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Tourists leave potatoes on Frederick the Great's grave. They're perpetuating a German...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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So the 18th-century monarch resorted to trickery. He placed royal guards and soldiers along the edge of his palace garden — thus creating the illusion that potatoes were a rare and valuable crop reserved for the royal family and its aristocratic...
Siblings found on remote farm in nappies and only able to speak in primitive language
Birmingham Live
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July 2, 2025
Two young siblings have been discovered in harrowing conditions on an isolated hillside farm in northern Italy, still clad in nappies despite their age and communicating only in a rudimentary language of their own. The children, a nine year old...
Horrifying reason siblings, 9 and 6, were named 'Ghost Children' after being left on farm in nappies
The Mirror
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July 2, 2025
Two young boys discovered living in shocking conditions on a remote farm in northern Italy, wearing nappies and communicating in a rudimentary language only they understood, have been given a haunting nickname. The siblings, aged nine and six, had...
No more crying in the kitchen: 'Tearless' onions launch in NZ - at a cost
The Country
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Woolworths claims to have lowered the level of pyruvic acid in its new variety - thus removing a key tear trigger from the vegetable – and describe it as similar in sweetness to brown onions but significantly less pungent. Ryan McMullen,...
Watch out these 20 stocks including Adani Enterprises, Tata Steel, HAL, BEML, Lupin in today’s trade: July 7, 2025
The Hindu Business Line
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July 7, 2025
Adani Enterprises has announced a Rs 500 crore NCD issue that offers interest rate of up to 9.30 per cent per annum. The base size issue is Rs 500 crore, with an option to retain over-subscription.The issue opens on Wednesday, July 9 and closes on...
Inside the sad lives of siblings, 9 and 6, found on 'filthy farm' speaking own unusual language
The Mirror
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July 2, 2025
Two young siblings have been found in devastating conditions on an isolated hillside farm in northern Italy, leaving locals and authorities horrified. Police were appalled to find the nine-year-old boy and his six-year-old brother on the farm in...
Tourists leave potatoes on Frederick the Great's grave. They're perpetuating a German myth
The Denver Gazette - Colorado
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POTSDAM, Germany (AP) — Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. The legend is this: King Frederick II of Prussia wanted his subjects to eat potatoes, introduced to Europe in the 16th century from...
'The ghost children.' Siblings, 9 and 6, found on farm wearing nappies and speaking only in primitive language
Irish Mirror
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July 2, 2025
Two young siblings have been found in heartbreaking conditions on a remote hillside farm in northern Italy - still wearing nappies, despite their age, and only able to speak in their own primitive language. The children, a nine-year-old boy and...
Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought potatoes to Germany. It's a myth
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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Thus began Germany's love affair with the humble Kartoffel and Frederick's rebranding as Der Kartoffelkönig, the potato king. Except it's all fake. Bogus. Phony. Falsch! as the Germans would say. And debunking it is a royal pain for Jürgen Luh,...
Siblings, 6 and 9, in dirty nappies found on farm speaking their own language
Daily Star
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July 2, 2025
Two young children were discovered living in appalling conditions at a remote farmhouse on a hillside in northern Italy. The siblings, a nine-year-old boy and his six-year-old sister, were found wearing nappies, despite being far beyond the age...
Dad's heartbreaking 10 words after 'ghost children' found on secluded farm
The Mirror
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July 2, 2025
The dad of two "ghost children" who were allegedly neglected, kept isolated from society and speaking their own primitive language, shared 10 words after they were found. The 54-year-old Dutch sculptor, who was named only as Frederik by local...
Many Germans believe Frederick the Great brought potatoes to the country. It’s not true
The Independent
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July 2, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
UN report highlights the economic impact of the occupation of Palestine
IOL
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The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange has seen a staggering increase of over 200% since the onset of the occupation of Palestine nearly two years ago, according to a damning new report from Francesca Albanese, the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the...
In 2024, 22 percent of all German carrots were grown on organic land
Fresh Plaza
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July 1, 2025
Official start of the season at the Merz organic farm Carrots are now available fresh from local farms again. At the start of the season, the team from meine-Möhren.de visited Hubert Merz in Baden-Württemberg, a dedicated Bioland producer who...
Korean war veteran gives back to Portage community
Altoona Mirror - Pennsylvania
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William Grove of Portage goes through the groceries that he’s collected and stored in his basement. Grove collects food from local stores and restaurants and donations to help the Portage elderly and veteran communities. Mirror photo by Patrick...
IPM project boosts fruit farming in Kilimanjaro and Tanga
Fresh Plaza
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July 1, 2025
In the Kilimanjaro and Tanga regions, Tanzania, a new initiative is underway to promote Integrated Pest Management (IPM) technologies. This initiative aims to reduce crop losses and reliance on chemical pesticides. The project, titled 'Fruit Tree...
World Chocolate Day: South African’s favourite chocolates
The Citizen (South Africa)
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July 7, 2025
Today is World Chocolate Day and you can spoil yourself with Dubai Chocolate today or something a little cheaper. Just like all countries have their dishes and cultures, every country’s citizens have their preferences when it comes to chocolate,...
At Sky High Farm's New Biennial Show, Artists Rally Around Food Justice
Hypebeast
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July 1, 2025
Summary Sky High Farm, an artist-founded food justice non-profit, has lifted the veil on its inaugural art biennial, TREES NEVER END AND HOUSES NEVER END. On view through October 2025 in Germantown, New York, the exhibition brings together a...
Boy, nine, and seven-year-old sister found in nappies and 'unable to speak' hidden living on remote farm - as father says 'I just wanted to protect them'
Daily Mail
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July 1, 2025
By TARYN PEDLER Published: 18:34 EDT, 1 July 2025 | Updated: 18:34 EDT, 1 July 2025 Two young children were found living hidden on a remote farm in nappies and only able to speak their own primitive language. The siblings – a nine-year-old boy and...
Mechanism of SiMiaoWan in the Treatment of Hyperuricemia Based on Serum Metabolomics
Dove Medical Press
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July 7, 2025
Introduction Hyperuricemia (HUA), a common and potentially devastating chronic metabolic disease that has not attract much attention, is caused by dysregulated purine metabolism or the excessive production or/and excretion of uric acid (UA). The...