spread in Europe. Catholic priests originally did not believe in it, but when they saw its magic it quickly spread throughout the monasteries in Europe.

if talking on the phone and video calls are rare, what else can treat feelings of missing???

In medieval Germany, husbands and wives could fight in a marital duel in order to legally settle their disputes. Interestingly, the man had to fight in a hole with one of his arms tied behind his back. The woman was allowed to move freely within the arena but had to wear cloth containing weights. As for her weapon, she was usually given a sack filled with rocks. The man was provided with three clubs. However, if he touched the side of the hole during combat, he had to forfeit one of his clubs. Married couples were usually given a month or two to settle their differences prior to combat. The duel would only take place if they could not compromise and make peace with each other. If the husband lost the duel, he would have his head cut off. If the wife lost the duel, she would be buried alive.

George Washington had a weed farm.😂