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benersonlittle.com
In The Golden Age of Piracy: The Truth Behind Pirate Myths, I've devoted an entire chapter to this myth of walking the plank. The image above is of a Dutch flotilla commanded by Captain Lambert Hendrikszoon circa 1619 harshly negotiating a peace treaty with Algiers, notorious for its "Barbary corsairs." Note that a corsair was... |
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technicshistory.com
The British empire of the nineteenth century dominated the world's oceans and much of its landmass: Canada, southern and northeastern Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Australia. At its world-straddling Victorian peak, this political and economic machine ran on the power of coal and steam; the same can be said of all the other major powers... |
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www.dominikmayer.com
Here's a text from a German exam in China. It explains why Germans like women with darker skin while Chinese prefere those with a lighter tone. But my favorite is still this dialog from a textbook: |
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hesseseewald.blogspot.com
Tomorrow we will be playing our annual Christmas Game at Kieth L.'s home (he of the huge basement with three 6ft by 30ft tables). We have ... |
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