Month: November 2020

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

The Hardy Tree: the churchyard ash tree surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy

3 years ago Nathan

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• Today In History 🗓

#TodayInHistory – November 30

3 years ago randomcollabs

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• History

How to seduce a turkey: a bizarre sex experiments of the 1960s

3 years ago Leo S

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• Today In History 🗓

#TodayInHistory – November 29

3 years ago randomcollabs

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• Travel

Tarpeian Rock: in the early Roman empire, people deemed traditors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock

3 years ago Danilo G.

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• Today In History 🗓

#TodayInHistory – November 28

3 years ago randomcollabs

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Why one Australian Island celebrates thanksgiving

3 years ago Nathan

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• History

Horatio Nelson: from frail guy to National Hero

3 years ago Leo S

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• Today In History 🗓

#TodayInHistory – November 27

3 years ago randomcollabs

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• Food

Marlborough pie: a luxurious 19th-Century Thanksgiving Pie

3 years ago Nathan

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• Today In History 🗓

#TodayInHistory – November 26

3 years ago randomcollabs

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• Myths and Legends

La Patasola: the vengeful protector of the Andes

3 years ago Danilo G.

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• Today In History 🗓

#TodayInHistory – November 25

3 years ago randomcollabs

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• History

Grace Darling, the Lighthouse Heroine

3 years ago Robin

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• Travel

Tham Piew Cave: a tangible reminder of an atrocity that took place during a secret war.

3 years ago Ivan

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• Today In History 🗓

#TodayInHistory – November 24

3 years ago randomcollabs

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

The stunning statue on the tomb of the legendary Maid Marian

3 years ago Adam

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• Today In History 🗓

#TodayInHistory – November 23

3 years ago randomcollabs

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• Art and Photography

KNOxOUT, the mural in Warsaw that absorbs as much pollution as 780 Trees

3 years ago Adam

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• Today In History 🗓

#TodayInHistory – November 22

3 years ago randomcollabs

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• Travel

Fairy Steps, the legendary stone steps that were once used to haul coffins up the rockface ~

3 years ago Leo S

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• Today In History 🗓

#TodayInHistory – November 21

3 years ago randomcollabs

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• Food

Russian Napoleon Cake, the traditional dessert that commemorates the country’s sweet taste of victory over the French emperor in 1812.

3 years ago Nathan

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• Today In History 🗓

#TodayInHistory – November 20

3 years ago randomcollabs

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• Abandoned Places

Underwater abandoned Aquarium of Silver Cay, Bahamas

3 years ago Ivan

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• Today In History 🗓

#TodayInHistory – November 19

3 years ago randomcollabs

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• People, mysteries and stories

Bottle trees: a southern tradition with a spiritual past

3 years ago Leo S

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• Today In History 🗓

#TodayInHistory – November 18

3 years ago randomcollabs

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• Lighthouses of the world

Saginaw River Lighthouse

3 years ago Nathan

1 min read

• Today In History 🗓

#TodayInHistory – November 17

3 years ago randomcollabs

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• People, mysteries and stories

Charlie Lawson, the wandering ghost of Stokes County

3 years ago Leo S

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• Music

2i’s: the birthplace of British Rock ‘n’ Roll

3 years ago Leo S

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• Today In History 🗓

#TodayInHistory – November 16

3 years ago randomcollabs

1 min read

• Food

Ken’s roasted sweet potato stand in Sapporo, Japan

3 years ago Nathan

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• Today In History 🗓

#TodayInHistory – November 15

3 years ago randomcollabs

1 min read

• Travel

Katzenbalgen, the Monument to Homeless Cats

3 years ago Pavel

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• Today In History 🗓

Nell Gwyn: the temptress who enchanted a king

3 years ago Robin

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• Today In History 🗓

#TodayInHistory – November 14

3 years ago randomcollabs

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• Food

Senate bean soup: since time immemorial on the menu in the U.S. Senate ~

3 years ago Leo S

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• History

Stamford bull run: a custom demised after 700 years of cruelty

3 years ago Robin

1 min read

• Today In History 🗓

#TodayInHistory – November 13

3 years ago randomcollabs

1 min read

• Travel

Nine Ladies stone circle and their King Stone

3 years ago Nathan