Did you know that “Taken back” is a nautical term. If the wind suddenly changed direction a sailing ship stopped moving forward. It was ‘taken aback’, which was a bit of a shock for the sailors.
VINEGAR OF THE FOUR THIEVES: Recipes & curious tips from the past
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Did you know the first breaking news event covered by helicopter was in Baldwin Hills, Ca.
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The way to a man’s heart – good pie-making? This author from 1886 thinks so..
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Eleven year old girl “They say I’m too little to work steady” – {photographs from 1911}
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The Federal Government once owned towns in the United States
