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    18 Things First-Millennium Millennials Got Right

    The millennials of the year 1000 put today's millennials to shame. In the spirit of this, this, and this.

    1. Castles.

    2. Abelard and Héloïse.

    3. The Crusades.

    4. The Tale of Genji.

    5. Beowulf.

    6. Movable type.

    7. The law of sines.

    8. Paper money.

    9. Corgis.

    10. Playing cards.

    11. Vikings.

    12. Oslo, Norway.

    13. Silk.

    14. The number zero.

    15. Porcelain.

    16. Gunpowder.

    17. Fireworks.

    18. Hops in beer.