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Confusingly, the Roman name for this half-man half-beast is a homophone of an English word that refers to another kind of herbivore; particularly when the animal is young.
What is a Satyr/Faun?
This clever little bird is known for a variety of things, most interesting among them being its propensity to learn the unique calls of wolves in their area, so that the pack can open up carcasses to tough for their beaks to penetrate.
What is a raven?
Infamous for it's vast collection of artifacts "taken for safe keeping", many have joked that the only reason the Great Pyramids of Giza still stand is because they were to heavy to transport to this place.
Where is The British Museum?
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If you're a fan of Red Dead Redemption 2 or The Boer War, you might be familiar with this mounted machine gun, infamous for its extended use in armed conflicts through the modern day---including an incident in which Ukrainian armed forces used one of these to strike down a Russian cruise missile.
The worst song ever written by an otherwise nearly flawless band.
What is Soldier's Poem?
A mythological creature shared between Greece and Egypt: the former being winged and all-female, with a propensity for malice and metaphor; the latter being all-male, representing strength and ferocity, often that of a Pharaoh.
What is a Sphynx?
This probably isn't your everyday backyard bird, unless your backyard is in eastern-central Africa, that is---in which case, I encourage you try listening for this imposing bird and it's vocalizations, which come in the form of a low, Geiger-ish clicking noise accompanied by occasional low grunts.
What is a Shoebill?
If you're ever in the Ancient Mesopotamian city of Ur, do me a favor and find a merchant named Ea Nasir---because archaeologists can't decide whether or not this thing which Ea Nasir sold was of poor relative quality, Seeing as his existence is known to us only by the stone tablet complaints he had kept for unknown reasons.
What is copper?
Though the fashionable accessory by the same name can be just as painful when used right (or wrong) enough, this sidearm was invented a few hundred years prior, in the 15th century.
What is the Stiletto dagger?
Before the name Muse came along, the band went these three names at different times, one came before Matt Belamy joined, one right after, and one when Chris Wolstoneholme agreed to join and learn bass (seeing as he was a drummer at the time.)
What are Carnage Mayhem, Gothic Plague, and Rocket Baby Dolls?
Not to be confused with Python or Quetzalcoatl, this giant serpent almost certainly dwarfs both in size by orders of magnitude, so much that it can coil around the entirety of the world and bite itself in the tail.
What is Jormungandr?
Though this creature is better recognizable for its unusual proportions, this oversized avian is also the only bird with only two toes on each foot---a detail you may not want to see up close and personal.
What is an Ostrich?
In fields of archaeology, scholars often joke that when no explanation presents itself, any unusual object or feature at a dig site can always be explained as having been used for this.
What is "ritual purposes"?
Unlike with the other prominent style of dueling sword to come out of Europe, the offhand was often best kept in this position in rapier matches; with or without a sidearm.
What is outstretched next to the guard? (physical demonstrations are also acceptable)
This brass and synth heavy track from The 2nd Law was accused of being a copy of this song by the glamrock icon David Bowie.
What are Panic Station and Fame?
Though it's modern media adaptation has quite the striking design, the true form of this Algonquian entity is a malevolent spirit that fills the humans it possesses with an insatiable hunger, and a propensity for cannibalism and murder.
What is a Wendigo?
a crane-legged and fierce-eyed raptor from sub-Saharan Africa; despite the name, you are much more likely to find this bird on land stomping snakes to death than you are to find it in an office building getting underpaid.
What is a secretary bird?
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Though silly things like science and reason suggest that Egyptology enthusiast Lord George Herbert of Carnarvon died from an infection after cutting himself shaving over a mosquito bite, many archaeology enthusiasts will argue that he was instead struck down by this.
Sometimes synonymous with the Germanic convergent evolution, this Spanish weapon the intimidating way in which its long blade glides in wide circles around its user; as well as its popularity among bodyguards in the 16th century.
What is the Montante?
This song is named after a CIA program from around the time of the Vietnam war, in which unwitting human subjects were drugged with LSD (among other arguably worse treatments) in the pursuit of mind control technology for use against Soviet Russia---though subprojects within this program pursued everything from truth serums the memory erasure.
What is MK Ultra?
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this name is the English translation of the name Areop-Enap, the first and most ancient being to exist in Nauruan folklore; Areop-Enap created the land and sky from clam shell, then the sun and moon from sea snails, then spun together the plant life which populates the world from silk---as well as a handful of other impressive attestations.
Despite what their signature flight style might suggest, these floraphilic birds are known to migrate all the way across the gulf of Mexico during the late summer and early fall.
What is a hummingbird?
Among many other fascinating features, a mummy by this nickname is the oldest known instance of bodily tattoos.
Who is Otsi the Iceman?
Originally a defoliation tool not unlike a machete or kukuri, the more recognizable version used for war included a longer shaft and a forth-facing point; though the most important feature was still its sharp crook, which was useful for dismounting enemy cavalry.
What is the Billhook?
At the beginning of the music video for Panic Station, while playing dress up in a Japanese thrift store Dominic Howard dons a spiky baseball cap, and when questioned, proclaims "I'm this name!"
What is "Cowboy Razor"?