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The practice of binding books in human skin, also known as anthropodermic bibliopegy, is not just the stuff of dark legends and horror fiction. It was a real technique which, although frowned upon and considered ghastly by today’s standards, was officially practiced since the 17th century. The technique gained considerable popularity during the French Revolution and among [...]
Posted by Nathanael Hood on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 12:01 am
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Some do it for love, some do it for money or politics: these people sold out their countries, their comrades…even their own families…changing the course of history forever. Here is our list of Top 10 Traitors. 10. Guy Fawkes Guy Fawkes was part of a revolutionary group of Roman Catholics, who plotted to blow up [...]
Posted by Heather Matthews on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 10:39 pm
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