Fun fact about "galaxy"--it's from the Greek word for "milk" (which also gives us "lactose"), because they also called the great swirl of stars "the Milky Way"). One of my go-to examples of how myths are not stories for children is about Hera, in a fit of maternal instinct, attempting to nurse the infant Heracles and him biting her breast so hard her milk flew across the skies.
Waltzes were apparently scandalous because of the extended physical contact, so thinking of the Waltz Craze as the Reefer Madness of its time makes perfect sense to me.
I would accept three random topics but I can't promise to get to them right away.
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Date: 2019-06-24 04:08 am (UTC)Waltzes were apparently scandalous because of the extended physical contact, so thinking of the Waltz Craze as the Reefer Madness of its time makes perfect sense to me.
I would accept three random topics but I can't promise to get to them right away.