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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago

Revolution!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 19 hours ago

Sacre blauuarrghh!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Ides of March gonna be crazy this year

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Explanation: As noted, the ancient Romans were very fond of portents, good and bad, whose form could take essentially anything mildly unusual. From how many birds you saw, to tripping as you step off of a boat, to being met by an unexpected person upon returning from a trip. This, of course, is CLEARLY an omen! But... is the omen good or bad...?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 23 hours ago

doggo is now the queen of france

[–] [email protected] 3 points 23 hours ago

I would say most ancient societies did. In India, (still today) we have "shagun/aphagun" (good/bad omens) where possibly washing your hair on some day could lead you to drowning and so on