Michael Lotito, born in Grenoble, France in 1950, became widely recognized not for some invention or scientific breakthrough, but rather for his astounding ability to eat almost anything, including a small plane. This rare ability earned him the nickname “Monsieur Mangetout,” which translates to “Mr. Eat-All.” In this article, we will explore Michael Lotito’s life […]
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You watch old movies where the characters go out to dinner and the movies and it only costs a few dollars. You hear stories from parents or grandparents about how they paid a few cents for a piece of candy when they were kids. You hear stories about how a single income could support an
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The Great Depression, which lasted in the United States from 1929 to 1939, was a time of intense scarcity. Jobs, money, and food were in short supply, so people had to reinvent their menus to survive the prolonged economic downturn. Food that people wouldn’t have earlier considered eating was silently gobbled down as they made
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The ancient Chinese method of execution known as lingchi (or ling chi), is perhaps better known by the more descriptive, “death by a thousand cuts.” As the name implies, this was a form of torture that involved slicing into the victim over and over again until they died. It was normally saved for the very
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Beach days have been a staple of summer days and family trips for generations. When the weather is warm, the sun is out, and the kids are antsy from being inside, a day at the beach would be the answer. While beach activities such as building sandcastles, looking for seashells, and playing in the waves
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If you’ve seen the ritual at a dinner table, the first thing out of your mouth would be, “What in the world am I watching?” A group of people dining together with napkins over their heads focusing solely on the food on their plate. The napkin hides the shame of what they are doing and
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The 1920s, popularly nicknamed the Roaring Twenties, in America was a time of economic prosperity, culture shifts, and technological advances. The 20s experienced significant economic growth. Coming in at the end of a war, the economy transitioned into a peacetime economy and more money was being spent in the states, rather than on war efforts.
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The Golden Gate Bridge, situated in the San Francisco Bay, is one of the most recognizable bridges in the world. With its bright red color, and its dazzling height, it’s only of the most iconic symbols of San Francisco. For decades, a ferry service was used to shuttle people from San Francisco across the bay
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Westerns are historically an immensely popular genre that has persisted for the entire history of film production. They were quite popular during the silent film era before reaching their zenith during “the Golden Age of Westerns” between the 1940s and 1960s. Spaghetti Westerns took over in the 1970s and the genre saw a resurrection during
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Dresden was not the first, or the last city to burn during World War II, but it would be one of the most controversial. By early 1945, there were whispers on the wind that World War II would soon be finished. German forces were exhausted but still defiant, and the Red Army was gaining major
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