Food of the Gods: 12 Historical Facts About Chocolate

1. The Olmecs domesticated the cacao plant 3000-4000 years ago – the Aztecs made it a dietary staple. The earliest known Mesoamerican civilization in history was that of the Olmecs. […]

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The Rise & Fall of the 18th Century Pouffe

Léonard Autié himself wrote about the styles he was fabricating: “I myself had been frightened by the shamelessness of my conception; but soon the folly of the period got the better of me. One saw in the poufs the strangest things that fancy could imagine.”

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The History of Red – Part 2

Over the course of history, red has become a symbol for concepts both real and abstract. It is used to represent sacrifice, luxury, passion, and victory – though darker meanings are also affixed to red, namely authority, war, desire, guilt and evil.

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