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I love this so much, I’m gonna start saying “nuts” we need to bring it back
In 1944 a kitten named George (short for General Electric) was saved from drowning by a U.S. Navy crew member. George was then photographed and given a liberty card and detailed health record. Source.


i think we as modern humans have a tendency to forget that historical people were also humans who had thoughts and feelings and dreams just like we do




Onfim was a child who lived in Novgorod, Russia, in the 13th century. He left his notes and homework exercises scratched in soft birch bark (beresta) which was preserved in the clay soil of Novgorod. Onfim, who archaeologists believe was six or seven at the time, wrote in Old Novgorodian; besides letters and syllables, he drew battle scenes and drawings of himself, his family, and his teacher. [x]
Here is a picture of him as a knight stabbing someone.


(At least, he wrote his name next to the knight. Either it was supposed to be him or he was signing his masterpiece. Either way, still adorable.)
Several pictures of the original birch pieces can be found here: [x]
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Peanut Butter Cookies, 12-'83
There is magic in
an unspoken "I love you"
of yellowed notecard recipes
copied over
and newspaper-clipping cobbler
carefully preserved
"may you share this with your loved ones,
even in a time when my name is forgotten."
Peanut Butter Cookies, 12-'83
There is magic in
an unspoken "I love you"
of yellowed notecard recipes
copied over
and newspaper-clipping cobbler
carefully preserved
"may you share this with your loved ones,
even in a time when my name is forgotten."

Source : We Do; A Celebration Of Gay And Lesbian Marriage - Edited by Amy Rennert
Peanut Butter Cookies, 12-'83
There is magic in
an unspoken "I love you"
of yellowed notecard recipes
copied over
and newspaper-clipping cobbler
carefully preserved
"may you share this with your loved ones,
even in a time when my name is forgotten."
Do y’all think siblings in medieval times would look at the little beasts in illuminated manuscripts and point at each other like ‘ha! ‘Tis thou!’