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Friday, February 19, 2010
ADDICTED
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I was surprised to learn that the tobacco plant did not evolve until just after the last ice age, only about 8,000 years ago. Its innovative...
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
FROM HERE TO TIMBUKTU
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I have to say that Mansa Musa made quite an entrance. He materialized out of the Sahara heat shimmers like a mirage in 1324. His unexpected ...
Sunday, February 14, 2010
BIRTH OF THE BOYCOTT
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I can describe the exact moment of conception. On the evening of September 22nd, 1880, Father John O’Malley was sharing a meal with American...
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