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detenebrate: 0xymoronic: shitarianasays: theeyesinthenight: t...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:49:25 +0300

0xymoronic:

shitarianasays:

theeyesinthenight:

the-sonic-screw:

platinumpixels:

volpesvolpes:

unseilie:

sarahvonkrolock:

gaysexagainstawall:

them-days-was-olden-as-fuck:

The spread of the black death.

Poland

Poland, tell us your secret.

Poland is the ~~old~~ new Madagascar.

If I remember correctly, Poland’s secret is that the jews where being blamed all over europe (as usual) as scapegoats for the black plague. Poland was the only place that accepted Jewish refugees, so pretty much all of them moved there.

Now, one of the major causes of getting the plague was poor hygiene. This proved very effective for the plague because everyone threw their poop into the streets because there were no sewers, and literally no one bathed because it was against their religion. Unless they were jewish, who actually bathed relatively often. When all the jews moved to Poland, they brought bathing with them, and so the plague had little effect there.

Milan survived by quarantining its city and burning down the house of anyone showing early symptoms, with the entire family inside it.

I reblogged this tons of times, but the Milan info is new.

Damn Italy, you scary.

Poland: “Hey, feeling a bit down? Have a quick wash! There, you see? All better”

Milan: “Aw, feeling a bit sick are we? BURN MOTHERFUCKER, BURN!!!!!”

Also, this might have something to do with it: from what I understand, O blood type is uncommonly… common in Poland. Something to do with large families in small villages and a LOT of intermarriage. The black plague was caused by a bacterium that produced, in its waste in the human body, wastes that very closely mimic the “B” marker sugars on red blood cells that keep the body from attacking its own immune system. Anyone who has a B blood type had an immune system that was naturally desensitized to the presence of the bacterium, and therefore was more prone to developing the disease. Anyone who had an O type was doubly lucky because the O blood type means the total absence of ANY markers, A or B, meaning that their bodys’ immune system would react quickly and violently against the invaders, while someone with an A may show symptoms and recover more slowly, while someone with B would have just died. Because O is a recessive blood type, it shows in higher numbers when more people who carry the recessive genes marry other people who also carry the recessive gene. Poland, which has a nearly 700 year history of being conquered by or partnering with every other nation in the surrounding area, was primarily an agricultural country, focused around smaller, farming communities where people were legally tied to, and required to work, “their” land, and so historically never “spread” their genes across a large area. The economy was, and had been, unstable for a very long period of time leading up to the plague, the government had been ineffective and had very little reach in comparison to the armies of the other countries around for a very very long time, and so its people largely remained in small communities where multiple generations of cross-familial inbreeding could have allowed for this more recessive gene to show up more frequently. Thus, there could be a higher percentage of O blood types in any region of the country, guaranteeing less spread of the illness and moving slower when it did manage to travel. Combine this with the fact that there were very few large, urban centers where the disease would thrive, and with the above facts, and you’ve got a lovely recipe for avoiding the plague.

Interestingly enough, as a result from the plague, the entirety of Europe now has a higher percentage of people with O blood type than any other region of the world.

WHY IS THIS ALL SO COOL

When Tumblr teaches you more about the plague than 12 years of school ever did.

Just to throw a nod in, as a medieval historian, this is all credible, and is the leading theory as to the plagues effectiveness at this point. So. Enjoy your new knowledge!

finnick-lost-his-trousers-and: finnick-lost-his-trousers-and: t...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 23:03:12 +0300

finnick-lost-his-trousers-and:

finnick-lost-his-trousers-and:

true story

Guys I don’t think you realise that this is by far my proudest achievement

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Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:28:03 +0300

psycotique: why the fuck has it become cool and original to have a mental illness YOU WANT A MENTAL...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 20:24:28 +0300

psycotique:

why the fuck has it become cool and original to have a mental illness

YOU WANT A MENTAL ILLNESS? TAKE MINE. I DON’T WANT IT.

i wonder if anybody’s actually had feelings for me, like actually got upset or mad over little...

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:21:53 +0300

i wonder if anybody’s actually had feelings for me, like actually got upset or mad over little things i did and got jealous and confused over me and thought about me on a regular basis. i feel like i’m the only person that ever really cares about anyone and that nobody’s ever felt that way for me.

juicyybarbie: got kicked out of Kmart for moving the ‘caution wet’ sign to the 50 shades of grey...

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:29:06 +0300

juicyybarbie:

got kicked out of Kmart for moving the ‘caution wet’ sign to the 50 shades of grey shelf

ryandonato: Lissy Laricchia, Get Back In Your Book

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:11:01 +0300

ryandonato:

Lissy Laricchia, Get Back In Your Book

epic-humor: the party dont start till I walk out

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 20:44:50 +0300

epic-humor:

the party dont start till I walk out

tomhiddles: when people act like it’s cool to not read books

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:38:52 +0300

tomhiddles:

when people act like it’s cool to not read books

kahomo: when ur absent from school and you ask the teacher to explain something and they just say...

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 18:45:31 +0200

kahomo:

when ur absent from school and you ask the teacher to explain something and they just say ‘well you should have been here’

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Sun, 10 Mar 2013 18:43:45 +0200

steampoweredrocket:

SCREAMING

myzombieland: hipster&geek and proud

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:01:32 +0200

myzombieland:

hipster&geek and proud

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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:57:36 +0200

what if every band had the word gays in them

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:12:35 +0200

zombies-from-space:

Sleeping with gays

Bring me the gays

Asking gays

of gays & men

Pierce the gays

The gays wear prada

blessthegays

we came as gays

the gays in you

avenged gays

green gays

my gay romance

all time gay

A Gay to remember

Memphis Gay Fire

I see gays

One Direction

storm the gays

miss gay i

falling in gays

The Story so gay

Black gay brides

combeferret: more under the cut Read More I must be british

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:00:12 +0200

combeferret:

more under the cut

Read More

I must be british

Dumbledore: The dark forest is strictly forbidden to all students

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 12:43:06 +0200

Dumbledore: The dark forest is strictly forbidden to all students
Dumbledore: Except for detention
Dumbledore: Where you will be forced to wander around when it's darkest and scariest
Dumbledore: Doesn't that make so much sense
Dumbledore: I'm so good at rules
Dumbledore: Ten points to Harry Potter

everydayimjohnlockin: true-analytical-jerk: daltonismydivision:...

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 12:40:57 +0200

everydayimjohnlockin:

true-analytical-jerk:

daltonismydivision:

ilmionomeeyano:

holmeson:

cumbercollins:

reallysherlock:

John’s face.

#why did I leave the shire

#why did I leave the shire

#why did I leave the shire

#WHY DID I LEAVE THE SHIRE

the abc’s of james mcavoy →(becoming) jane “Let’s...

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 12:34:08 +0200

the abc’s of james mcavoy →(becoming) jane

“Let’s run away together.”

Favourite FRIENDS BloopersDavid, Jennifer, Lisa and Matt (The...

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:46:34 +0200

Favourite FRIENDS Bloopers
David, Jennifer, Lisa and Matt (The One With the Late Thanksgiving, season 10)

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Sun, 06 Jan 2013 11:43:26 +0200