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World’s Oldest Cocktail Recipe Unearthed In Egyptian Relic Points To Hallucinogenic Substances
19 Nov 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The study uncovered the ingredients of the oldest cocktail ever; a potent, psychotropic brew believed to have played a key role in ancient Egyptian magical rituals.
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Cape Town’s First Mass Timber Dome In Green Point Showcases First Nations People’s Culture And History
14 Nov 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The innovative structure not only honours the cultural heritage of the Khoi but also stands as a remarkable architectural achievement for the country.
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One-Of-A-Kind Cape Heritage Property Famous For Movie Shoots Lists For R45 Million
01 Nov 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The opulent 2100 m² home was originally built for Carl Jeppe, a prominent Pretoria lawyer, who named the property Trovato, meaning “I find” in Latin.
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A Bugatti Biopic Is In The Works From The Same Producer Who Made ‘Ferrari’
22 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Bugatti is not just known for its supercars and has created a variety of products, including aeroplane motors, bicycles, pool tables and a residential tower in Dubai.
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AI Uncovers Hundreds Of Previously Unknown Ancient Symbols In Peru’s Nazca Desert
02 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Assisted by artificial intelligence, archaeologists have discovered 303 unknown giant symbols including birds, plants, spiders, humanlike figures with headdresses, decapitated heads and an orca wielding a knife.
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Yuval Noah Harari Has A New Book About The Power Of Networks With A Warning About AI Hacking Humanity
12 Sep 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The intellectual author Yuval Noah Harari who brought ‘Sapiens’ and Homo Deus’ to the world’s consciousness has yet another disruptive book up his sleeve.
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A Cango Caves Tour Guide Wows Visitors With Breathtaking Opera Performance [Video]
05 Sep 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Situated in the Swartberg Mountains about 30 kilometres north of Oudtshoorn, the Cango Caves are frequently described as one of the great Natural Wonders of The World.
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Newly Discovered JFK Film Showing Frantic Moments After Assassinations Is Being Auctioned
05 Sep 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Footage taken on the day by various bystanders and news crews has become some of the most combed-over films in history as conspiracy theories on the assassination swirled for the last 60 years.
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Not Sure What To Make For Dinner? Try This 4,000-Year-Old Ancient Babylonian Recipe
15 Aug 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Researchers have discovered that the 4,000-year-old stone tablets housed in the Yale Babylonian Collection since 1911 had nothing to do with medicines, but rather writings about stew.
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Inside The Centuries-Old Treasure-Laden Ship Unearthed In The Namibian Desert [Video]
16 Jul 2024 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
The ship’s cargo included 2,000 pure gold coins and tens of thousands of pounds of copper ingots, almost all intact and sparkling beautifully in the Namibian sun.
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The Abandoned $300,000,000 Mansion Built For Heirs Who Died On The Titanic
12 Jul 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Lynnewood Hall in Pennsylvania was once referred to as “The Last American Versailles.”
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New Movie Portrays The Rise Of Widow Clicquot As Champagne Industry Leader – An Ode To Female Entrepreneurship [Trailer]
12 Jul 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Barbe-Nicole took over the struggling House of Clicquot at the young age of 27, when she died at the age of 89, she had converted the struggling cellar into one of the most prominent champagne companies in the world.
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The Internet Archive Recently Became The Official Custodian Of Aruba’s History
09 Jul 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Although Aruba is relatively safe from hurricanes, the threat of what a severe storm or other extreme weather could do to its physical archives made everyone nervous.
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Ever Wonder Where The Word ‘Cocktail’ Actually Comes From?
25 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The first use of the word in relation to a drink was in a 1803 article, where “to drink a cocktail” was claimed to be “excellent for the head.”
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Polar Explorer Ernest Shackleton’s Lost Ship Finally Found On Ocean Floor
13 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Shackleton was on what would have been his fourth expedition to Antarctica when he died at age 47 aboard the Quest.
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What Lies Beneath The Cursed Oak Island Money Pit? [Video]
21 May 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Legend has it that the treasure will be found once seven men have died looking for it. Six have perished already.
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Gold Pocket Watch Of The Richest Guy Aboard Titanic Fetches Record-Breaking R28 Million
30 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Tycoon John Jacob Astor perished with the ship in 1912 after seeing his new bride, Madeleine, safely onto a lifeboat.
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Pay Your Dues: The Strange History Of Taxes
25 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Whether we like it or not, society can not function without some sort of tax system in place.
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The Not-So-Brief History Of Soft Drinks
11 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Bubbly drinks that don’t pack an alcoholic punch have a very long history.
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Why Simon’s Town Celebrated This One Great Dane Called Just Nuisance On Saturday
08 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The Great Dane, who died 80 years ago this week, was the first dog in the world to receive an official Royal Navy rank.
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The Cape Town Museum Calls On Locals To ‘Map Their Stories’
27 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The Cape Town Mapping Project is an initiative of the Cape Town Museum designed to map the stories of the people of Cape Town.
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How The 23-Storey Ritz Hotel In Sea Point Went From Catering To Celeb Guests To Being Abandoned And Creepy
20 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Now the hotel remains dusty and abandoned, merely housing memories of its heyday, including wild parties in the 80s, along with a couple of ghosts of the people who died there.
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You Have Mosquitoes To Thank For Creating Happy Hour
18 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
That’s because the disease they’re known for spreading (malaria) helped forge the classic G&T cocktail, a drink with as much recreational worth as it has medical value.
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The Man Who Tried To Eat Every Animal On Earth
07 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
William especially had a fondness for mice served on toast and said moles were the vilest dish he had ever eaten until he chewed on the bluebottle fly.
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Gold Trove Of “Incalculable” Value Found In Tomb Of Ancient Lord In Panama
05 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The tomb appears to have belonged to a high-status adult male – a great lord – who was buried on top of a woman.
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After More Than 500 Years In A Bog, The World’s Oldest Tartan Design Is Now For Sale
19 Feb 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The Glen Affric tartan, named after the Highlands area where it was discovered in the 1980s, underwent dye analysis and radiocarbon testing last year, indicating that it dates from 1500 to 1600.
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Own This “Remarkable Piece Of History” – 900-Year-Old Castle Up For Sale In The UK [Images]
09 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
It’s the oldest surviving building of the castle and is Grade I listed, along with the castle’s main building. This means the buildings are sites of exceptional national, architectural, or historical importance.
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Amelia Earhart’s Lost Plane May Have Been Found
30 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, were last seen taking off from Papua New Guinea on July 2, 1937.
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Watch The 1957 Cooking Show Episode That Introduces An ‘Up-And-Coming Dish Called Pizza Pie’
22 Nov 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Pizza has been part of our lives for so long that it’s hard to imagine a time when the round shape of happiness wasn’t around.
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Ancient Documents Suggest That Vlad The Impaler Had A Condition That Made Him Cry Blood
16 Oct 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
The recent study used mass spectrometry to examine the personal letters written by the guy responsible for this reign of terror in an effort to understand him better.
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