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Menus That Made History and Why? Ep.2 | Sorted Food – YouTube

Today we explore another famous menu that made history! Will the normals pick up on all the hints or will Ben lead them down the garden path… Did you guess correctly? Comment below!

The Green Gang 青幫 – The Full History of China’s Most Powerful Gang | Old Shanghai – YouTube

The full history of China’s most powerful organized crime group from Shanghai. In this video we discuss the early origins of the gang, the height of their power, the most prominent members and their ultimate downfall. The time period of the gangs operations span from the late 1800s to the…

The Legendary History Of Irish Pubs | Curious Traveler | Absolute History – YouTube

Why is Dublin known worldwide for its pubs? Where did traditional Irish music come from? Why are there always flowers decorating a pub? What does the word “pub” mean? What is a “snug?” A Brian Boru harp? And how did a fella named Arthur Guinness become so important?

Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro (@kalhoroanthropologist) • Instagram photos and videos

Explore the rock art of Pakistan with the only archaeologist documenting and preserving these to date. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro (@kalhoroanthropologist) 675 Followers, 254 Following, 2,471…

Healing Scroll | Tigrinya peoples | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In Ethiopia customized protective scrolls that interweave sacred imagery with textual prayers have been prescribed by traditional healers for over two thousand years. These were carried on the person of the individual to whom they were specifically dedicated to shield them from harm.Often the customized content of a scroll is…

How to Make Cone Bells for Jingle Dresses and Skirts Out of Tin Cans

Back in the day, I’m told that one branch of my ancestors, the Iswa, also called the Catawba, used to wear anklets made from turtle shells, to rattle while we danced. These days, it might be difficult to find them in some places, and there also aren’t so many turtles…

The Northman Honest Review (some spoilers) – YouTube

It’s late, it involved upload speeds of one mbps (that isn’t broadband, guys, come on), but here’s the review of The Northman at last! Directed by Robert Eggers and starring Alexander Skarsgard, Anya Taylor-Joy, Willem afoe, Nicole Kidman and Claes Bang, it’s been touted and hailed as the most accurate depiction of the Norse and the Viking age in cinema history. But is it as good as everyone says?And is it as 100% accurate as some people have claimed?