Gyromancy-Hermit/history

Some incredible architecture in this article.. This and the nordic ones are my favourites.. No flat land? - Not a problem!

Oh and the cold war is gently warming again... All this and global recession. I was wondering why I have been so grumpy of late and this might just be the last piece of the puzzle. So I resolve to try and find happy escapist things for a while.

Well scratch another possible hero...

Francis Bacon:
One of the most influential minds of the late 16th century. A statesman, a philosopher, a writer, and a scientist, he was even rumored to have written some of Shakespeare's plays.
How he died: Stuffing snow into a chicken
One afternoon in 1625, Bacon was watching a snowstorm and was struck by the wondrous notion that maybe snow could be used to preserve meat in the same way that salt was used. Determined to find out, he purchased a chicken from a nearby village, killed it, and then, standing outside in the snow, attempted to stuff the chicken full of snow to freeze it. The chicken never froze, but Bacon did.

I mean really.. Stuffing snow up a chicken? - I suppose it's a good job he wasn't trying to warm a bull.