A fourteenth-century French poetic tradition focusing of courtly love (literally 'tales of love').
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Fact of the Day
During the gin craze in the eighteenth century, the ratio of gin shops to houses in London was as high as one to five.
Quote of the Day
"Revolution is not an apple that falls when it's ripe. You have to make it fall.
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~ Che Guevara
On This Day
1787 The 'First Fleet' of 11 ships carrying convicts to Australia left England.
1888 Slavery was abolished in Brazil.