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The Strange Ancient Greek Habit of Turning People into Plants

posted on : May 6, 2021 posted by : nicolvalentin 0 Comment

The Greek gods had a strange habit of turning loved ones into plants. Maybe one of your favorite is among them…

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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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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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Louis XIV And The Triumph Of The Big Wigs

posted on : November 9, 2017 2 Comments

Hair. As women we obsess over it. We slather it with products to make it bouncy, shiny, straight or curly. Back in the 80’s some of us were even mean enough to tease it. It’s not…

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The Island Whose History Was Changed By A Nose

posted on : May 25, 2017 2 Comments

Ahh, the nose, the center of olfactory pleasure and pain. Raise it in defiance or wrinkle it in disgust. There’s the Roman nose and the hawk nose; the Nubian nose and the snub nose. Only once, however, did a…