We can all agree that 2020 was a pretty crappy year for a lot of people around the world, and 2021 wasn’t…
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History
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The American diet has been diverse from the beginning, as would be expected since diverse peoples settled the country. All of them…
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In May 1914, The Times of London, England, reported: “If all goes well with this invention, we shall soon be able, it…
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Finding treasure—who wouldn’t want to do that? We’ve all heard about treasure hunters diving among sunken ships or adventurers seeking hidden gold…
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Meetings are not usually interesting. Anybody who has worked an office job knows that there are far too many of them. Some…
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Contrary to popular belief not all wars took years to come to a conclusion. In fact some took minutes, days and even…
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Inspirational quotes about making mistakes are so ubiquitous that they fill entire books, not to mention all those stories of how inventions…
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Imagine being either chosen or bestowed the mantle of leadership over a nation, kingdom or empire. You would be excited and happy…
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The sea is a cruel mistress. That’s the poetic way of saying that life out on the open water can be quite…
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We’re quite used to the clean historical model of humans evolving from some manner of uncivilized, famished, desperate individuals to the well-nourished…