• Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.org
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    19 days ago

    I heard they went down to avoid having to by law require users submit pictures of their penises for identification.

  • floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    19 days ago

    I recently was on the Wikipedia article for the library of Alexandria, and it seems the English version doesn’t really talk about the fire (anymore), only saying things like

    “The Library, or part of its collection, was accidentally burned by Julius Caesar during his civil war in 48 BC, but it is unclear how much was actually destroyed and it seems to have either survived or been rebuilt shortly thereafter.”

    And

    Between 270 and 275 AD, Alexandria saw a Palmyrene invasion and an imperial counterattack that probably destroyed whatever remained of the Library, if it still existed.

    With no sources, instead painting it as naturally losing influence over time.

    What’s up with that?