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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How are we gonna survive the craziness of our world . . the politics, out of control social media, and especially A.I.? Well . . it’s nothing new. Every period of rapid technological evolution in history has made folks fear that the end is near. This is a peek at the craziness of the 1920s.

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How are we gonna survive the craziness of our world . . the politics, out of control social media, and especially A.I.? Well . . it&rsquo;s nothing new. Every period of rapid technological evolution in history has made folks fear that the end is near. This is a peek at the craziness of the 1920s.
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The Backstory: The A.I. Bubble: We’ve Been Here Before

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Ever wish you could simply disappear? Maybe you’re sick of a job, a relationship, or responsibilities you can’t see your way past. More than a few folks have done it, though admittedly it takes money and the ability to disconnect from everything in your life, not just the difficulties. It’s all about former masters of the universe creating a new domain.

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Ever wish you could simply disappear? Maybe you&rsquo;re sick of a job, a relationship, or responsibilities you can&rsquo;t see your way past. More than a few folks have done it, though admittedly it takes money and the ability to disconnect from everything in your life, not just the difficulties. It&rsquo;s all about former masters of the universe creating a new domain.
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The Backstory: The Islands Where Millionaires Went to Disappear

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Sometimes failure is actually the mother of success. Take Walt Disney, who at the age of 21 had one animation company go bankrupt. By 27, his taste of success with a cartoon rabbit named Oswald was stolen by a partner who made a deal with an unscrupulous movie studio. So, it turns out Mickey Mouse was born out of desperation and the determination to never give up.

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Sometimes failure is actually the mother of success. Take Walt Disney, who at the age of 21 had one animation company go bankrupt. By 27, his taste of success with a cartoon rabbit named Oswald was stolen by a partner who made a deal with an unscrupulous movie studio. So, it turns out Mickey Mouse was born out of desperation and the determination to never give up.
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The Backstory: Walt Disney: How Desperation Led to a Billion Dollar Mouse

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

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