In the “stunning waste of time better spent doing something productive” department, it’s hard to beat the list of company name etymologies at Biography.ms. There’s more trivia here than you’ll find in most very trivial things.
You’re famous, and your exploits should be recorded in a beautifully embroidered tapestry that will awe future generations. The only problem: you lack the mad sewing skills required for such an undertaking. What to do?
You could do worse than the Historic Tale Construction Kit. This lovely little Flash toy lets you assemble your own story [...]
Here’s some proof that gamers have been around through most of recorded history. Christie’s has a Roman twenty-sided die up for bid. The die dates back to the second century AD.
According to the Christie’s lot notes:
Several polyhedra in various materials with similar symbols are known from the Roman period. Modern scholarship has not yet established [...]
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