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Facts to Cheer You Up

Facts to Cheer You Up

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Sep 21, 2022
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Feeling Lucky

You think you’ve got it bad? King Louis XIV had bowls of shit under his bed all night long. And those fancy noblemen peed in the corners of the rooms in Versailles. Of course, most people were tasked with throwing those contents out for themselves.

My kingdom for a flushing toilet!

Another reason to be grateful!

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When digesting our current media output, getting depressed is way too easy. Stepping back and getting perspective is a great mental health move.

Along those lines, today we will contemplate history.

Horrible Histories is chuck-full of facts to make you grateful.

Love in Medieval Germany

One episode of Horrible Histories is about a young medieval German man who is in love with a barmaid. He wants to ask her to join him for a picnic. His friend laughs at such a stupid idea - and tells him that conjuring a demon instead is a better idea.

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