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The cradle of civilization
‘If you look back at the time when humans first decided to give up their nomadic, hunter-gatherer lifestyle in favor of settling down at one place, six distinct cradles of civilization can be clearly identified: Egypt, Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq and Iran), the Indus Valley (present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan), China,…
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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
‘More than 2,000 years ago, travelers would write about incredible sights they had seen on their journeys. Over time, seven of those places made history as the "wonders of the ancient world." Check them out here. The Pyramids of Giza - Built: About 2600 B.C. Egypt. Massive tombs of Egyptian pharaohs, the pyramids are the…
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What Destroyed the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
‘The Great Pyramid of Giza was built in 2570 BC and is still standing today. It is believed to have taken 20 years and as many as 100,000 workers to complete the Great Pyramid, which was built as a tomb for the 4th dynasty Egyptian pharaoh named Khufu. It was built as part of a complex that included temples and many other…
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The destruction of the seven worlds continued …………….
‘The Statue of Zeus at Olympia (Δίας μυθολογία) was built in 430 BC and was destroyed by fire in 426 AD. Carved from ivory, on a throne of cedarwood, the statue was created by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 430 BC. In its right hand was a life-size statue of Nike, the goddess of victory, and in its left was a large…
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A bit more about the destruction ……
The Lighthouse of Alexandria (ὁ Φάρος τῆς Ἀλεξανδρείας) was built in 280 BC and was destroyed by earthquake in 1323 AD. Located on the island of Pharos in the harbor of Alexandria, the lighthouse may be the most famous lighthouse in history. The lighthouse was very different than modern lighthouses in that it was built in…
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Omobude Sonia
Hello everyone
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Tiffi and Kimmy go to a baseball game
The summer is still in full swing and things are really quiet in Soda World so Kimmy decides that she’d like to spend more time with Tiffi in Candy Town. She calls her sister and they make plans. A couple of days later Tiffi meets up with Kimmy at the pier. Hugs and kisses. “Hey Kimmy, there is a baseball game here in town…
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Time to go to the ball game!
Bright and early on Saturday morning the girls wake up and get ready for the baseball game. Tiffi is so excited that she tells Kimmy to hurry up. She doesn’t want to be late for the game. Poor Kimmy will never get used to her energetic sister. A half hour later they arrive at the baseball stadium. Tiffi hands over the…
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Hot Dog History
‘Sausage is one of the oldest forms of processed food, having been mentioned in Homer's Odyssey as far back as the 9th Century B.C. Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, is traditionally credited with originating the frankfurter. However, this claim is disputed by those who assert that the popular sausage - known as a "dachshund" or…
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History continued ….
‘Inventing the hot dog bun - Many hot dog historians chafe at the suggestion that today's hot dog on a bun was introduced during the St. Louis "Louisiana Purchase Exposition" in 1904 by Bavarian concessionaire, Anton Feuchtwanger. As the story goes, he loaned white gloves to his patrons to hold his piping hot sausages.…
