Brewer’s yeast has changed many times as agriculture spread & different human cultures emerged. New forms, as distinctive as species, emerged in association with beer & wine production in different regions. Some of these yeasts changed further to give a wide variety of bread … Continue reading
[Source: http://www.craftychica.com/site/2012/10/i-made-more-sugar-skull-pinatas/] I actually came across this watching a TV cooking show. I’m surprised that I have not read of this previously, and I suspect that the original sources are suspect. Still, if you look at Wikipedia, the Piñata concept was global … Continue reading
Have you ever wondered how pyramids exist all around the world, but their differences are enough to doubt a common origin? Perhaps this Biblical quote is an attempt to answer that very same question – allowing for some distortion over … Continue reading
It isn’t much of a stretch to call man-made mounds pyramids. They are tombs (whether actual or pretend) of a massive scale that have not been replicated in modern times. Sure, they aren’t pyramidal in shape, but why would they … Continue reading
Mysterious stones on Mountain Shoriya (Kemerov region, Russia) have puzzled both scientists and ordinary men. The wall of rectangular stones piled up on top of each other is already being called the “Russian Stonehenge”. According to one of the stories, … Continue reading
I usually just ignore this types of stories – the ones that tell of amazing discoveries which have no legitimate source (like a real newspaper or academic journal). However, this time Graham Hancock was asked about a story so many … Continue reading
The oldest papyrus scrolls from ancient Egypt describe mathematics. Especially important to the ancient Egyptians were fractions. Every conceivable fraction can be expressed as the sum of reciprocals (fractions that are 1/n), and they had a couple of good reasons … Continue reading