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How to Become Rich

Down through the ages most people have wished they had more wealth and people today are no different. Here are some legal ways to acquire the wealth need to become rich.

214 comments    how to money finance
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Is it Good to Be Irish?

All things Irish - The glad celebrations of St. Patrick's Day are uplifting and full of merriment, freedom, and dedication to a People that have overcome adversity in many ways. ...

22 comments    celebrities holidays trolls
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Food in History of the British Isles, Scotland and Ireland

British food is often maligned but it has a noble history going back millenia

4 comments    england ireland potatoes
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The Horror of Two Cullodens and the Highland Clearances

There is a Culloden of UK, the site of a heinous massacre, and another Culloden of the same story in the American South. Both cities have histories that are blood and battle in April -- War followed displaced, starving Scots immigrants to America. ...

14 comments    scotland mark twain
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How Potatoes Changed The Potato World

Appearing in practically every color in the rainbow, the lowly potato has changed the world for many centuries in ways that most have never imagined. Here in the United States, there are many of people of several heritages, who simply do not know the role that potatoes played in the history of their own ethnicity and country.

40 comments    england ireland potatoes
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Fun Free Quiz for St Patricks Day

This fun, free quiz is great for St Patrick's Day or any Irish-themed activity.  The questions cover general knowledge, history, folklore, geography and the arts.  It is suitable for many social...

0 comments    ireland irish st patrick's day
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Top 10 Celtic Films for St. Patrick's Day

Some Celtic people may or may not be making crop circles in the middle of the night, but Celts and their descendants have surely made outstanding films to enjoy on St. Patrick's Day.

11 comments    celebrities hubmob st patrick
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The Ostrich, a poem about ostriches

If I were an ostrich I wouldn’t have to see All the bad news on the BBC I wouldn’t have to hear About hunger, war and fear I...

61 comments    environment global warming iraq
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Alternate-Day Fasting: Does it Help?

Is there a dieting secret? A recent study finds that fasting every other day may help. Not that it's easy. Think about it. For tens of thousands of years, our ancestors moved around from place to place, following the game and foraging for food....

20 comments    health food diet
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More of history's lies. Marie Antoinette. Let them eat cake. Queen Victoria, The Irish Famine. The American Revolution.

Many lies are told in our history books. In this article the truth is told, for a change.

14 comments    history england ireland
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