We dont know what these early names sounded like because there was no method to record sounds.
Writing would not be invented until very late in human historyabout 5,500 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia.
The Sumerians were the first to develop a script to record information.
But it also contains something elsethe earliest name we known from history.
Koepcke fell from a height of 10,000 feet, but miraculously survived the fall.
She was rescued by a group of fishermen, barely alive.
She was the only survivor of the flight.
Mensur And Bragging Scars
Dueling was once a popular sport in universities throughout Europe.
Indulging in these friendly contests, however, did leave injuries.
It had two heads.
Fortunately, the baby was rescued with some burns in one eye and ear.
Its postage stamps, however, are the most sought after by philatelists.
The truth was anything but.
According to some accounts, she asked for dining chairs.
It didnt matter, because her husband bought neither.
Instead, Mr. Chubb returned home the proud owner of a crumbling stone monument.
He drops a bullet into the barrel and uses a ramrod to push the bullet up against the gunpowder.
The operation went through without anesthetics, yet Lord Uxbridge was remarkably calm and composed.
The amputated leg was buried and the tomb turned into a bizarre site of pilgrimage.
Living skeletons were part of the freak shows repertoire.
These were often men with unusually thin bodies.
These heads are known as mokomokai, and they are a valuable Maori artifact.
