50 Facts from the Twitter Page “Museum of Curiosities” That Are Disturbing as We Expected

You’ve probably heard an elderly relative complain about how items are not made to last nowadays. It might sound like any older man griping about the inevitability of change, but this time, they have a point. Companies don’t make durable products like they once used to… Not even houses are made to last today. 

Back in 16th-century Iraq, though? They made structures that would stand up to anything. This house would only cave in if the mountain it was carved upon fell apart, which sounds unlikely. Sadly, it’s not a sustainable business model since counting on a giant rock for the house’s base isn’t the easiest resource to come by…