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Strange Stories Amazing Facts
Strange Stories Amazing Facts | Reader's Digest
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DebinHawaii
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#OldCoolBooks #codex
This book comes through again with a blurb on the Mendoza Codex--an Aztec codex created 14 years after the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 1521. It describes life in 14th century Mexico. The blurb in the book is about wine that had regulations for drinking-however older men were exempt due to their age & having grandchildren, so they could be 'merry.'

Here's the Wikipedia link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Mendoza

ReadZenRites How very cool! 6y
Cinfhen Cool 6y
Linsy Ha ha, this is great! 🤣 6y
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DebinHawaii
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#OldCoolBooks #PennyDreadful 😱

I don't have any penny dreadful, but my 1976 copy of Readers Digest Strange Stories, Amazing Facts mentions at least two of the subjects of these sensational stories or comics. Varney the Vampire and Spring-Heeled Jack, the Terror of London. This book and especially the stranger and scarier stories in it gave me hours of entertainment growing up.😱

Linsy This is so great! ♥️ 6y
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DebinHawaii
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#OldCoolBooks #NakedBooks
More retro than old-it published in 1976 & had a cover at one point like the one pictured, but I think I wore it out with ❤️🤗 When my mom downsized to an apartment years ago she sent it to me. I kept the post-it & Parade magazine article inside because she was always tagging stuff & sending me clipped articles. Next week is 3 years since I lost her-it's still hard.😥

Max🐱says naked books scritch better. #catsoflitsy😽

tpixie Hugs 🤗 7y
tpixie I have some my moms cookbooks with her notes written in on the sides of the recipes (edited) 7y
Crazeedi @DebinHawaii I send a hug, lost my mom 8 years ago, and every day miss her just as much. I have kept notes she sent me, they're precious. Hold your memories close, and cry and then savor them. She'll always be a part of you.💕 7y
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ReadZenRites How wonderful that your mom knew you well enough to make sure you got that book when she downsized💕 7y
DebinHawaii @tpixie @Crazeedi @ReadZenRites Thank you. Hugs to you as well. 💜💜💜 7y
Linsy I‘m sending my love. It‘s incredible the memories that books can contain. Thanks for trusting us with your pain. 🙏 7y
Linsy By the way, I love all of the photo bombing by the cat. 😹 7y
BethFishReads Hugs to you. It was 3 years ago tomorrow that my dad died unexpectedly. Still hard, isn‘t it? 7y
LeahBergen I love this memory. ❤️❤️❤️ 7y
Bookzombie That‘s a lovely memory. My dad passed 5 years ago and I miss him all the time. 💗💗 (edited) 7y
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