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Watchtheatlanticvideo:
On Living in Harmony With Magical Things
Chong Gon Byun, a multimedia artist in Brooklyn, shares an intimate look at his home, which is packed with art and whimsical objects he has collected during his travels. This short documentary is one in a series called This Must Be the Place, which explores the connections between people and their homes.
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Tyrosemiophilia is the hobby of collecting cheese...
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Canning Jar, A Napolean History →
talkwithcherra:
In 1795 Napoleon offered a 12,000 franc prize for a method to preserve foodfor the military. Chef Nicholas Appert, whose background included both pickling and brewing, won the prize by developing a method of heating food in glass containers and sealing them with pitch. In 1810 an Englishman named Peter Durance invented a method to use metal containers to preserve food. In...
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