If you are just as interested in travel as you are in food, then the history of French foods is one in particular that you are going to want to become more familiar with. The history of French foods is one which actually begins as far back as 1400 A.D., when the first French cookbooks imitated Moorish cuisine and sugar,…
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Rare Coins The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Who would have thought that the gift of a coin would end up being the best gift I’ve ever received? I have many fond memories of my grandmother, but one such memory will stay with me for the rest of my life. When I was 10 years old, my grandmother gave me a silver dollar for Christmas. To this day,…
Enjoy The Outdoors In Georgia
Georgia has always inspired images of Southern hospitality, but Georgia offers much more than that. In the state capital of Atlanta there is the Atlanta History Center and the Stone Mountain Park. In the southern parts of Georgia there is the Ocmulgee National Monument and the Museum of History in Macon and August respectively. There are many opportunities for travelers…
Funny As A Fictoid
While truth may be stranger than fiction, a fictoid is definitely funnier than a factoid, says the author of an hysterical new book. What exactly is a fictoid? A fictoid is a bit of fictional history making a statement or telling a story in one sentence. “A typical fictoid tells who did what, when and where,” says Bill Dutcher, author…
The Da Vinci Code Dvd Review
The Da Vinci Code as a novel is an international bestselling phenomenon, but The Da Vinci Code as a movie is bound to be long forgotten by year’s end. Directed by Ron Howard, the Hollywood veteran behind such memorable films as A Beautiful Mind and Cinderella Man, this adaptation of Dan Brown’s religious thriller is 149 minutes of monotonous exposition…
The History Of Wicca Where Did The Craft Originate
The history of Wicca or “The Craft” is complex but traditional Wicca is rooted in the so called “British Mystery Traditions”, for example the Picts, who existed before the rise of Celtic consciousness, the Celts, and some Celtic Druidism. Wicca predates Christianity by about 28 000 years. A variety of archaeological discoveries, reveal that the history of Wicca can be…
Student Credit Cards 101 Building Your Credit
If you are student who has just learned how to drive a car or is headed off to college, most of you may not have been given access to your parents’ credit cards. But college student credit cards may provide a solution for young people in need of credit anyway because building good credit with student credit cards may be…