When I was younger I never heard of lactose intolerance. In recent years it has become almost common place. Grocery store aisles contain dozens of “safe” dairy products and aids for digesting natural dairy foods. The condition is so well known that it’s become a comedic tool in popular TV… Read more“Map Monday, lactose intolerance around the world”
Category: History
Map Monday, Your Chances for a White Christmas
Strictly speaking a white Christmas is nothing more than a covering of fallen flakes of frozen water on the ground. According to AccuWeather’s analysis of the past 30 years only two large US cities (>250,000 city population) have a better than 50% chance of a white Christmas. Those two cities… Read more“Map Monday, Your Chances for a White Christmas”
Map Monday, The Great War a hundred years on
One hundred years ago Europe was in the grip of the Great War. Two years prior the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip ignited the war. The formal alliance system which brought stability for a generation failed. Instead of providing security through strength, the rigid entanglement… Read more“Map Monday, The Great War a hundred years on”
