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Do Your Toes Share the Traits of a Greek Goddess?

posted on : October 18, 2019 posted by : nicolvalentin 4 Comments

Venus de Milo has it. Leonardo de Vinci’s Vitruvian man has it, even the Statue of Liberty has it. If you’re one of about 15-20 percent of the population, you have it too. Congratulations, that…

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Apparently Eating Mummy Makes You Healthy

posted on : October 11, 2019 4 Comments

If you lived in the medieval world herbs and spices would be your ally. Assuming you could afford them, they would be in almost everything you cooked and even drank. After all, they added flavor and had great health benefits…

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That Time a Woman Outwitted Aristotle

posted on : October 4, 2019 4 Comments

Deformed men. That’s what women were according to Aristotle. You know, Aristotle that Greek philosopher? The guy who they say is one of the greatest thinkers ever? The one known as the Father of Western Philosophy? Aristotle, who wrote…

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Delicious, Nutritious, and British?

posted on : October 3, 2019 0 Comment

There once was a gardener named Joseph Paxton who fell in love. The object of his desire was beautiful, unique and oh so shapely. The old stories say he first saw his beloved depicted on wallpaper in his employer&#8217…

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Was Napoleon the Most Jilted Lover of the 1700s?

posted on : August 27, 2019 2 Comments

February 1796 “What an extraordinary influence you have over my heart. Are you Vexed? Do I see you sad? Are you ill at ease? My soul is broken with grief and there is no rest for your lover. But is…

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Do Your Toes Share the Traits of a Greek Goddess?

Apparently Eating Mummy Makes You Healthy

That Time a Woman Outwitted Aristotle

Delicious, Nutritious, and British?

Was Napoleon the Most Jilted Lover of the 1700s?