The oldest porn magazine in history, things you should know about your testicles, how much a slave cost in ancient Rome, and the USSR and China almost starting World War III — among many other good finds, all guaranteed! Don't miss this week's Recommended Links.
The oldest porn magazine in history: "In the Egyptian pantheon, penetration could also represent the dominance of one god over another, especially when both were male: the god Seth raped his nephew Horus to impose himself on him. In an encounter, the sodomized god suffers the ultimate humiliation and is forced to recognize his complete defeat. Even before translating the hieroglyphs, it was evident that eroticism is a rarity in Egyptian art. It is understandable that the so-called 'Erotic Papyrus of Turin' (or sometimes 'satirical papyrus') disturbed Champollion, because it endangered his ideal of the Egyptians as a solemn and measured people."
Testicles - 10 important facts you should know (for the good of all three): "The testicles —along with the uterus, ovaries, and the rest of the sexual organs— are the tools that nature provided to ensure the continuity of the species, the main function of the male reproducer being the production of spermatozoa containing part of the genetic information. For that reason, it is necessary to discover and reaffirm important knowledge related to the testicles and their functioning, both with the mission of maintaining the human species and for pleasure... let's begin!"
Testicles that explode or four-headed penises, the most extreme sex life in the animal kingdom: "Although sex for humans is something gratifying (usually), in the animal kingdom it can become something very different. For some species, the sexual act could be likened to something halfway between a Tarantino movie and a B-grade gore film."
The impressive secret internet life of my son with disability: "Sitting in a café near his office at Oslo city hall (Norway), Robert Steen describes how he used to worry that his son stayed up late on the computer. 'Looking back, I think we should have been more interested in the world of video games, in which he spent a lot of time,' says the 56-year-old man. By not doing so, we missed an opportunity we never knew we had."
The Great Yum Yum Book, Robert Crumb's first comic, virgin and 19 years old, to win over his wife: "In 1963, Robert Crumb was 19 years old and a virgin. His father was a distant figure who paid him no attention, and his mother, a Catholic who didn't want a divorce, spent twenty-four hours a day watching TV while on pills. At school, everyone marginalized Crumb, who took all these blows and unloaded them in his panels. In his first work he already fired at parents and the pedantic, banally bohemian young people around him to show his adoration for large-bodied women."
How much did a slave cost in ancient Rome?: "We must keep in mind that slaves were considered objects by free Romans, another part of the furniture or family possessions (of course, without any rights). Therefore, when they bought them, they attended to the physical and mental characteristics of the slaves as if they were a new sofa for the living room. And, of course, they also looked at the price. But how much did a slave cost?"
This is how the USSR and China almost started World War III: "Everything began on the morning of March 2, 1969: 300 Chinese soldiers, who the previous day had walked on the frozen Ussuri River, attacked 55 Soviet border guards on Damansky Island. 'They killed most of our personnel at point-blank range,' recalls Yuri Babanski, retired lieutenant general and Hero of the Soviet Union, who survived that day, unlike many border guards."
The priest Georges Lemaître, the father of the Big Bang who made Einstein change his mind: "Science and faith don't usually mix well, but there are exceptions, like that of the Belgian Catholic scientist and priest Georges Lemaître, who is not only an example recognized by the scientific community, but with great humility was able to correct none other than Albert Einstein. We are talking about the father of the Big Bang theory who tried to demonstrate the origin of the universe."
The restorer YouTuber who is viralizing art and destroying heritage along the way: "On his YouTube channel, accompanying each video, detractors appear, questioning his practices. Baumgartner says he works for different clients, private collectors and public institutions. Through his hands, they say, many works valued at a lot of money have passed. We're not going to deny it: the studio his father founded has a long history and a reputation based on doing good work."
Animals and foods that aren't as linked as you thought: "From a young age, they push animals of the jungle, farm, and forest on us. They are the equivalent of celebrities for young children: they learn where they live, what they eat, the noises they make... but, like the tabloid press, they lie to us shamelessly. That the lion is the king of a place where he doesn't live raised suspicions. I already mentioned how animal sounds in movies don't match reality, but the following creatures also don't have such a persistent relationship with their foods."
The 10 best generals of ancient times, who was the best?: "The history of humanity is full of wars and armies commanded by generals who participated in them, but the great generals who participated in ancient times (the period between 4000 BC with the birth of writing, and 476 AD, with the fall of the Roman Empire) deserve a separate line. It is in this era when Sun Tzu, a Chinese general, strategist and philosopher, wrote the masterpiece 'The Art of War', a time when war was a part of life, armies of such size were used that it forced practically the entire population of the opposing sides to participate, either fighting or as logistical support."
5 simple experiments to prove the Earth is not flat: "Although it seems incredible, in the 21st century it is still necessary to insist that the Earth is round, something known for more than 2,000 years. However, some of the conspiracy theories claiming the Earth is flat continue to spread. These are some simple ways to check that the Earth is round and refute the ideas of flat-earthers."
Videos
A space harpoon, massive car at Daytona, melting a Go Pro clone in acetone, "The king is my father and I don't give a damn about the Bible", 11 months to get these shots, autonomous toy for cats, record wool on a sheep, magic tricks with cards, fails on walls, karma compilation, tomato sorter by size, what it's like to be found and rescued by a rescue dog, "Honky Tonk Women (Hungarian version)", experts rating explosions in movies, the world's rarest penguin, "Vennu Mallesh - It's My Life What Ever I Wanna Do", going down the slope on skis, great white shark attacks cage, pet hippo, cake decoration, and the shorts Kitbull (Pixar SparkShorts) and Seedling, science fiction.
Galleries
Gallery of horror, Antarctic icebergs, tentacles, world record of Smurfs, Tucker Torpedo prototype, adopting a puma, portraits under ultraviolet light, the Kimberley diamond mine excavation, crabs adapting to pollution, retro beauties in bikini, vintage smoking girls, Sam Bailey's social criticism, the Animated Landfill of the Week, and, to finish, the Visual Dump of the Week
