In the early 20th century, villagers on Nias island in Indonesia transport a megalith using a heavy wooden sledge, a large rope-pulling crew, and a track of logs.
Using this recoded data it would have taken 400 years and over 300,000 people working day and night in the desert to just move the stones for one Giza pyramid.
The other issues is the logs, they only had easy access to palm, a soft wood.
Japan’s 20th-century startup pioneers built huge businesses from lowly beginnings. Today’s founders will need the same drive to make it to the big time
From the mid-20th century, Received Pronunciation held sway from Oxbridge to the BBC and Westminster. Only now is room slowly opening up for a Parliament that sounds like Britain
🇪🇺 Europe witnessed two World Wars in the 20th Century, the Cold War, famines and disasters...
But somehow, the MOST destuctive force yet has been unmitigated mass migration.
It's time to say: "F**k off."
Writer: Michael
One of the most recognizable supermodels of the 20th century, Twiggy discusses her low-fuss beauty routine, appearing on Broadway in a big hit musical and the 1967 interview with Woody Allen that went viral over 50 years later: 🔗