Flo's History

  The Gorilla is seen by many as the largest ape to ever walked on this planet. With a weight that can range from 68 to 181 kilos for a size varying between 1.2 to 1.8 meters, those beasts are with no doubt remarkable. But before you ask: “Wait a minute, where is the history part? This blog is not National Geographic!” Well, I’m getting here, don't worry. So now that everyone is on the same page, let me tell you that the Gorilla is quite small in comparison to the biggest ape that ever lived on earth, the Giagantopithecus.  Giagantopithecus lived in the Pleistocene era, during the late Cenozoic. This creature measured up to 3 meters tall and weighed between 270 and 500 kilos. It dwelled in the region of Southern China, more specifically the forest, where he could find a large amount of food he needed to sustain himself. Giagantopithecus' large body provided him with enormous strength; it was so great that no predators (leopards, tigers or even black bears) dared chal...

  Nuada was the king of the Tuatha De Dannan, the clan of Gods in Irish mythology. They are equivalent to the Aesir/Vanir in Norse mythology.  Although he was the God of hunting and fishing, Nuada proved himself to be a capable leader, as he led his people to greatness. One of his most outstanding achievements was conquering Ireland’s island from the Firbolg, after some failed negotiations. However, this also proved to be his greatest disaster as it temporarily removed him from power. It will also lead him to gain the epithet of Airgetlám, meaning ‘silver hand/harm’ but more on that later. It ended up as a disaster because the war dragged on without a clear winner emerging. Both sides decided to solve the dispute with one last fight between ten of their greatest champions. The night before the final confrontation, Nuada received the visit of the fearsome deity of war/death, Morrigan. The visit left the Tuatha De Dannan in a state of frenzied rage. The next day, he we...

Nicholas the 2nd is the last Tsar of the Russian Empire. He is arguable, one of the worst leaders to ever sit on the throne for many reasons. He is well known for failing miserably in adapting to the modern era (in an 18th to 19th-century perspective) and stubbornly remained stuck in a feudal society. Everything that Nicholas tried to achieve was a failure. The Russo-Japanese war? Big loss. World War I? Russia downsized by half of its industrial lands. Maintaining an autocratic regime? Miserably failed. Nicholas II even failed at easy tasks like distributing free food to a crowd of starving people. On May 27th, 1896, at the Khodynka Field, he organized a (free) food festival. A few thousand people gathered on the said day, but due to a lack of organization, thousands of people were either wounded or killed. This incident stained his already mediocre reputation, but Nicholas' blindness and incompetence aggravated his case. Instead of mourning the victims, he went to France...