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Dec. 18th, 2009 11:09 amRead the Onion, which is running a "Our top stories in the last 4.5 billion years" shindig: http://www.theonion.com/content/ourannualyear09
Highlights:
Woman Domesticated-- Once burdened with physically demanding chores, exhausting farm work, and other unpleasant duties, man's quality of life dramatically improved after his successful domestication of the common woman.
Sumerians Look On In Confusion As God Creates World
Industrial Revolution Provides Millions Of Out-Of-Work Children With Jobs
Some Of Man's Most Important Inventions
* Inclined Plane: A simple machine consisting of a flat surface whose topmost point is higher than its bottommost point, this is yet another example of mankind's propensity for "inventing" things they just found lying around.
* Printing Press: The mass production of printed matter was an instant hit with readers everywhere, who at the time numbered nearly 1,000 and were spread out over some 57.4 million square miles.
Great Monuments to Human Achievement:
* City of Pompeii: In a stunning and still unmatched work of conceptual art, the citizens of Pompeii arranged themselves in poses representing the emotional es of anguish, fear, and desperation, and then waited patiently for lava from the nearby Mount Vesuvius to seal them in time forever.
* The Colosseum: Though best known for brutal gladiatorial blood sport, this amphitheater was also host to a fantastic farmer's market on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday mornings.
Highlights:
Woman Domesticated-- Once burdened with physically demanding chores, exhausting farm work, and other unpleasant duties, man's quality of life dramatically improved after his successful domestication of the common woman.
Sumerians Look On In Confusion As God Creates World
Industrial Revolution Provides Millions Of Out-Of-Work Children With Jobs
Some Of Man's Most Important Inventions
* Inclined Plane: A simple machine consisting of a flat surface whose topmost point is higher than its bottommost point, this is yet another example of mankind's propensity for "inventing" things they just found lying around.
* Printing Press: The mass production of printed matter was an instant hit with readers everywhere, who at the time numbered nearly 1,000 and were spread out over some 57.4 million square miles.
Great Monuments to Human Achievement:
* City of Pompeii: In a stunning and still unmatched work of conceptual art, the citizens of Pompeii arranged themselves in poses representing the emotional es of anguish, fear, and desperation, and then waited patiently for lava from the nearby Mount Vesuvius to seal them in time forever.
* The Colosseum: Though best known for brutal gladiatorial blood sport, this amphitheater was also host to a fantastic farmer's market on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday mornings.
