Oldie, but a goodie. Come spend a couple minutes with Carl Sagan as he explains how Eratosthenes figured out the circumference of the earth and that it truly was a sphere!
The pacing is a little slower than we're used to these days, but it's a relaxing five or so minutes. Rebel against the attention economy for a moment this Friday and indulge yourself.
Am I wrong to think the concept of “Western Culture” is complete fucking bullshit? If you took the average fashoid to ancient Greece they would be like “what in the fuck are you blabbering about?”
Modern day Chuds walking around Athens 7th millennium BC: "Where all the white people at?"
Yeah, there would be quite the language barrier.
I mean, the ancient Greeks were pretty mean about other races, just in the name of Greekness rather than whiteness