Welcome to the weekend,
Here are five things I thought worth sharing this week.
With sales expected to top 37 billion dollars this year, one has to wonder, “Why is ketchup so ubiquitous?”
One question about the Battle of Waterloo has been puzzling historians for decades; what happened to all the bodies from the 10,000 soldiers slain? They simply are not there. Now, historians have a theory.
A survey of the maps accompanying Bunyan’s classic, The Pilgrim’s Progress.
The story of how inspiration, decades of thought, doubts, and an arrest all finally contributed to the creation of Beethoven’s triumphant “Ode to Joy”.
A look at the history and artwork memorializing one of Prague’s claims to fame – defenestration.
Currently reading: Tulipomania by Mike Dash
Have a great weekend.
Photo by Yoksel 🌿 Zok on Unsplash
