# Not a fan of internet "lists" but this one about historical time perception is quite interesting

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**Created:** [June 4, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-fan-of-internet-lists-but-this-one-about-historical-time-perception-is-quite-interesting/788129 "2017-06-04T21:48:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-fan-of-internet-lists-but-this-one-about-historical-time-perception-is-quite-interesting/788129/1 "2017-06-04T21:48:36Z")

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Not a big fan of clickbaity internet “lists” but this one is actually quite fascinating. There are several examples in here especially about the Romans and the Great Pyramids and Oxford University and the Aztecs that made me stop and think about how we perceive historical events.

[23 Facts That Will Totally F\*\*k With Your Perception Of Time](https://www.buzzfeed.com/andyneuenschwander/23-mind-blowing-facts-about-time-thatll-make-you-say-whoa?utm_term=.xrzXJvDDE#.ry9WqgbbK)

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**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2017, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-fan-of-internet-lists-but-this-one-about-historical-time-perception-is-quite-interesting/788129/2 "2017-06-04T21:54:11Z")

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see the fun facts thread posted by lucas Jackson in MPSIMS. he beat ya to it!

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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2017, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-fan-of-internet-lists-but-this-one-about-historical-time-perception-is-quite-interesting/788129/3 "2017-06-04T22:27:17Z")

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> [@mikecurtis](#):
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> see the fun facts thread posted by lucas Jackson in MPSIMS. he beat ya to it!

Thanks for heads up I’ve asked a mod to close this thread.