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Tea’s Ancient Beginnings in China | The Tea History Podcast | Ep. 1

Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Tea History Podcast. This is a video companion of the podcast audio that will create a visual aid to the subject matter. In this first episode, we’ll explore tea’s humble beginnings in the … Continue reading

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 The evolution of this view of Spinningfields from the 1800s, 1976, and today  | Skyliner 

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Discover the 6 Tea Types and a WORLD of Awesome Tea Sub-Types | Masterclass on Tea Ch. 1 of 8

Camellia sinensis is a plant species that is used to produce many of the world’s most popular teas. From green tea to black tea and beyond, there are many different types of camellia sinensis tea, each with its own unique … Continue reading

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MCR ADVENT: Then and Now… | Skyliner

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A Perspective on Canadian History that You Might Not Know

A Perspective on Canadian History that You Might Not Know | The Ballantyne Project The Ballantyne Project is a Vancouver based organization that focuses on bringing inspiration, a voice and opportunity to remote First Nation communities in Canada. We are … Continue reading

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How The American Civil War Made Canada

The Canadian story of the American Civil War, told in two parts. Through the eyes of the Canadians who helped start the war, to those who fought it, to the leaders influenced by it, we unravel one of the most … Continue reading

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The US Government’s Not-So-Secret Propaganda Department

  / horsespt / horses.ig Images made with Midjourney AI V4 A partial list of films funded/assisted by the DOD: https://www.academia.edu/4460251/Comp… sources: http://america.aljazeera.com/articles… https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1… https://www.insideover.com/politics/c… https://progressive.org/latest/call-o… https://www.defense.gov/News/Inside-D… https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-cul… https://www.vice.com/en/article/ake88… https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph… […]

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A human being is a part of the whole, called by us “Universe”

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That Time When Cocaine Was In EVERYTHING | Random Thursday

Maybe you drink Four Loko and think you’re bad. But kids used to drink wine mixed with cocaine. The strange history of cocaine and soft drinks, and how one of the most maligned drugs in the world became that way. … Continue reading

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BBC Radio 4 – Love Stories, A Many-Splendoured Thing, Part 1

A new dramatisation of Han Suyin’s landmark novel of passion and revolution in Hong Kong. The story follows Suyin, a doctor and writer, living and working in late 1940s Hong Kong. When Suyin meets British war reporter Mark, she embarks … Continue reading

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