Archive for January 30th, 2025

The Words for Body Parts Tell Us a Lot About the History of Language

The words we use for body parts may be among the oldest words of all, because our bodies are very important to us, common among us, and have always been with us. Linguist Dr. Erica Brozovsky (previously at Neatorama) tel...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/01/30/The-Words-for-Body-Parts-Tell-Us-a-Lot-About-the-History-of-Language/

Could You Decode an Ancient Language for a Million Dollars?

The offer is out there, but it won't be easy. The Indus Valley civilization thrived some 5,300 years ago in what is now northwest India and eastern Pakistan in one of the world's earliest urban settings. After a thousand...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/01/30/Could-You-Decode-an-Ancient-Language-for-a-Million-Dollars/

Meg Ryan Demonstrates the Joy of Mayonnaise

The most memorable scene in the 1989 movie When Harry Met Sally took place in Katz's Delicatessen in Manhattan, when Sally demonstrates that women can fake an orgasm so well that men can't tell. In this ad, Meg...

https://www.neatorama.com/2025/01/30/Meg-Ryan-Demonstrates-the-Joy-of-Mayonnaise/
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