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Saturday, 29.02.2020 – Did Van Gogh Really Cut Off His Ear?

Link of the day: Art historians claim Van Gogh’s ear ‘cut off by Gauguin’ Also this: Van Gogh gouged by Gauguin? I don’t believe it

29. February 202026. February 2020
Categories Society, Politics and History

The Cia and the United Fruits Company (Now Chiquita)

Sometimes history makes me very angry. This is one of these times. In 1954 the CIA launched a coup d’état in Guatemala and deposed the…

5. January 20205. January 2020
Categories Daily Posts

Thursday, 26.12.2019 – How Mosquitoes Changed Everything

Link of the day: How Mosquitoes Changed Everything The article reviews the book The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator. In it the…

26. December 201925. December 2019
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