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The Roaring 20s Celebrity Madame: Polly Adler
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Foods of the Great Depression: From Peanut Butter-Stuffed Onions to Edible Lint
We love Campbell’s, Ritz and Kraft mac and cheese today thanks to the Depression. But things were so tough that pocket fuzz was an ingredient for some recipes.
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Listen to the Oldest Song in the World
This is the oldest complete song known to mankind, dating to 1400 B.C.
Book Review: ‘The Pope at War’ by David I. Kertzer
Newly released Vatican archives cast Pius XII's wartime leadership in a damning light.