Meanwhile eating horses also began to gain acceptance in the United States — but at first, only in the face of major quandaries encountered by Westward-bound pioneers. Some pioneers were fortunate enough to have a horse just for riding, but horses also mean hay and grain in the winter months,…
When pirates sailed the seven seas, they lacked fruits and vegetables in their diet and sometimes got a condition called scurvy. Scurvy causes muscle weakness, swollen and bleeding gums, loss of teeth, and bleeding under the skin, as well as tiredness and depression. The most common places for pirates to…
Paul first met with Peter at Jerusalem three years after his conversion. In the record of this meeting the name of Cephas (Peter) precedes that of James, although Galatians notes that in another meeting 14 years later the name of James precedes that of Cephas (Galatians 2:9). Paul Meets Peter…
When writing this article, Monsters at Work Episode 3 is scheduled to come out on Wednesday, July 14th, 2021. You can catch the new animated series exclusively on the Disney Plus streaming platform. However, Monsters at Work is to Monsters, Inc. and Monsters University as the Planes movies are to…
A public memorial service for Jennings was held two days later at Carnegie Hall. Notable journalists, political leaders, and other friends of Jennings attended. Jennings left a US$50 million estate: half went to Freed, and most of the rest to his son and daughter. When Jennings was 11 he began…
Peter the Great provided a model of how an energetic adn ruthless autocrat would change a nation. He successfully transformed Russia into a great power that would play an increasingly important role in European history. Peter the Great’s policies increased the disparities between the nobles and the peasants. However, through…
Peter the Great was the czar, or monarch, of Russia from 1682 until he died in 1725. During his reign, he worked to modernize Russia and transform it into an empire that rivaled anything in Europe. Who Westernized Russia? Everywhere we look, we encounter this colossal figure, who casts a…
The First Epistle of Peter is a book of the New Testament. The author presents himself as Peter the Apostle. The ending of the letter includes a statement that implies that it was written from “Babylon”, which is possibly a reference to Rome. This post deals with a topic most…
Mark Rober, another organizer, donated $50,000; Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg donated $69,420; and Jessica and Tyler Blevins, aka Ninja, donated $15,000. PewDiePie has donated 69,420 trees to MrBeast’s TeamTrees project, which recently surpassed a whopping $10 million (£7.7 million) Not a penny more, not a penny less. How much does PewDiePie…
Phidippides? Phidippides was a legendary Greek runner who ran from Marathon to Athens in 490 BC to announce the victory of the Greeks over the Persians. After running about 40 km to the Acropolis in Athens, he promptly collapsed and died. To this day, the aetiology of his death remains…