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Bond, Sarah. "The Debate Over Hops in Craft Beer Is Positively Medieval." Forbes. June 22, 2016. Accessed May 26, 2021. https://www.forbes.com/sites/drsarahbond/2016/06/22/sorry-craft-beer-fanatics-but-ancient-brewers-did-not-brew-hoppy-beers/?sh=1516187f51e7

Cornell, Martyn. "A Short History of Hops." Zythophile. November 20, 2009. Accessed May 26, 2021. http://zythophile.co.uk/2009/11/20/a-short-history-of-hops/

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Kristen T. "Oh, Brother! A Quick History of Monastic Brewing." Prague Beer Garden. March 23, 2017. Accessed May 26, 2021. https://www.praguebeergarden.com/news/post/history-of-monastic-breweries-prague

Skelton, John. "The Tunning of Elynour Rummyng." 1550. 

Valich, Lindsey. "Beer yeast: Unraveling the origin story with genetics." University of Rochester. April 5, 2019. Accessed May 2, 2021. https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/beer-yeast-genome-origin-story-372272

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How a counterculture movement fell in love with the Hobbit folk!

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Eveleth, Rose. "The Hobbit You Grew Up With Isn't Quite the Same As the Original, Published 75 Years Ago Today." Smithsonian. September 21, 2012. Accessed May 18, 2021. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-hobbit-you-grew-up-with-isnt-quite-the-same-as-the-original-published-75-years-ago-today-45448681/

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Hewitt, Gina L. "Handicraft, Hobbitcraft and the Fires of Mordor: The Arts and Crafts Movement, Industrial Revolution and The Lord of the Rings." Rollins College. 2014. Accessed May 18, 2021. https://scholarship.rollins.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1052&context=mls

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Three cool ladies of mythology in celebration of Mother's Day!

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The Editors of the Ecyclopaedia Britannica. "Persephone." The Encyclopaedia Britannica. Accessed May 10, 2021.  https://www.britannica.com/topic/Persephone-Greek-goddess

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Ghost photos explained!

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Doyle, Arthur Conan and Fred Barlow. The Case for Spirit Photography. United Kingdom: George H. Doran Company, 1923.

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Manseau, Peter. "Meet Mr. Mumler, the Man Who 'Captured' Lincoln's Ghost on Camera." Smithsonian. October 10, 2017. Accessed May 2, 2021. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/meet-mr-mumler-man-who-captured-lincolns-ghost-camera-180965090/

McKenzie, James Hewat. Spirit Intercourse: Its Theory and Practice. United Kingdom: M. Kennerley, 1917. 

Thomas, Chris. "How Smartphone Cameras Work - Gary Explains." Android Authority. May 8, 2017. Accessed May 2, 2021. https://www.androidauthority.com/smartphone-cameras-explained-767029/

Timberlake, Howard. "The Intriguing History of Ghost Photography." BBC Future. June 30, 2015. Accessed May 2, 2021. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150629-the-intriguing-history-of-ghost-photography

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The surprisingly strange origins of these quirky statues!

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The folklore of these oft overlooked birds!

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The stories behind the signs!


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Three wild plants, just in time for Spring!

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Three mysterious spirits of Irish folklore!

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Romain, Lindsey. "The Terrifying True Story That Inspired Poltergeist." Nerdist. October 2, 2020. Accessed March 8, 2021. https://nerdist.com/article/poltergeist-true-story-inspired-movie/

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White, Micah. "The 'Poltergeist' Curse: Inside the Mysterious Cast Deaths and Oddities On Set." Biography. June 17, 2020. Accessed March 8, 2021. https://www.biography.com/news/the-poltergeist-curse-its-heeere