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When it was all kicking off and Cuba was trading diplomatic slaps with the US Administration, Castro decided to play … More

When Lenin died, Joseph Stalin took the reins. Now Stalin, despite having a fabulous moustache, was not a nice man. … More

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The sixth biggest producer of chickpeas is Ethiopia. Now Ethiopia is one of the few countries with the dubious distinction … More

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Quote Cicero at the dinner table and friends are either going to think that you know your onions, or that … More

For no other reason than he is in the news and, outside of America very few people will have actually … More