In 1590, Starving Parisians Ground Human Bones Into Bread – Gastro Obscura

During a siege, desperation drove people to disinter skeletons from cemeteries.

Source: In 1590, Starving Parisians Ground Human Bones Into Bread – Gastro Obscura

The Deadly Donora Smog of 1948 Spurred Environmental Protection—But Have We Forgotten the Lesson? | History | Smithsonian

Steel and zinc industries provided Donora residents with work, but also robbed them of their health, and for some, their lives

Source: The Deadly Donora Smog of 1948 Spurred Environmental Protection—But Have We Forgotten the Lesson? | History | Smithsonian

Could A Ban On Spanking And Other Corporal Punishments For Kids Affect Rates Of Teen Violence? : Goats and Soda : NPR

Researchers look at countries that have prohibited corporal punishment for kids and their rate of youth violence.

Source: Could A Ban On Spanking And Other Corporal Punishments For Kids Affect Rates Of Teen Violence? : Goats and Soda : NPR

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Joachim Ronneberg, Leader of Raid That Thwarted a Nazi Atomic Bomb, Dies at 99 – The New York Times

The Norwegian resistance fighter commanded a daring World War II mission to blow up a heavy-water plant and help sabotage Hitler’s nuclear program.

Anthea Bell, Translator of Freud, Kafka and Comics, Dies at 82 – The New York Times

Translating is “like acting,” said Ms. Bell, the rare practitioner who became a well-known name in her own right.

‘We’ve never seen anything like this’: Fall foliage is still missing in action across the Mid-Atlantic – The Washington Post

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