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Quote: you're right. sorry tea The Robot Dog Aibo (I believe it i a Buddhist who invented that. I'm going with the definition pagan being someone not of the Abrahamic religions) Archimedes Screw the calender the Armillary Sphere cement/concrete asphalt easter bunny easter eggs jewelery

Quote: ROFL I'm pretty sure Ol' Al has often rued the day he made that clumsy fox paw (yes, I know how to really spell faux pas). It was something that if you or I said it, we could easily have clarified with better phrasing, but since that soundbite won't ever be allowed to die, he's stuck...

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Quote: aspirin is made from the bark of certain willow trees. it was used for centuries before the Europeans came, and then later on American scientists realized the medicine made from the bark of these trees worked (even though the Natives already knew this) Modern aspirin is still...

Quote: oh yeah, root beer, vanilla and freeze dried foods, crackerjack recipe (original ingredients),

if i follow the idea that pagan means anyone who is not of the Abrahamic religion.... then Native Americans invented several types of agricultural and fishing methods, domesticated and bred several varieties of plants used in a majority of the world today. Chocolate.... (not the sweet kind, I...

Quote: here I thought the Chinese invented guns. that is really neat

I have WHAT in my yard? : You guys have been doing a good job! Really! Most people are trying to learn and are willing - above all else- to admit that what we know is that we do not know it all. No matter how we slice and dice it, no matter how many books you swear you have read they were...

mom'sfolly : Not to start a religious war but at the same time the Aztecs were offering sacrifices to their gods, Christians in Europe were putting thousands of non-believers to torture and death. Witch burnings in Europe reached the hundreds of thousands. When you start comparing killings...

Quote: Thank you! That explains perfectly why RIGHT AFTER the fall of Rome (read: oppressive regime) there was a massive spurt of invention! Christian Europe developed (during your "dark ages!") the following: Advanced crop rotation; the compass, developed around the same time as...

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this is a great thread I love reading it