Archive for January, 2009
Sunday, January 11th, 2009
Sure, there are many people who believe that reality TV began in more recent times, but a lot of us think that Allen Funt started it all with a 1948 TV series called "Candid Camera" and should be granted credit for this now ubiquitous phenomenon. Nobody would disagree to the ...
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Sunday, January 11th, 2009
Chinese New Year food is a big part of any new year celebration. In fact, the food is nothing less than central to the festivities. The Chinese New Year is similar to the Western one, but the differences are key. It is considered to be one of the most important ...
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Saturday, January 10th, 2009
The Chinese have long been undermined by the western world as not being well known for their technological accomplishments. However this is completely untrue, and thanks to the efforts of a British philanthropist Joseph Needham the Chinese have been accredited with the discovery of an independent invention of the decimal ...
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