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Minnesota Starvation Experiment

{ Article added: 04/17/2012 }
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Categories : Experiments, Medical
The Minnesota Starvation Experiment was a study on the effects of human starvation to be used by aid workers following World War II. The study lasted over one year, with the volunteers undergoing a control period before a six ...Read More »

Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident

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Categories : World War II
In 1943, American pilot Charlie Brown was flying his B-17 bomber into Nazi Germany when the plane was nearly shot down, with many of the crew members wounded. Luftwaffe fighter pilot Franz Stigler came upon the crippled bomber and, ...Read More »

Cockle bread

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Categories : Sex, Society & Culture
Cockle bread was prepared by English women in the 17th century to be given to a loved one. The dough was kneaded with the woman's buttocks and 'sculpted' to form an impression of her vulva. The baked bread ...Read More »

Potemkin village

{ Article added: 04/17/2012 }
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Categories : Government, Places & Locations
Potemkin villages are disguised, misleading, or outright fake locations that are generally used for propaganda purposes. The villages have roots in Russian historical legend, purportedly built by Grigory Potemkin to fool Empress Catherine II in 1787. Potemkin villages ...Read More »

Bermuda Triangle

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Categories : Places & Locations, The Unexplained
Located in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Bermuda Triangle (also known as the Devil's Triangle), is the site of numerous legends of paranormal activity. Famous disappearances in the area include the Cyclops, with a crew of 309 men, which ...Read More »

SkiFree

{ Article added: 01/16/2011 }
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Categories : Technology
SkiFree is a computer game created by Chris Pirih, a Microsoft programmer, that was released in the Microsoft Entertainment Pack software bundle. A relatively simple skiing game, it is best remembered for the "Abominable Snowman" that appears after the ...Read More »

Medieval cuisine

{ Article added: 01/16/2011 }
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Categories : Historical, Society & Culture
The foods, eating habits, and cooking methods during the Middle Ages (5th century to 16th century) varied by region and by class. The most common element is the reliance on cereal, particularly wheat consumed in the form of breads, ...Read More »
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