What Is The 'Some Of You May Die' Meme? How Lord Farquaad's Iconic Quote From 'Shrek' Became A Persistent Meme Explained

Some of You May Die, But It's a Sacrifice I Am Willing to Make is a meme based on a quote from Lord Farquaad in the 2001 ...
Archaeology

Did Egypt’s First Pharaohs Demand Human Sacrifice?

The 1st Dynasty pharaohs are buried at Abydos, but the location of their seat of power is less certain; for more, go to ...

When I looked into 'flood myths' from around the world, the problem is they are a bit too similar

Speaking of floods, the most well-known is Noah's Flood. However, other myths and legends also have stories of floods, and ...

Skulls Reveal Evidence of Human Sacrifice in Egypt 5,000 Years Ago

Royal tombs at Abydos were surrounded by numerous other burials. In the 1920s, an Egyptologist questioned whether all those ...

5,000-year-old skull fractures reveal human sacrifices in Ancient Egypt

A chopping wound above the eye and more carnage solve a mystery that stumped archeologists for a century.

New forensic evidence supports Egyptian “retainer sacrifice”

This site may offer the strongest evidence of retainer sacrifice in Egypt, given the large number of subsidiary graves around ...
Frontiers

Modern forensic methods reveal human sacrifice in ancient Egypt

The funerary complexes at Abydos were built around 3000 BCE by the first kings of a unified Egypt. In addition to the royal ...
Pantheon Mythology on MSN

Huitzilopochtli, the Aztec god of war, the sun and human sacrifice

Deity of war, the sun, and human sacrifice. Not only was this Aztec god an immensely powerful warrior worshipped and feared by the mortals he ruled. Also, much like his fellow Aztec supreme beings has ...
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When Juan Diego’s Marian Visions Converted 10 Million Souls: The Story of the Saint of Guadalupe

Real Life Catholic’s Chris Stefanick shares a powerful message with the world in his recent YouTube video titled, “How God Used a ‘Nobody’ to Convert 10 Million People at Guadalupe.” Stefanick filmed ...

Dwarkesh Podcast Analysis: The Conquest of the Aztec and Inca Empires—The Structure of How Hundreds of Spanish Soldiers Toppled Massive Empires (Guest: C…

October 2, 2026OverviewIn this episode of the Dwarkesh Podcast, we welcome military historian and professor Cy Shepard to ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Rare Aztec Codex Detailing the Rise and Fall of Tenochtitlan Returns to Mexico for the First Time in Nearly Two Centuries

The artifact, among the most prized visual accounts of Aztec history, will be on display in Mexico City for three months ...
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Taxed Brass on X: "The Aztecs built an empire off of obviously unsustainable mass human sacrifice, and I think with Social Security we attempt something similar"

The Aztecs built an empire off of obviously unsustainable mass human sacrifice, and I think with Social Security we attempt something similar 9:10 AM · Sep 18, 2026 · 36 Views ...