QotD: “… the Spartiates were quite possibly the least productive people to...
I think it is worth stressing just how extreme the division of labor was [in ancient Sparta]. Helots did all of the labor, because the Spartiates were quite possibly the least productive people to ever...
View ArticleFettuccine Alfredo – You Suck at Cooking (episode 121)
You Suck At Cooking Published 19 Jan 2021 Fettuccine Alfredo, as invented by Alfred Di Lelio in 1908, consists of pasta, butter, and parmesan. While it’s said he made it for his wife who wasn’t eating...
View Article“Canadians might not know their constitutional history or even the text of...
Long before the Freedom Convoy protests earlier this year, I’d been somewhat skeptical of the value of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms — not that I thought it was a bad thing to have a...
View ArticleThe Deadliest Day of the Napoleonic Wars – Battle of Borodino 1812
Real Time History Published 5 May 2022 Sign up for the CuriosityStream + Nebula Bundle: https://curiositystream.com/realtimeh… The Battle of Borodino was the deadliest single day in history until the...
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