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Blackhouse Village - Traditional Scottish Highlands House

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Blackhouse Village in Scotland Gearrannan Black House Village is one of the most interesting places in Scotland.  The blackhouses are traditional type of houses which used to be common in the Scottish Highlands , the Hebrides, and Ireland.   It's very close to famous ancient Callanish Standing Stones . Gearrannan Black House Village is in Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides.
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English Can Make You Smile - Language & Humor

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How English Can Make You Laugh A funny conversation between Obama and Japanese Prime Minister A few days ago, Japanese Prime Minister Mori was given some basic English conversation training before he visits Washington and meets President Barack Obama  .  The instructor told him, when you shake hand with President Obama, please say 'How are you?'. Then Mr. Obama should say, ' I am fine, and you?' Now you should say 'me too'. Afterwards, we, translators will do the work for you. It looks quiet simple but, the truth is.. When Mori met Obama He mistakenly said ' Who are you? ' (instead of ' How are you? ') Mr. Obama was a bit shocked but still managed to react with humor; ' Well, I am Michelle's husband. Ha ha. .' Then Mori replied ' Me too, ha ha ha ' Then there was a long silence in the meeting room..
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Purchase of Christian captives from the Barbary States

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Monks paying to pirates to buy and free Christian captives. This is a 17th Century illustration and the author is unknown. It was used a cover image on Wolfgang Kaiser's "Le Commerce des Captifs" During the 17th century, Barbary pirates and English pirates were in a collaboration against Catholic shipping around Mediterranean.
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First FA Cup Winner Team - First FA Cup Final Winners

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FA Cup is one of the most popular football competitions in the world. And the first final was played on 16 March 1872 at Kennington Oval in London, between Wanderers and Royal Engineers. There were 2,000 football fans around the pitch to watch the game live. Wanderers won the match 1 - 0. The winning Wanderers team received the trophy at a special reception at the Pall Mall Restaurant. This is the only photograph of The Royal Engineers pictured in 1872. Back: Merriman, Ord, Marindin, Addison, Mitchell; Front: Hoskyns, Renny-Tailyour, Creswell, Goodwyn, Barker, Rich.
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The Hedjaz Railway Map - Hejaz Train Line From Damascus to Medina

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Hejaz Train Line From Damascus to Medina A rabic Map of Hejaz Railway that ran from Damascus to Medina, through the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia, with a branch line to Haifa . Hejaz Train Line was a part of the Ottoman railway network and was built to extend the line from the Istanbul beyond Damascus to the holy city of Mecca. The most known historical railway Opened in 1908 Track length: 1,320 km (820 mi)
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British Lion and Russian Bear of The Great Game

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The Great Game. British Lion and Russian Bear British Empire and Russian Empire were trying to control Central Asia and Afghanistan  was one of the most important places of this conflict.  This cartoon by Sir John Tenniel ( English illustrator, graphic humourist and political cartoonist ) tells us about the situation of the local rulers during "The Great Game"  years. Here we see the Afghan Emir Sheikh Ali Khan with his "friends" Russia and Great Britain . It was published in Punch magazine, 30 November, 1878
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What did Swami Vivekananda Teach Us?

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Those who have been interested in yoga for a while or longer already knew about this name. " Swami Vivekananda " was in India and lived between 1863-1902. He was an Indian Hindu monk and chief disciple of the 19th-century saint Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the introduction of the Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world. He is credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion during the late 19th century.
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Sibirya

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Map of Crusades and Cities on Routes

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Historical Map of The Crusades, Routes and The Cities The First Crusade  (1096-1099) started from two different main gathering locations. First one was in France . They marched through Rome, Bari, Greece, Constantinople (Istanbul) and Antioch. The second was in Germany.  The Second Crusade (1147-1150)   started in north of Italy . They marched through Austria, Hungary, Belgrade, Sofia and  Constantinople. They changed the direction from that point. Nobody was expecting it though.  The Third Crusade (1189-1192) started from Marseille and Genoa. They sailed the entire Mediterranean Sea (through Sicily, Rhodes, Cyprus and arrived in Jerusalem. The Fourth Crusade (1202-1204) the planned route was a bit complicated. They had to change it several times.  Some of the old cities on the route with modern names are: Dyrrachion ( Albania ), Adrianople ( Edirne ), Nicaea ( Iznik ) , Dorylaion (  Şarhöyük, Eskisehir ),  Antioch ( Antakya ),  Ed...
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Map of Roman Empire 300 A.D

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This is Roman Empire after 285 A.D The Empire was divided East-West. Western Provinces :  Diocese of Britain, Diocese of Gaul, Diocese of Spain, Diocese of Italy , Africa and Rome. East Roman's Provinces :  Diocese of Dacia, Dioese of Thrace, Egypt , Asia, Diocese of Pontus and Macedonia Ancient Circle Stones in Scotland. The Callanish Stones  are an arrangement of standing stones placed in a cruciform pattern with a central stone circle. They were erected in the late Neolithic era, and were a focus for ritual activity during the Bronze Age. They are near the village of Callanish on the west coast of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
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Hunger Map of Europe 1918

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Hunger Map of Europe.  Have you ever seen Europe in hunger before? This map shows the hunger levels for the Europe in 1918. It was in an article published first in the newspaper, The New York Times Current History Magazine for the April-May-June 1919 99 Years later.. No more Hunger in Europe; Now the young Europeans are enjoying a good life.. like in this bar
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