From the Vault: The Minotaur, Part 3
Stuff To Blow Your Mind
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Are the English Words Maas and Amaze, as in Amazing, Related?
A maze is a labyrinth of structure with branching paths. In the fourteenth century, maz came to have its current meaning in english,. The origins of this word are not exactly clear. If you were one of the athenian youths finding yourself trapped in an unfamiliar maze, could you get out? Is there actually a strategy for optimizing the solution of a maze other than trying to cut through walls? Obviously you can't do that.
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