M.J. Rose

When reading about a bygone era in a great historical novel, it’s easy to get lost in the romance of the past – until we remember that life was incredibly hard back then!

Here’s another excellent article from Atlas Obscura:

(Remember to eat an orange today!)

“Identified by Hippocrates and by the Egyptians as early as 1550 BC, Scurvy was originally a relatively rare and mysterious ailment which struck on land during long campaigns and overland journeys when fresh provisions failed.

Caused by a lack of Vitamin C in the diet, with the notable exception of humans and the guinea pig, most plant and animal species synthesize vitamin C, and do not require it in the diet. But we do. Which, as it turns out, is a real problem.

But let’s begin at the beginning, and meet that strange beast known as…

“Land Scurvy:” Curse of the Crusaders!…”

The rest, here.

Nothing floats the Museum of Mysteries’ boat more than new Egyptian discoveries…

Enjoy!

Heracleion Photos: Lost Egyptian City Revealed After 1,200 Years Under Sea 

(HuffPost)

With a tip of our hat to BoingBoing from whence many of these links originated, enjoy the mysterious beauty of abandoned amusement parks from around the world…

Eerie images from the lost amusement park in New Orleans here.

The beautiful decay of River Country, Walt Disney World’s first waterpark. It opened in 1976, and closed  in 2001. All the attractions remain in place, slowly being overtaken by nature and neglect… here.

Berlin’s answer to the creepy and wonderfully abandoned amusement park here.

Gorgeous photos of an abandoned park in northern Japan, here.

And last but not least, the incredible and abandoned cheap Japanese Disney knock off – Nara Dreamland! (Here too.)