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In A Letter From Ancient Babylon, A Teenager Complains To His Mom About Clothes
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In A Letter From Ancient Babylon, A Teenager Complains To His Mom About Clothes

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In A Letter From Ancient Babylon, A Teenager Complains To His Mom About Clothes

On this National Fashion Day, we have a letter from 3,800 years ago that shows some things never change, like teenagers nagging their parents for a fancier set of clothes.

By Brady Carlson|2024-12-16T06:54:34-05:00July 9, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: ancient Babylon, clothing, fashion, letters|

What Did Ghosts Look Like To People 3,500 Years Ago?
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What Did Ghosts Look Like To People 3,500 Years Ago?

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What Did Ghosts Look Like To People 3,500 Years Ago?

The new book "The First Ghosts" looks at how humans have been describing and depicting ghosts for thousands of years, including a Babylonian tablet showing a lonely, bearded ghost dude from 1500 B.C.E.

By Brady Carlson|2024-12-07T21:15:21-05:00October 27, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: ancient Babylon, art, art history, Britney Spears, ghosts, pirates|