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What do you know about the first Thanksgiving?81

No Thanks Thanksgiving

My fall from grace came a half century ago in 1958, when fresh from the high of winning our school spelling bee -- I was chosen to write and read a Thanksgiving essay at our school holiday festivities. In a...

32 comments    history holiday holidays
Neanderthal child from Gibraltar84

HUMAN ANCESTORS - NEANDERTHALS & CRO-MAGNONS - Roots of humanity, Part 1

Neanderthal child from Gibraltar Let us travel back in time few hundred thousand years ago to meet our ancestors, Neanderthals, who were the most recent archaic humans who inhabited Eurasia from around...

44 comments    history humans ancient history
The joint tomb of Katherine and her daughter, Joan Beaufort, in Lincoln Cathedral. This is a 17th century drawing.91

Katherine Swynford: how a Duke's Mistress became the ancestor of royalty

This article is the extraordinary story of how, in an age where rank and virtue were crucial attributes for a wife, a commoner and mistress became the first lady in England, and the mother of a Royal Dynasty.

32 comments    history duke philippa
Blackberries74

Autumn foraging

Autumn is the season in which the forager cannot fail to find plenty of wild foods to collect and enjoy a pleasurable country ramble at the same time. As the leaves of trees and bushes change from summer...

12 comments    fruit autumn well being
Fresh from the skillet, fried to perfection!70

Kugel Recipe from the Old Country

Recipe for a savory FRIED kugel from Eastern Europe. Exquisite tastes come the simple blending of just 4 ingredients. The secret is in the process. Many photos are provided to demonstrate how to make this fried noodle pudding often used for Jewish holy days and shabbat.

19 comments    love family how to
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Consensual Incest

There are adults who feel consensual incest should be the right of adults. Unlike the child abuse of Incest in the Family, the adults don’t think there is a problem with having sex with close...

13 comments    family adults prince charles
Terri Paajanen profile image80

What Does a Cousin, Once Removed Mean?

Everyone is familiar with typical terms to describe family relations, like grandmother, aunt and nephew. It's easy to visualize these relations when compared to yourself. But when it comes to cousins, things can get complicated. What the heck is a fourth cousin, once removed?

6 comments    family genealogy family tree
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All Men are Polygamous?

I think it's true. Most men want what they can't have. And once they have it, they want more.  I have observed enough in my travels to believe that this is true. If they could afford it, they'd have more...

6 comments    love advice family
The Solar System with remarkable precision Mystifies modern science67

The Annuaki Revisited or Do You Believe Modern Man Was Created in a Test Tube?

The Solar System with remarkable precision Mystifies modern science I have always been a science fiction fan, and a few days ago when I ran into the Annuaki on You Tube I was extremely interested in the...

4 comments    sci-fi possibilities origins
Robert Sprackland profile image70

EVOLUTION, PLAIN AND SIMPLE (PART I)

EVOLUTION, PLAIN AND SIMPLE Robert George Sprackland, Ph.D. © 2001, 2003, Robert George Sprackland, Ph.D. Preface There has been a considerable volume of literature generated on the...

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