During a siege, desperation drove people to disinter skeletons from cemeteries.
Source: In 1590, Starving Parisians Ground Human Bones Into Bread – Gastro Obscura
In 1590, Starving Parisians Ground Human Bones Into Bread – Gastro Obscura
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Monthly Archives: October 2018
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
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.
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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.
