Taoist creation myths are SEXY.
“At ‘the beginning of anteriority before the beginning’ the fluid of heaven first descended and the fluid of earth first ascended. The male and female principles interosculated, prompting and striving among the elements of the cosmos. The forces wandered hither and thither, pursuing, competing, interpenetrating. Clothed with energy, they moved, sifted, [...]

Did you know the term “weapons of mass destruction” was coined in response to the bombing of Guernica? It didn’t refer to a class of weapons as much as to the strategy of their use against a civilian population. Some consider Guernica the first “shock and awe” campaign, though there are precedents in the theory [...]