Courtesy: The Vintage News Mar 23, 2018 E.L. Hamilton You might think a certain global megabrand has a chokehold on all things coffee, but way back in the 15th century, a tiny southern Arabian country launched our love for the caffeinated concoction. Yemen had a world monopoly on coffee production for nearly 300 years. How did … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Apr 8, 2018 Ian Harvey Books, films, plays, and songs have been written to celebrate the life of the Englishman who robbed from the rich and gave to the poor. The story of Robin Hood has endured at least 700 years, sometimes changing to reflect the times but always repeating certain facts. Robin … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Apr 8, 2018 Bruce Fenton Photo: Paul Hudson/FLickr CC By 2.0 In March 2010 the analysis of bone fragments at the Denisova Cave site in Siberia revealed a new human species to the world, the Denisovans. Since then we have learned that the ancestors of the Denisovans and Neanderthals separated from those … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Apr 8, 2018 Nikola Simonovski Photo Credit: Museo de Arte Popular CC BY 3.0 The Volkswagen Beetle is arguably one of the most famous cars of all time. The production of the iconic car began in 1938 and ended in 2003, with more than 21 million units built. The iconic “Bug” is loved by people … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Jan 3, 2018 Goran Blazeski Often referred to as the “king of gems,” diamonds have represented many things throughout the ages, including deep love, perfection, illumination, endurance, fearlessness, purity, and infinity. We suppose that you’ve probably heard “A Diamond Is Forever.” It is certainly one of the best-known slogans of the 20th century, but more importantly, it was … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Jan 10, 2018 Stefan Andrews The Laysan Albatross “Wisdom” the oldest known wild bird in the United States It could be a graceful sight to watch a Laysan Albatross as it glides above the waters of the ocean. These beautiful birds that inhabit areas of the Pacific are famed for being relentless travelers, … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Feb 20, 2018 Nikola Simonovski Machu Picchu is an Inca citadel built in the 15th century. Known worldwide, the citadel was reportedly built as a home for the Emperor Pachacuti, and was abandoned by the Incas a century later when the Spanish conquest began. Located high in the Andes Mountains in Peru, it … Read more
