A Bridge to Light: A Study in Masonic Ritual & Philosophy

The device was used during the American Civil War by Union guards against their Confederate prisoners:

There were some of our poor boys, for little infraction of the prison rules, riding what they called Morgan's mule every day. That was one mule that did the worst standing stock still. He was built after the pattern of those used by carpenters. He was about fifteen feet high; the legs were nailed to the scantling so one of the sharp edges was turned up, which made it very painful and uncomfortable to the poor fellow especially when he had to be ridden bareback, sometimes with heavy weights fastened to his feet and sometimes with a large beef bone in each hand. This performance was carried on under the eyes of a guard with a loaded gun, and was kept up for several days; each ride lasting two hours each day unless the fellow fainted and fell off from pain and exhaustion. Very few were able to walk after this hellish Yankee torture but had to be supported to their barracks.

— Milton Asbury Ryan, Co. G, 8th MS Regiment

Riding a rail, sketched by Andrew W. Warren in November 1864

The first variation of the wooden horse is a triangular device with one end of the triangle pointing upward, mounted on a saw-horse like support. The victim is made to straddle the triangular "horse." Weights or additional restraints were often added to keep the victim from falling off. A punishment similar to this called "riding the rail" was used during the American colonial period and later. The victim was often carried through town in this predicament, often in conjunction with the punishment of tarring and feathering. The crotch could be injured and the victim left unable to walk without pain.

Every four minutes, approximately 1,000 babies are born across the globe. But in which countries are these babies the most statistically likely to come from?

Using data from the CIA World Factbook, Visual Capitalist's Carmen Ang shows this this graphic by Pratap Vardhan (Stats of India) that paints a picture of the world’s demographics, showing which countries are most likely to welcome the next 1,000 babies based on population and birth rates as of 2022 estimates.

Yikes… India. 🔗

Not Without Injuries

Religious stone-throwing festival is held in India annually. This year 75 participants were injured in eight minutes of throwing. Thus Hindus make a sacrifice to a deity.

However, officials reported that all participants passed the COVID-19 test and the celebration was completely safe😅

Egyptian kings in the pyramid Era had believe they will be asked after life:
If you found happiness?
If you spread happiness?

Are you happy now?

What happened to the guy who didn’t run?

Ford Mustang GT500
This is the Style 🔥

English vs. Farsi (Persian)

This is the classic phenotype of Iranian girls if you haven't see anyone.

Ten slices of America.

Pantera "Cowboys from Hell" 1990 (filmed at The Basement )

Every summer the Eiffel Tower gets 15 cm higher.