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Five Facts about Taffy:  Salt water taffy was “invented” in Atlantic City in 1883. Modern technology allows confectioners to produce 1,000 pieces of taffy a minute. In one hour enough pieces of taf… Source: May 23rd is National Taffy Day

Originally posted on DIANABUJA'S BLOG: Africa, The Middle East, Agriculture, History and Culture:
37 years ago, on the 3rd February, the great Egyptian diva and songwriter – Umm Kalthum – died, well into her 70s.  Last night BBC Worldservice …

Echoes in the Mist On the left, the forest caretaker, on the right, Mr. Selvapandian. The sun was warm in early February. The trees were beautiful and tall, having grown up in just a few short years on land that … Continue reading →

Originally posted on DIOSCORUS BOLES ON COPTIC NATIONALISM:
The oldest known Coptic icon was found in Bawit in Middle Egypt in 1900 by the French archaeologist Jean Clédat (1871 – 1943) who discovered the large Coptic Monastery of St. Apollo that…

Originally posted on Rachel Strohm:
Photo from Richard Mosse’s series of infrared portraits in eastern DRC Grant Gordon has a fascinating new working paper which offers a reinterpretation of the connection between violence against civilians and the FARDC’s inability to…