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Nov 28, 2017

Have you ever wondered who invented brunch? Brunch was the brainchild of Englishman Guy Beringer in 1895 who proposed the idea for those nursing Sunday morning hangovers.  In his essay entitled Brunch, he suggested a mid-morning compromise of a groaning board that began with tea and pastries and slowly lead to heavier...


Nov 28, 2017

 

Do you talk to yourself out loud?  It’s nothing to be embarrassed about.  Henry David Thoreau once said,  “Thinking is only the process of talking to yourself.” …otherwise known as autolalia.

Einstein said that talking to yourself is a sign of intelligence. 

Studies show students who talk to themselves in...


Nov 28, 2017

 

 

Have you ever wondered about the origin of the fork?

Centuries ago, few people ever heard of a “place setting.”At that time there were no  utensils as such because most eating was done with the fingers.  In fact, most men owned one multipurpose blade with which to cut meat. Wealthy nobles had two  knives, one...