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A GRANDE FRAUDE DO AZEITE
A Itália produz a maior parte do melhor azeite do mundo, mas o rótulo da garrafa costuma mentir sobre o conteúdo.Num olival banhado de sol da Apúlia, na Itália, Saverio De Carla, 68 anos, de boina e...
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COCA LEAVES WERE SACRED TO THE INCAS
Coca: A Blessing and a CurseSouth Americans have cultivated coca plants for about 8,000 years. Valuing the leaves as highly as gold, the Inca treasured coca not only for its myriad medicinal...
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SCIENCE & GASTRONOMIE - CONSISTANCES FIBREUSES
Pour inventer des aliments fibreux, comme le sont les viandes, d’innombrables possibilités s’offrent au cuisinier.Le thème du cinquième Concours International de Cuisine note à note est «Consistances...
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LES CONTRADICTIONS DU CHRISTIANISME
La question que je voudrais esquisser dans ce livre est une de celles qui me troublent le plus profondément, elle me paraît dans l’état de mes connaissances insoluble, et revêt un caractère grave...
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THE TRUTH ABOUT BEEF BROTH
Commercial beef broths contain almost no beef. So what exactly are these products adding to your recipes?It’s hard to beat the convenience of storebought broth. Truth be told, we turn to it often when...
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HOMEMADE CORNED BEEF
Once you find the right curing method, corning beef requires no work, just time. And the results are superb.You can make a decent corned beef dinner by buying a corned beef brisket, simmering it in a...
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WHOLE-MILK GREEK YOGURT
Nonfat products used to dominate this market, but now whole-milk versions are taking over. Does more fat equal better yogurt?Greek yogurt has taken the American supermarket by storm, growing from just...
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MEDIEVAL CITIES
From Rome to Rheims and Bologna to Bamberg, join us on a tour of the 12th and 13th centuries’ bustling metropolises. Savour their sights and sounds via the accounts of those who lived in...
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LEADING A LIFE OF LUXURY IN ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS
No ancient civilisation was an island – and certainly not the remarkably civilised Aegean islands of Minoan Crete and Thera (Santorini) during the Middle Bronze Age (circa 1900-1600 BC). The Minoans,...
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GRAECO-ROMAN WORLD - WHAT'S YOUR POISON?
In AD 19 Germanicus the popular 34-year-old hero of the Roman army and overall commander of the legions of the Eastern provinces, was suddenly stricken by an illness that proved fatal. There was no...
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GENUINE JAPANESE WAGYU BEEF
As one of Japan’s finest exports, real Wagyu beef is revered across the world for its unique flavour, texture and heritage. Here’s why you should stock itWhen it comes to beef, none come finer than...
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GREAT GRILL-ROASTED BEEF TENDERLOIN
To deliver great grill flavor to beef tenderloin, we had to upend the most commonly held notion about the source of that flavor.Grilled to a perfect medium-rare, a rosy-pink, ultratender beef...
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GREAT GRILLED PIZZA
After weeks of making burnt, puffy pies, we learned that the keys to crisp-tender, lightly charred pizza from the grill are quite simple: a strategic setup and a glug of oil.I like to host pizza...
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1709 - O ANO EM QUE A EUROPA CONGELOU
Venezianos esquiando no lago congelado no inverno de 1709NA MANHÃ DE 6 DE JANEIRO, 0 CONTINENTE ACORDOU COM UM FRIO QUE MATOU PÁSSAROS E PEIXES, DIZIMOU ÁRVORES E TORNOU NECESSÁRIO O USO DE MACHADO...
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A FORÇA DO VERMELHO
Kelly LeBrock numa cena do filme "Woman in Red" de 1984Os atletas de esportes de combate que lutam de vermelho vencem 60% das vezes, segundo estudo de uma equipe da universidade de Durham.Novos estudos...
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VAMPIROS ; OS SENHORES DO SANGUE
Christopher Lee interpretando "Drácula" (1958)Há milênios, lendas de diversos povos fazem referência a seres que se alimentam do fluido vital humano. Os vampiros são os herdeiros modernos dessa...
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ATHENS - SLAVERY AND THE FIRST DEMOCRACY
Ancient Greece has long been hailed as the cradle of democracy. In reality, democracy was a luxury reserved only for the society's free men- one that was made possible by millions of slaves, whose...
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GALILÉE, UN HOMME DE SCIENCES CONTRE L'ÉGLISE
Le procès de Galilée. Extrait de William Bixby.Le monde serait sans doute différent si Galilée n’avait pas existé: son destin où se mêlent sciences, théologie et politique ont mis en valeur ses...
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THE GOLDEN ASS
You may know of the ancient Roman writers Virgil, Ovid, and Cicero— but what about Apuleius? Born in Madauros in Roman North Africa around A.D. 125, Apuleius is well known for his novel titled...
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THE INVENTION OF TROUSERS
You have at least one pair in your closet—trousere or, as they are better known today, pants. We all have a clear idea about what they are: a connected piece of fabric from the waist down to the...
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