Mad Honey Warfare: The Strange History of Hallucinogenic Honey in Battle
Discover mad honey—how toxic rhododendron nectar creates hallucinogenic honey used in ancient warfare, medicine, and modern curiosity.
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Some of the Best Things that Didn’t Get Said
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France’s Brief Experiment With Decimal Time
Read more: France’s Brief Experiment With Decimal TimeThe French Revolutionary Calendar, introduced during the Revolution, abolished traditional dates, aligning them with nature and decimal time. Emphasizing new agricultural names, it aimed to sever ties with the Church and monarchy. However, unpopularity due to confusion, labor complaints, and practicality led to its eventual abandonment by Napoleon in 1806.
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Explore the Scottish New Year Tradition of Quaaltagh: The First-Foot Custom
Read more: Explore the Scottish New Year Tradition of Quaaltagh: The First-Foot CustomDiscover the unique Scottish New Year tradition of Quaaltagh, where the first visitor of the year determines your fortune. Learn the customs and history behind this intriguing practice.
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It is Never a Happy New Year for Danish Dishes
Read more: It is Never a Happy New Year for Danish DishesHappy New Year! This is a day filled with optimism and expectation about the future. Unless you are in Denmark and happen to be a plate. If that is the case, this is the day you have been dreading.
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Why A Boat in the Detroit River Has Its Own ZIP Code
Read more: Why A Boat in the Detroit River Has Its Own ZIP CodeIf you send many Christmas cards, this is the time of year when several are returned to you because of an out-of-date address. In the United States, the average person moves 11.7 times in a lifetime, so maintaining an accurate address list is a never-ending task. Although people move, the addresses do not. You probably…
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Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo
Read more: Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo BuffaloThe English language is amazing. It is also weird. Whether you grew up with English as your first language or you are picking it up later in life, you will never exhaust its richness nor will you stop scratching your head in bewilderment. Trying to get a handle on all the usages and rules may…
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Is Your Printer Spying on You?
Read more: Is Your Printer Spying on You?Your printer is spying on you, you say? Uh huh. Right. Sounds like you may be suffering from a deficiency of niacin, buddy. That was our reaction when we started to get suggestions from readers to do an article about the way the government spies on us through our color printers. Clearly, these are the…
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Law & Order – Hammurabi’s Code Division
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How a Full Bladder Started a Bloody War
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The Ungovernability of Cheese Lovers
Read more: The Ungovernability of Cheese LoversCharles De Gaulle had more than his share of frustrations during his tenure as President of France. He summed up the difficulties of the job when he asked, “How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?”
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Reagan Reflects on Reason for Christmas
Read more: Reagan Reflects on Reason for Christmas“Christmas can be celebrated in the school room with pine trees, tinsel and reindeer, but there must be no mention of the man whose birthday is being celebrated. One wonders how a teacher would answer if a student asked why it was called Christmas.” — Ronald Reagan
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Merry Christmas!
Read more: Merry Christmas!Skye, the official Commonplace Fun Facts Canine Consultant, Contributor, and Commander-in-Chief has remained vigilant throughout the night to safeguard Santa’s passage down the chimney.
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What Would Gifts in The 12 Days of Christmas Cost?
Read more: What Would Gifts in The 12 Days of Christmas Cost?Discover what the gifts in the 12 Days of Christmas cost, including inflation adjustments and fascinating insights into each gift’s price. Explore now!
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White Christmas: The Unlikely Origin of Best-Selling Christmas Song
Read more: White Christmas: The Unlikely Origin of Best-Selling Christmas SongDiscover the surprising origin of ‘White Christmas,’ the world’s best-selling song, crafted by Irving Berlin and immortalized by Bing Crosby
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Finland’s Reflecting Reindeer Plan … And How It Turned Out
Read more: Finland’s Reflecting Reindeer Plan … And How It Turned OutOnce upon a time, there was a reindeer. It was a very special reindeer because part of its body glowed brightly in the night. If it weren’t for that unnatural light source, Christmas might never happen. The glowing reindeer was the only thing that could prevent the specter of a Christmas morning with a bloody,…
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A Buttload is an Actual Unit of MeasurementFebruary 5, 2020
