I had a dream last night that I took a cruise to Egypt. I was so excited about it because I've always wanted to go. So I'm climbing around the Temple of Karnak's Hypostyle Hall (Hall of Columns) and in my fervor, I knock over one of the columns. I don't know how I could have since they're bloody huge. But over it went and smashed into a million ( Read more... )

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The Cap Arcona was sunk.

Why should I care you ask?
Well actually it's a tragic story, I would say more so than the Titanic.

To paraphrase from wiki.

The Cap Arcona was a German luxury liner during WWII. It was built in the 1920's and used as a luxury transport between Europe and South America. When it was confiscated by the German navy they turned it ( Read more... )

I do love wikipedia.... anyway bits and pieces of history interjected into the 300 movie make me smile.

Then Xerxes I asked him more forcefully to surrender their arms. To this Leonidas gave his noted answer: Μολών Λαβέ (pronounced: /molɔːn labe/), meaning "Come and get them". This quote has been repeated by many later generals and politicians in ( Read more... )