September 08, 2022
September 03, 2022
Forces News - The WW2 plan to bury six men alive inside The Rock of Gibraltar
Posted by Ghost of a flea at 01:34 PM
August 31, 2022
Sugar of lead
"The ancient Romans used sapa as a form of artificial sweetener, especially in wines.They eventually found a way to turn sugar of lead into crystal form. This meant that the toxic substance could be produced in the way table salt or sugar is produced today. As a consequence of this innovation, the consumption of sugar of lead became even more widespread, and started to be used in cooking as well. In the 4th century Roman recipe book of Apicius, almost a fifth of the recipes were made with sugar of lead in its syrup form."
Posted by Ghost of a flea at 06:44 PM
August 29, 2022
Insight - China’s Slacker Youths: Why They Went From 'Lying Flat' To 'Let It Rot'
"'Tang Ping' or Lying Flat, was a 2021 movement that rejected the work culture in China. Now, it has morphed into the more extreme 'Bai Lan' or Let It Rot. What behind this new phenomenon?"
Posted by Ghost of a flea at 09:24 AM
August 28, 2022
Rose Anvil - Why 80 yr old British WW2 boots are better than modern boots
Posted by Ghost of a flea at 04:47 PM
