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The Coffee Shop – Building a Medieval Castle (video)

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From Great Big Story: It’s hard to fathom how magnificent castles were built centuries ago. One group set out to understand just that by … Continue reading →

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Readings – Whistling Sling Bullets Were Roman Troops’ Secret ‘Terror Weapon’

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

~ Readings features content from elsewhere. ~ It seems humans have always found ways to terrorize their enemies in addition to killing. Eighteen hundred years ago, one of these was was “whistling” bullets flung with slings. –o-O-o– Whistling Sling Bullets Were … Continue reading →

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