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SYMPOSIUM IN ANCIENT GREECE: DINNER, DEBATES AND DANCING GIRLS
In ancient Greece, wealthy men often gathered for decadent banquets called symposia. Not only an occasion for thinking and philosophizing, the symposium was also a place for enjoying women, wine, and...
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CALL THE AZTEC MIDWIFE
Hygiene and ritual marked every moment of life for pregnant Aztec women. The tlamatlquiticitl—midwife—offered those in her charge a remarkable 16th-century birthing plan, combining practical care,...
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TURNING THE TABLES ON BAD MANNERS
Forks, knives, and napkins: These items may be part of a proper meal today, but well-bred medieval Europeans had no use for them—until modern table manners were born in the 1500s.The 16th century was...
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THE ROMAN UNDERGROUND - SECRETS OF THE CATACOMBS
Roman Empire of the Dead - Underneath the streets of Rome lies another Eternal City: one made of a twisting labyrinth of catacombs. Built to hold the bodies of early Christians, these subterranean...
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THE WORLD WENT GAGA FOR GUANO IN THE 1800'S
Gaga for Guano! The Oddest Boom of the 1800s. In the 19th century a frenzy for better fertilizer sent global demand for guano soaring, sparking colonial wars, American expansion, envious fortunes, and...
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THE LOST CITY OF BENIN
A royal procession in Benin City recorded by Dutch explorers in 1668Why did the once-mighty Medieval African capital disappear?The capital of Africa’s Benin Empire astonished Europeans with its beauty,...
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MEDIEVAL MONKS BEHAVING BADLY
If contemporary chronicles are to be believed, England’s medieval clergy may have spent as much time drinking, gambling and fornicating with prostitutes as attending to their flocks’ spiritual needs.In...
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LA RELIGION AZTÈQUE
Figure majeure du panthéon précolombien, le dieu Quetzalcóatl a été adoré dès le deuxième millénaire avant Jésus-Christ. Représenté sous différentes formes, il s’est vu attribuer nombre de pouvoirs:...
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PRODUTOS CÁRNEOS EMULSIONADOS - MORTADELA
A mistura de dois líquidos imiscíveis com a adequada estabilidade cinética produz uma emulsão, definida como um sistema heterogêneo formado por um líquido completamente disperso, na forma de gotículas,...
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QUEM ESCREVEU A BÍBLIA?
A história de Deus foi escrita pelos homens. Mas quem é o autor do livro mais influente de todos os tempos? As respostas são surpreendentesEm algum lugar do Oriente Médio, por volta do século X a.C.,...
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TOUT UN FROMAGE
S’il n’a conquis les tables citadines et aristocratiques qu’au Moyen Age, le fromage ne saurait aujourd’hui manquer le rendez-vous d’un bon repas.Beaucoup des meilleurs produits gastronomiques de...
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LA MONA LISA - EL ROSTRO TRAS LA SONRISA
¿Quién se esconde tras la GIOCONDA?Las mil hipótesis sobre su identidad.Más de quinientos años después de pintar la Mona Lisa, la obra maestra de Leonardo da Vinci continúa generando debate en torno a...
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QUEM FOI MONA LISA?
A Gioconda ou a Mona Lisa é um dos quadros mais emblemáticos da história da pintura. Mas quem posou para que Leonardo Da Vinci pudesse realizar a obra?Existiam diversas hipóteses como a de que seria...
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THE MONA LISA BY LEONARDO DA VINCI
Portrait of Mona Lisa, also known as La Gioconda, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo; This painting is painted as oil on wood. The original painting size is77 x 53 cm (30 x 20 7/8 in) and is owned by...
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BINGO - THE HISTORY OF THE ENDURING GAME
It has been estimated that more than $90 million dollars are spent on Bingo each week in North American church basements, Bingo parlors, casinos, and online. There are an estimated 60 million Bingo...
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ZENOBIA - THE WOMAN WHO DARED TO TAKE ON ROME
How this third century Palmyrene ruler carved an empire under Rome’s nose - and then lost it all.At the political heart of London, just outside the Palace of Westminster, stands a statue of a woman...
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WEIRDEST PETS EVER KEPT FOR CELEBRITIES
Audrey HepburnSometimes, man’s best friend has to take second place, but it’s not always cats that make the cut.1. AUDREY HEPBURNPet: DeerFor her 1959 romance-adventure flick "Green Mansions", the...
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EL PODER DE LA EXCOMUNIÓN EN LA HISTORIA
El emperador Federico II es excomulgado por el papa Inocencio IVLA EXCOMUNIÓN ES UNA BALA. SE TRATA DE UNA PENA DE LA IGLESIA QUE TIENE POR OBJETIVO HACER RECAPACITAR AL PENADO PARA QUE SE ARREPIENTA...
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THE ART OF DRINKING
Mixology may be an art, but there are no starving artists in the spirits world—only advertisers.While history has seen tremendous changes in the way we consume alcohol—merlot and Moscow mules are now...
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BREAST-FEEDING IS GOOD FOR MOTHERS
Long-term health benefits are many, but too few women get the message. Breast-feeding mothers are less likely to develop breast and ovarian cancers, Type 2 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis.Most women...
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