Historical Thursday - Tycho's Nose, Götz's Hand, & Other Prosthetics

Over on livescience.com, they tell us "Tycho Brahe Died from Pee, Not Poison" here.

Also, on atlasobscura.com, they feature an "Object of Intrigue: the Prosthetic Iron Hand of a 16th-Century Knight."  Find out more here.

Finally, on buzzfeed.com, they list "21 Antique Limbs For The Early Amputee" here.

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The Tuesday Sundries - Humans and Sleep

Three from Science Alert this week with the first being "Humans can sleep for days when living alone underground, experiments show" here.

Also, "This is what your body is busy doing while you’re asleep" here.

Finally, "Here’s what happened when a teenager stayed awake for 11 days straight" here.

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Setting & Society Sunday - Fair Trade, Unhealthy Wealth, & Smaug

Over on medievalists.net, they focus on "Fair Trade?: A Look at the Hanseatic League" here.

Also, on eurekalert.org, they discuss how "Being rich in the Middle Ages led to an unhealthy life" here.

Finally, on crunch.co.uk, if you haven't seen it before, enjoy a look at "The Dragon Economy: How Smaug’s death doomed Middle-earth" here.

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Setting & Society Sunday - Pet Care, Public Toilets, & Drinking Water

Three from the Medievalists.net this week with the first being "Pet Care Advice from the Middle Ages" here.

Also, learn a little something about "Public Toilets in the Middle Ages" here.

Finally, they ask the question, "Did people drink water in the Middle Ages?"  Find out more here.

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