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1816: THE YEAR WITHOUT A SUMMER

Two centuries ago, Britons had to endure biting cold and driving rain from April to August. They blamed everyone from Napoleon to Benjamin Franklin for the filthy weather but the real culprit far more...

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LAS DAÑINAS RAÍCES DE LA VENGANZA

Represalia, revancha, desquite. Diferentes palabras que aportan matices a un concepto familiar para personas de todas las épocas y culturas: la venganza. ¿Cuáles son las claves psicológicas y...

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MEDIEVAL CUISINE OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD

Islam has the richest medieval food literature in the world—there are more cookbooks in Arabic from before 1400 than in the rest of the world’s languages put together, making possible the wide scope of...

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A IGREJA NO BRASIL COLONIAL

Os portugueses acreditavam que, ao fundar um império colonial, estavam, na verdade, cumprindo uma missão religiosa. Segundo o padre Antônio Vieira, Deus confiara a Portugal a divina incumbência de...

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A NOVA POLÍTICA ECONÔMICA NO BRASIL NO SÉCULO XVIII

Graças às riquezas do Brasil, muitos jovens da elite colonial puderam estudar na Europa e ali conhecer as novas idéias que estremeceriam as monarquias e acabariam por destruir o sistema colonial. Essas...

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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN BREAD

"Crush the grain with sticks in a wooden container. Pass the crushed grain through a sieve to remove the husks. Using a grindstone, crush the grain still finer until you have a heap of white flour. Mix...

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THE TOP 5 MYTHS ABOUT ANCIENT EGYPT

Ever since a dream cruise down the Nile in 2015, journalist Lindsay Kriz has remained curious about the world’s misconceptions about ancient Egypt versus the realities of their ancient culture.As the...

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O COTIDIANO NA VILA DE SÃO PAULO NOS SÉCULOS XVII E XVIII

Vila de São Paulo do Piratininga, pintura de Debret,Por volta de 1623, quando intensificou-se o bandeirismo de apresamento, São Paulo de Pirati- ninga era uma povoação acanhada com umas cem casas de...

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A PARTICIPAÇÃO DOS NEGROS ESCRAVOS NA GUERRA DO PARAGUAI

As denúncias de que o exército brasileiro ao lutar na guerra (1864-1870) era formado por escravos não são novas. Ao contrário, têm pelo menos cento e vinte anos. Seus primeiros autores foram os...

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NINON DE LENCLOS, A PROFESSORA DE AMOR

Anne de Lenclos (1616-1705), uma atraente cortesã francesa, foi uma pioneira do movimento de libertação da mulher. Ela foi criada por um pai amoroso, que era um músico esforçado e um proxeneta...

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NINON DE LENCLOS

Cette remarque d’Émile Magne commente le point de vue de l’Abbé de Pure ou plutôt de l’un de ses narrateurs, Géname qui, distinguant quatre « termes » nécessaires à l’étude morale des précieuses – la...

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RASPUTIN: HIPNÓTICO E DEVASSO

Grigori Efunovich Rasputin (1872-1916), o místico siberiano com “olhos estranhos”, foi um sucesso em termos sexuais, mesmo pelos padrões atuais. Quando jovem, em sua aldeia natal de Pokrovskoye,...

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OS AMORES DE MATA HARI

Um dos seus amantes tinha um plano tipicamente francês para salvá-la no último minuto do pelotão de fuzilamento. Mata Hari, a mais famosa espiã desde Dalila e a cortesã de maior sucesso desde La...

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HISTÓRIA DOS LATICÍNIOS

LEITEAs primeiras cabras foram domesticadas por volta de 7000 a. C., no Irã. A vaca foi domesticada um pouco mais tarde, por volta de 6000 a.C., na Grécia. Não se sabe com certeza quando o homem...

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ALCOÓLATRAS FAMOSOS

O alcoolismo é uma doença progressiva. A menos que seja detida, pela abstinência total, leva inevitavelmente à deterioração da saúde e equilíbrio da vítima. Segundo um cálculo “moderado” da Associação...

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15 KITCHEN MYTHS PUT TO THE TEST - THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING

Mention the words "science" and "cooking" in the same sentence and the phrase "molecular gastronomy" springs to mind. Scientific techniques have added zest to high-end cuisine, but you don't have to be...

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OUR OLDEST ANCESTOR HAD NO ANUS

In central China, scientists from the Cambridge University discovered fossils of what may be the oldest known ancestor of vertebrates – and consequently of humans. The creature, which is approximately...

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FOOD - IS ANYTHING GOOD FOR YOU ANY MORE?

The world of food is full of conflicting advice. Drinking coffee is good for you; it will give you cancer. Eggs are part of nature’s natural bounty; they raise your cholesterol. So many claims, so...

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HOW OLIVE OIL IS MADE

From branch to bottle, discover the fascinating process of extracting this delicious and nutritious liquid gold.Whether added to the pan before cooking, or enjoyed straight out of the bottle with some...

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OF MEAT AND MEN

Ancient bones may hold dues to the origins of male domination in society.“Women and lowly men are so hard to handle. If you let them too close to you, they become disobedient. But if you keep them at a...

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