An heir to the Mongolian empire of Xiongnu murdered his father after his father tried to kill him!

An heir to the Mongolian empire of Xiongnu murdered his father after his father tried to kill him!

Modu Chanyu was born around 235 BC as one of the heirs of the Xiongnu Empire. However, his father Touman wanted another one of his sons be the next king instead of Modu. He sent Modu away to a neighboring people in hopes that he would be killed.

Modu escaped, though, and returned home a hero. He was made the leader of 10,000 horsemen and began gathering followers. In order to test their loyalty, he ordered them to kill his favorite horse. Those who refused were executed. He then would ask them to kill his favorite wife. Again, those who refused were executed.

When he was sure of their loyalty, Modu ordered his soldiers to kill his father, the emperor. They fired a shower of arrows at him and murdered the man. With his father dead, Modu was now the emperor of the Xiongnu Empire.

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Donkey Kong's original name was "Stupid Kong". His current name is due to a mistranslation!

Donkey Kong's original name was "Stupid Kong". His current name is due to a mistranslation!

Donkey Kong is the lead and title character of the Donkey Kong series. He is the carefree, lazy, yet trustworthy hero of Donkey Kong Island.

According to the in-game storyline, the current Donkey Kong is a decendant of the original Kong. He was named as the original Kong's successor after losing to Mario one too many times.

A lot of people wonder why he is called "Donkey Kong”, since he is a gorilla and not a donkey. Donkey Kong's name was originally "Stupid Ape" in Japanese, but the Japanese to English translator confused the words Stupid and Donkey, and did not translate the Japanese word "Kong" at all. Hence, our Stupid Ape is known as Donkey Kong here in America and other English speaking nations.

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Well… uh … I guess it could have been worse. They could have been in blackface, right?

Man, I realize that Greek life can be pretty insular, but was there really no one involved who thought “this makes us look like a bunch of crazy racist idiots?”

Anyway, she seems nice.

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Want to smell like George Washington? You can still buy the same exact soap our 1st President used!

Want to smell like George Washington? You can still buy the same exact soap our 1st President used!

Caswell-Massey is one of the oldest businesses in America, It was founded in 1752 in Newport, Rhode Island. If you do the math, you'll realize that the company has been around for a little over 262 years, which makes the fact that the company is still in operation that much more amazing!

In 1789, the company attracted the social elites of the Colonies who loved European-style luxuries. There were around 20 different colognes, and were not named but instead numbered 'one' all the way up to 'twenty'. Number Six was the personal favorite of both George Washington and John Adams.

So, if you've ever wondered what George Washington and John Adams smelled like—you can still find out! All you have to do is buy the Number Six cologne from Caswell-Massey. The recipie and ingredients have remained unchanged for the last 262 years.

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The Ancient Greeks had no word for the color blue!

The Ancient Greeks had no word for the color blue!

The ancient Greeks were beautiful poets. They were able to weave a web of language to describe and explain awe inspiring thoughts and ideas. Not only that, but the poets of Ancient Greece told fantastic stories—despite not having a word for the color blue. If they didn't have a word for it, what did they do to describe it?

An excerpt from Homer's The Odyssey, Book V is often cited when arguing that the Ancient Greeks didn't have a word for the color blue—despite the fact that they had names for other colors. The excerpt says, "..when Zeus had blasted and shattered his swift ship with a bright lightning bolt, out on the wine-dark sea."

As it turns out, a lot of cultures from our past didn't have a word for the color blue. The word 'blue' is not mentioned once in the New Testament. This simple fact has kept historians intrigued for many years, because if we don't have a word for something that exists, our perception of that thing might as well not exist—because we cannot explain it.

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