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Tourists leave potatoes on Frederick the Great’s grave. They’re perpetuating a German myth

Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. The legend is this: King Frederick ...

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Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought potatoes to Germany. It’s a myth

The legend is this: King Frederick II of Prussia wanted his subjects to eat potatoes, introduced to Europe in the 16th ...

Wall Street Journal1mon

‘The Great Pyramids’ Review: Frederick Barthelme’s Melancholy Men

‘The Great Pyramids’ Review: Frederick Barthelme’s Melancholy Men In the office, on a date, at the casino, Frederick Barthelme’s characters face uphill struggles. By Daniel Akst Share Resize ...

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The Seven Years' War - Frederick the Great - MSN

Berlin, December 28th 1746. Frederick the Great has become a common name but this was only the beginning, as a great monarch cannot know peace for long. In 1756 Europe's first world war had begun ...

Longmont Times-Call4mon

The final countdown: Mead girls blast past Frederick in 5A Great 8

A trip to the Denver Coliseum has become business as usual for Mead girls basketball, and in their return for the Class 5A Great 8 on Friday, the second-seeded Mavericks showcased just why.

The Atlantic4mon

The Great Resegregation - The Atlantic

If the Great Resegregation proves successful, it will restore an America past where racial and ethnic minorities were the occasional token presence in an otherwise white-dominated landscape.

Orange County Register4mon

Remembering the great Frederick Douglass - Orange County Register