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Ancient cheesemaking (Jacques Ribieff / Adobe Stock) — 29 Aug 2022

Gods, Goats And Cheesemakers In Ancient Times

By MartiniF

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During a trip to France, cheesy pasta dishes were served to America’s President Thomas Jefferson. Enthralled by the dish, the president went on to have both the pasta and Parmesan cheese imported to his plantation, and served the very first...
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Ancient cheesemaking (Jacques Ribieff / Adobe Stock) — 29 Aug 2022

Gods, Goats And Cheesemakers In Ancient Times

By MartiniF

History & Tradition

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During a trip to France, cheesy pasta dishes were served to America’s President Thomas Jefferson. Enthralled by the dish, the president went on to have both the pasta and Parmesan cheese imported to his plantation, and served the very first...
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Coronation of Queen Victoria 28 June 1838 by Sir George Hayter (Public Domain) — 26 Aug 2022

Coveted Imperial Titulature, Emperors and Empresses: Don’t Blame Queen Victoria

By Dr Michael Arnheim

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The title of “emperor” is commonly seen as superior to that of “king”. But that has not always been the case. Ironically, what is now translated as “emperor” started out not as a title at all but as an attempt to avoid a monarchical...
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Coronation of Queen Victoria 28 June 1838 by Sir George Hayter (Public Domain) — 26 Aug 2022

Coveted Imperial Titulature, Emperors and Empresses: Don’t Blame Queen Victoria

By Dr Michael Arnheim

History & Tradition

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The title of “emperor” is commonly seen as superior to that of “king”. But that has not always been the case. Ironically, what is now translated as “emperor” started out not as a title at all but as an attempt to avoid a monarchical...
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Monument to Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, in Jerez de la Frontera (CC BY-SA 3.0) — 24 Aug 2022

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca: The Extraordinary Adventure of a Compassionate Conquistador

By Jake Leigh-Howarth

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Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca was a Spanish explorer, born in 1490 in the town of Jerez, a place famed for its sweet wines. Although his name, which meant ‘Cow’s Head,’ was amusing to some, it placed him firmly within the aristocrat class of...
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Monument to Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, in Jerez de la Frontera (CC BY-SA 3.0) — 24 Aug 2022

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca: The Extraordinary Adventure of a Compassionate Conquistador

By Jake Leigh-Howarth

History & Tradition

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Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca was a Spanish explorer, born in 1490 in the town of Jerez, a place famed for its sweet wines. Although his name, which meant ‘Cow’s Head,’ was amusing to some, it placed him firmly within the aristocrat class of...
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A Maya lord forbids an individual from touching a container of chocolate. (Public Domain) — 22 Aug 2022

Six Sexy Semi-Divine Superfoods Of Ancient South America

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition, Family & Relationships

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One need not search too long ago into South American history to identify a range of consumable drinks that would challenge and defeat, hands down, any of their modern derivatives - which are mostly fads fluttering in and out of culinary fashion,...
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A Maya lord forbids an individual from touching a container of chocolate. (Public Domain) — 22 Aug 2022

Six Sexy Semi-Divine Superfoods Of Ancient South America

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition, Family & Relationships

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One need not search too long ago into South American history to identify a range of consumable drinks that would challenge and defeat, hands down, any of their modern derivatives - which are mostly fads fluttering in and out of culinary fashion,...
Read More

Market in Constantinople by Alberto Pasini (1868) (Public Domain) — 19 Aug 2022

Istanbul’s Bosporus Strait, Fragile Hinge Between East And West

By micki pistorius

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The continents of Europe and Asia shake hands across Istanbul’s Bosporus Strait, connecting the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara which in turn connects to the Mediterranean Sea through the Dardanelles Strait, and from there ships voyage to the...
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Market in Constantinople by Alberto Pasini (1868) (Public Domain) — 19 Aug 2022

Istanbul’s Bosporus Strait, Fragile Hinge Between East And West

By micki pistorius

History & Tradition

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The continents of Europe and Asia shake hands across Istanbul’s Bosporus Strait, connecting the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara which in turn connects to the Mediterranean Sea through the Dardanelles Strait, and from there ships voyage to the...
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