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Nov. 25th, 2019|09:42 pm |
kāds sakars slimam vīkingam ar Lloyd's banku, jautāsiet?
The reason it’s named after Lloyds Bank isn’t some weird corporate branding exercise. The hefty deposit, measuring 8″ x 2″ (20 cm by 5 cm), was found beneath the site of the famous bank in 1972. And here’s a fun fact for the day – “Coprolite” means fossilized human feces! Paleofeces is also a term used to describe ancient human droppings found as part of archaeological expeditions.
Those thinking that the excrement-based exhibit might lead a boring existence are wrong. In fact it’s faced potential disaster. 2003 is a significant year for the Lloyd’s Bank Coprolite, as it had a brush with destruction courtesy of an unsuspecting educator. A Guardian report from the time writes that “all was well until two weeks ago when its display stand collapsed in the hands of an unfortunate teacher and, crashing to the floor, the rock-like lump broke into three pieces.”
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/10/02/lloyds-bank-coprolite/ |
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