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The Disappearing Pyramid Guide – A Mysterious Journey in Mexico
Many friends have watched that video, and I am not lying. In the video, the collapsed pyramid lies in ruins at Chichen Itza. Apart from the pyramid, apart from the vague path leading to the top of the pyramid, and the wild vegetation among the stones and mounds of earth, there is only commentary implanted like a voice-over. The man spoke English at the time, and he said he would come several times every year to bring friends with him to take a look. I asked him: “What is a destined person?” He said: “For example, you.” There were two sentences in the video that were said very suddenly and…
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The 7 Drinks That Shaped Western Civilization
American writer Tom Standage wrote a book called “History in Six Bottles”. In the book, he divided Western history into six eras, and selected six beverages as their representative elements to analyze the development of Western civilization: Beer – the iconic product of farming civilization. Beer is the product of human beings shifting from relying on gathering and hunting to living a farming and settled life, and there is a surplus of food. It has witnessed an important productivity leap in human society. Wine—an important element in ancient Greek civilization, ancient Roman civilization, and Christian civilization. Wine is a symbol of power, wealth, and status. “People of different social status…
