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6 Weird Sandwiches People Used To Eat
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Why Babies in Medieval Paintings Look So Weird
Spend any time gazing at medieval European paintings, and one question tends to emerge: What is going on with those babies? Far from the sweet, chubby cherubs we might expect…
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How Did Victorian Women Get Dressed?
Victorian fashion, like many aspects of British society during Queen Victoria’s reign, was defined by order, structure, and formality. Though styles evolved throughout the decades, from the voluminous bell skirts…
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6 Weird Sandwiches People Used To Eat
According to popular legend, the English aristocrat John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, was engaged in an all-night card game in 1762 when he became distracted by hunger pangs.…
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“LOL” used to be an acronym for “little old lady.”
Long before anyone laughed out loud on the internet, “LOL” was in use by virtue of a different phrase: “little old lady.” The acronym was popularized by San Francisco Chronicle…