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Queen Ranavalona: Ruthless Ruler of Madagascar Ranavalona was the 19th-century ruler of the Kingdom of Madagascar. She lived during a time when there was increasing contact between the island kingdom and Europeans... [Read more...]( Last Traces of the Ancient Foot Binding Tradition Captured on Film Throughout history, men and women alike have suffered pain and agony in the name of beauty - from the practices of body modification in indigenous tribes throughout the world... [Read more...](   Did Megalithic Sites in Turkey and Peru Share the Same Architects? 6,500 years before Stonehenge and 7,000 years before the pyramids were constructed, a cult megalithic complex sat atop the hills near current day Sanliurfa, in southeast Turkey. Göbekli Tepe was flourishing an astonishing 12,000 to 14,000 years ago. Today the preserved remains still exhibit high degrees of sophistication and megalithic engineering skill. Back in the 1990's when Robert Schoch exclaimed that the Sphinx could be many thousands of years older than previously thought... [Read more...](   An Ancient Treat: The Rich History of Fruitcake Love it or hate it, fruitcake has been a winter holiday staple for a long time. You could say the earliest version was a barley, pomegranate seed, nut, raisin, and honeyed wine dessert called... [Read more...]( King Arthur’s Glastonbury Grave: The Greatest Hoax of the 12th Century When the grave of the legendary English King Arthur was discovered on the grounds of Glastonbury Abbey in the year 1191, it seeded a cult that would continue to bring visitors... [Read more...](   You Might Like [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( -- [Click Here]( to unsubscribe from this newsletter.