59 Unforgivable Sins Of Moons
"Three moons have been seen as was the case in the consulship of Cn. Domitius and C. Fannius," claimed Anacreon.
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Pliny the Elder (23 CE - 79) is known for his ability to assemble a number of previously unrelated "facts" in a methodical fashion, and also for saying "Hold my beer" before getting killed by a volcano.
You Won’t Believe the Secrets of the Pearls
According to an anonymous sword-smith, "There were formerly two pearls the largest that had been ever seen in the whole world. Cleopatra the last of the queens of Egypt was in possession of them both they having come to her by descent from the kings of the East."
It's All About the Stream
A local person says, "Near Nonacris in Arcadia the Styx which is not unlike it either in odour or in colour instantly destroys those who drink it."
7 and a Half Very Simple Things You Can Do To Save Sea Turtles
An excited child says, "The turtle has no teeth but the edge of the mouth is sharp the upper part shutting down over the lower just like the lid of a box."
How To Turn Earthquakes Into Success
"But let us say no more of earthquakes and of whatever may be regarded as the sepulchres of cities; let us rather speak of the wonders of the earth than of the crimes of nature," claimed a goat herder.
Motions of the Planets Aren’t Dead: What We Learned Analyzing 24,000 Planet Aspect Examples
According to Nymphodorus, "The stationary points of Mercury are so very brief that they cannot be correctly observed."
4 Ways You Can Grow Your Creativity Using Harmonies of the Stars
"From Venus to the Sun is a tone and a half," shouted Hippocrates the physician.
4 Romantic Lightning Strike Ideas
A local source says, "The Tuscan books inform us that there are nine Gods who discharge thunder-storms that there are eleven different kinds of them and that three of them are darted out by Jupiter."
Imagine Becoming a Crab
The eggs of all crabs are bitter and are five in number. Their mouth is situate in the middle of the body and faces the earth.
Lofty Stars are no joke
#4. Hence it is plain that the generality of persons are mistaken in supposing the third cause of the apparent altitude to depend on the stars rising from the earth and climbing up the heavens.