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How To … Make Bread
How to make bread without the use of modern bread making machines.
… “things eveyone used to know how to do.”
The 1st English Dictionary
The first English dictionary was the work of a single man just over 250 years ago. Here’s some background to this epic achievement.
The Works of Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo was a truly prolific writer with much of his work having a overt political and social sub-text or commentary. This is a list of his works.
The Origin of the Yard, Meter and Kilo
How many of us have a foot a foot long ?
What are the origins of some of the measurements we use today.
Coca Cola – Who invented it and how did it grow to be so Ubiquitous?
Coca Cola is a ubiquitous and iconic symbol of the U.S. but when & who came up with it?
Mind & Body – Where do they begin and end
The Mind-Body problem. One of philosophy’s great topics of conjecture and debate. How are mental phenomena explicable in terms of, or otherwise related to, physical states and events in the body ?
Donkeys, Toads & Crows
Every country has it’s own national symbols. The Channel Islands are no different and there’s a surprising array of animals ascribed to each island and their people.
What is the difference between Ale and Lager
There are 2 basic categories of beer : Lagers and Ales. But what is it that makes them so different ?
1204 – The Birth of Guernsey’s Constitution
Guernsey today is an independent crown dependency. How did this state of affairs, common to all the Channel Islands, come about ?
