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Public service announcement concerning the latest #WesAnderson trend on social media

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England’s Missing Celtic Language

Why doesn’t England speak a Celtic language? 1,500 years ago, most of the people on the island of Great Britain spoke the Celtic language of Brythonic (or Brittonic), but nowadays the Germanic language of English dominates the landscape. This Celtic … Continue reading

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How we get tree planting wrong | It’s Complicated

In the face of the impending climate catastrophe, there has been a growing clamour to repopulate the trillions of trees our planet has lost over the centuries. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► http://is.gd/subscribeguardian But large-scale tree planting is … Continue reading

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The medieval words you should start using

I’ve read through a whole dictionary of 13th century words so that you don’t have to. In this video, I present to you the ones that I think we should bring back. It’s a complete A to Z! …except there’s … Continue reading

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What did the Ancient Greeks eat?

Since we are well into the Archaid period on the ancient Greek series, I thought I should make some videos about the everyday life of the Greeks. The topic of this video is on the diet of the ancient Greeks. … Continue reading

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Good Friday | Spinster Fabulista 

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How Real Vermont Maple Syrup Is Made | Regional Eats

The Maple Guild in Island Pond, Vermont produces 1 million bottles of maple syrup each year. It takes about 44 gallons of sap to make just 1 gallon of syrup. The Maple Guild pioneered a method called Steam-Crafting, which speeds … Continue reading

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Why one version of Virgin Mary has become a symbol of protection for millions

As Easter approaches, millions find comfort and protection in the Virgin of Guadalupe, a version of the Virgin Mary. Michelle Miller reports on the people working to keep this image in the public eye. #art #religion […]

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Private Schools Are Trauma Factories | Ash Sarkar meets Richard Beard | Downstream

Britain is unique in the way that public schools (that’s private schools to anyone outside of Britain) have a stranglehold on the establishment. Alumni of these schools are massively overrepresented in the upper echelons of society – so is it … Continue reading

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WHERE ARE JAMAICAN PEOPLE FROM? The True Origins of Jamaican People

today is all about my people, Jamaican people, and where exactly we are from originally. Our motto out of many one people is truly relevant to the Jamaican demographic and today I talk all about the depths of our super … Continue reading

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