> A form of cannibalism popular in early modern Europe was the consumption of body parts or blood for medical purposes. This practice was at its height during the 17th century, although as late as the second half of the 19th century some peasants attending an execution are recorded to have "rushed forward and scraped the ground with their hands that they might collect some of the bloody earth, which they subsequently crammed in their mouth, in hope that they might thus get rid of their disease."
@Cerberus I don't know. Addictive
I tried abstaining, but my personal record is about 1.2 days
Daniel (Aramaic and Hebrew: דָּנִיֵּאל – Dānīyyēʾl, meaning "God is my Judge"; Greek: Δανιήλ Daniḗl), the hero of the biblical Book of Daniel, is a noble Jewish youth of Jerusalem taken into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, serving the king and his successors with loyalty and ability until the time of the Persian conqueror Cyrus, all the while remaining true to the God of Israel. The consensus of most modern scholars is that Daniel is not an historical figure and that the book is a cryptic allusion to the reign of the 2nd century BCE Hellenistic king Antiochus IV Epiphanes.Six cities claim...
Really brings up the late USSR, it grew shoddy and dilapidated. Poorly repaired buildings and poorly made movie props. In a stark contract to movies of the 1960s.
But a nice movie if you consider the target audience
> We will need 100 days. From the moment a decision is taken that a tweaked vaccine is necessary, that is how long the chief executive of Pfizer has said it will take for the first regulatory-approved vaccine tailored to the new variant.
> You can tell Paul but you can't help all. You can teach rooms but you can't eat shrooms. You can teach treason but you can't each reason. Why can't he choose candy chews when he can teach ooze he can't eat shoes?
I've just now tonight heard at least three different pronunciations of omicron on the news. I therefore expect ELU rants and questions, perhaps rancid questions, about this "discrepancy" to show up in short order.