31 days of halloween
When Tomatoes Were Blamed For Witchcraft and Werewolves
People have feared tomatoes for 600 years.
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How Flower-Obsessed Victorians Encoded Messages in Bouquets
Victorians used flowers a lot like we use emoji.
victorian
Endurance Starvation Was Once a Crowd-Pleasing Sport
While Greece and England were trying to revive the Olympics, the rest of the Western world was obsessed with hunger artists.
food
Confetti Candy, the Ancient Italian Predecessor of the Tic Tac
People have been eating (and throwing) candy-coated almonds for two millennia.
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The Historical Reenactor Accuracy Wars
How to get ostracized at a Civil War reenactment: use bug repellant.
egyptian revival
Oxyrhynchus, Ancient Egypt's Most Literate Trash Heap
An ancient Egyptian landfill of plays, gospels, and mash notes gives new meaning to trashy writing.
