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VBgKG TIL The ancient Greeks may have based their mythological monsters off fossilised dinosaurs they discovered
4XxJg TIL a large number of Graffiti found in Pompeii are political ads. Specificaly, one Gnaeus Helvius Sabinus appears in no less than 140 political signs throughout the town, endorsed by all manner of individuals, trade unions, religious and social groups
EBl0 TIL that there are a lot of political graffiti in Pompeii that shows that political campaigns never really changed, such as “Vote X, he brings good bread”, “the thieves vote for Y” and “vote Z, this will save the public purse”