Human attachment is thousands of years old . . but Valentine’s Day started off as a blood soaked Roman pagan fertility festival. The romance element is a pretty recent development. As usual, the Victorians reinvented it, taking it from a bloody sacrifice to roses and Valentine cards.

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Human attachment is thousands of years old . . but Valentine&rsquo;s Day started off as a blood soaked Roman pagan fertility festival. The romance element is a pretty recent development. As usual, the Victorians reinvented it, taking it from a bloody sacrifice to roses and Valentine cards.
If you have a story you&rsquo;d like me to take a deeper dive into and share . . feel free to D.M. me on Facebook at Patty Steele or on Instagram at Real Patty Steele.

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Love a good, juicy story that goes beyond what we already know? We're talking scandalous presidential family members, a mass murder at a world-famous architect's home, stolen inventions, nude athletes at the first Olympics, compulsive liars, the arrival of the bikini, and so much more. History fanatic Patty Steele tells you the inside backstories you didn’t know you needed to know.

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The Backstory: Valentine’s Day: From Blood and Sacrifice to Roses and Chocolates

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We comfort ourselves by thinking that murder is something that happens to people when they aren’t careful about when, where, and who they mix it up with. But sometimes, as in these two cases, the scariest stories are actually the ones you don’t see coming.

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We comfort ourselves by thinking that murder is something that happens to people when they aren&rsquo;t careful about when, where, and who they mix it up with. But sometimes, as in these two cases, the scariest stories are actually the ones you don&rsquo;t see coming.
Feel free to DM me if you have a story you&rsquo;d like me to cover . . on Facebook it&rsquo;s Patty Steele and on Instagram Real Patty Steele

The Backstory: Murder and the Family Next Door

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What Did History . . Taste Like? Do You Ever Stop to Wonder Why We Eat Certain Foods? There Are Some Pretty Strange Bites Looking Back Over the Millennia. Not Just Unusual… Not Just Exotic… But Foods That Make You Stop, Tilt Your Head Like a Puppy, and Ask, Who on Earth Thought Eating That Was a Good Idea? It's All in the Marketing. We’re Talking Beaver Tails, Bird Tongues, and Whale Vomit . . to Name a Few.
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What Did History . . Taste Like? Do You Ever Stop to Wonder Why We Eat Certain Foods? There Are Some Pretty Strange Bites Looking Back Over the Millennia. Not Just Unusual&hellip; Not Just Exotic&hellip; But Foods That Make You Stop, Tilt Your Head Like a Puppy, and Ask, Who on Earth Thought Eating That Was a Good Idea? It's All in the Marketing. We&rsquo;re Talking Beaver Tails, Bird Tongues, and Whale Vomit . . to Name a Few. Feel Free to DM Me if You Have a Story You&rsquo;d Like Me to Cover . . on Facebook It&rsquo;s Patty Steele and on Instagram Real Patty Steele

The Backstory: Weird Foods: Beaver Tails, Stuffed Mice, and Whale Vomit

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Humans are fascinated by space. We gaze up at the night sky and ask what and who is up there? Ancient cave drawings illustrated those thoughts thousands of years ago. Even “Disclosure Day” poses the question. But recently we’ve added one more question: does the government know something they’re not telling us?

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Humans are fascinated by space. We gaze up at the night sky and ask what and who is up there? Ancient cave drawings illustrated those thoughts thousands of years ago. Even &ldquo;Disclosure Day&rdquo; poses the question. But recently we&rsquo;ve added one more question: does the government know something they&rsquo;re not telling us?
Feel free to DM me if you have a story you&rsquo;d like me to cover. On Facebook it&rsquo;s Patty Steele and on Instagram Real Patty Steele.

The Backstory: UFOs: Are We Being Watched or Just Now Noticing?

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The Backstory: Valentine’s Day: From Blood and Sacrifice to Roses and Chocolates

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