The Komos
The Kōmos (Ancient Greek: κῶμος; pl. kōmoi) was a ritualistic drunken procession performed by revelers in ancient Greece, whose participants were known as komasts (κωμασταί, kōmastaí). Its precise...
View ArticlePet Sounds
Pet Sounds Studio album by The Beach Boys Released May 16, 1966 (1966-05-16) Recorded July 12, 1965 (1965-07-12)–April 13, 1966 (1966-04-13),United Western, Gold Star, Columbia, and Sunset Sound...
View ArticleEton Wall Game
The Eton wall game is a game similar to association football and rugby union that originated from and is still played at Eton College. It is played on a strip of ground 5 metres wide and 110 metres...
View ArticleLarping
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View ArticleThe Ambulocetus
AmbulocetusTemporal range: Ypresian Ambulocetus Restoration. Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Cetacea Suborder: Archaeoceti Family: Ambulocetidae...
View ArticleThe 1908 New York to Paris Race
The 1908 New York to Paris Race was an automobile competition consisting of drivers attempting to travel from New York to Paris. This was a considerable challenge given the state of automobile...
View ArticleThe New Guinea Singing Dog
New Guinea singing dog Conservation status Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1] Scientific classification (unresolved[2]) Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammal Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae Genus:...
View ArticleThe Forty-Eighters
For other uses of the term, see Forty-Eighters (disambiguation). The Forty-Eighters were Europeans who participated in or supported the revolutions of 1848 that swept Europe. In Germany, the...
View ArticlePan Twardowski
Pan Twardowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈpan tfarˈdɔfski]), in Polish folklore and literature, is a sorcerer who entered a pact with the Devil,[1] similar to the figure of Faust in German literature....
View ArticleThe Capture of the Hodag
The Hodag is a folkloric animal of the American state of Wisconsin. Its history is focused mainly around the city of Rhinelander in northern Wisconsin, where it was said to have been discovered....
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