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Antonio Pigafetta recorded that the Moluccan pilot of the ship Vittoria told a story about the people of Aracheto. The men and women were 1.5 feet high; their food was the pith of a tree; and they dwells in caverns under ground. Their ears were as long as their bodies; so that, when they lay down, one ear served as a mattress and the other as a ...
"Bruh" originated from the word "brother" and was used by Black men to address each other as far back as the late 1800s. Around 1890, it was recorded as a title that came before someone's name ...
Or what everyday life was like for people living 50, 100, or more years ago. There’s an online community dedicated to sharing photos, scanned documents, articles, and personal anecdotes from the ...
1. A towed or self-propelled flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river, canal or coastal transport of heavy goods. 2. Admiral ' s barge: A boat (or aircraft) at the disposal of an admiral (or other high ranking flag officer) for his or her use as transportation between a larger vessel and the shore, or within a harbor. In Royal Navy service ...
In the Kii Zōdan Shū of the Edo Period are statements about umibōzu called "kuro nyūdō" (black priest initiates). A boat was going Ise Province (now Mie Prefecture) to Cape Irago and a boatman named Zenchi refused to have "just one woman" on, [b] so he forcefully took his wife on the boat, and it encountered a large storm. The shipowner ...
The Fish People from the radio broadcast Alexei Sayle and the Fish People; The Fishmen are a race of fish-like humans from the anime One Piece. They are modeled after different aquatic lifeforms. The Fishmen can breed with Giants to create Wotans. Gill (aka Gil Moss) from "Kim Possible" Goo from Gumby; Hippocampus from Krapopolis is a piscine ...
“ChampionShip,” a 250-foot boat adorned with Chiefs players and logos, has been docked there while serving as a central hub of sorts for NFL fans who are in town for this week’s celebration.
1. (ship's boat) A small, light boat propelled by oars or a sail, used as a tender to larger vessels during the Age of Sail. 2. (full-rigged pinnace) A small "race built" galleon, square-rigged with either two or three masts. 3. In modern usage, any small boat other than a launch or lifeboat associated with a larger vessel. pintle