weird medieval guys

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did you know that the English words druid, trust, truth, betroth, and truce all share a root word with “tree”? this reflects the longstanding spiritual and symbolic significance of trees in many European cultures

a hand drawn diagram of a tree showing the many words that come from the root word of ‘tree’

Dropping in on the Discourse to reiterate that British food is a) not bad and b) the way Americans specifically talk about it is completely deranged. Yes Brits eat more processed food than anywhere else in Western Europe and that is Not Good but it’s also doubly true of America!

switched pharmacies and went into the new one for the first time to check if they had my meds. the guy looked in the back and said “yeah, we’ve got them….catch!” and pretended to baseball pitch them directly at my noggin

A pneumatic goblet designed by Ismail al-Jazari in the 13th century. When the goblet is filled with wine, the duck on top begins to scream and rotate before stopping with its beak pointed at a random partygoer. It doesn't stop screaming until the chosen person has drained the goblet completely.

a medieval drawing of an ornate goblet with a bird ornament on top and pipes within