tidbits cross time

One problem with getting the women into the work force early in the Soviet Union was that the efforts that way denigrated housework to such an extent that women couldn't hire any help.

Venice always had to import food. The first trade goods it used for that purpose were, indeed, technically spices: it was the salt trade.
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The Hobbit

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

Ah, I still remember the first time I read this one, back when I was twelve or so -- it and The Lord of the Rings in one frantic weekend.  It was a good weekend.
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