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Hello, My name is Noemi Aguilar!

Welcome to the Who-Knew family.

Here we talk about the history of the world. We cover many different Topics. Our team here is new and different from other Educational Sites. We try to discover the most unknown facts that history has to offer. I research and obtain artifacts as well and soon I will be unfolding some rare finds. If you have any ideas for a great topic please let us know on our contact form. 

1932 "Peanut Butter Bread"

This is a quick bread, similar to things like banana bread or zucchini bread, so it doesn't require any yeast or rising times. Just...

Mary did have a little lamb

Mary did indeed have a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow, and yes it did follow her to school one day. Mary was Mary Sawyer, an...

Civil War Beef Stew

Learn what Union Soldiers ate during the Civil War, and try a historical recipe for Commissary Beef Stew from Captain James M. Sanderson....

School of Athens

Have you ever wondered "what am I looking at?" when it came to the most famous paintings of our time. Well don't feel bad because I was...

Mangos 1,000 BC

What is a mango? Trick question. The answer depends upon context. In India, these juicy native fruits are deeply ingrained in both...

When was cereal invented?!?

The first cold breakfast cereal, Granula, was invented in the United States in 1863 by James Caleb Jackson, operator of Our Home on the...

Nini Sherini-AKA Almond Cookies

Original recipe from al-Baghdadi: Aqras Mukarrara. Take white flour and knead lightly, then leave to rise. Take a ratl of sugar and a...

Queen Elizabeth II Taking a Hostage

The State Opening of Parliament is one of the most dazzling spectacles the British Monarchy has to offer. It is also one of the key...

Prison Sample Menu, circa 1740

In the 18th century more than 200 offences were regarded as serious enough to be punishable by death. Serious offenders who were not...

Kennedy-Nixon Debate 1960 part 1

A kinescope of the John F Kennedy and Richard M Nixon presidential debate. "I'm not satisfied when we have over nine billion dollars...

Pennsylvania Dutch Apple Dumplings

– from Christiana Campbell's Tavern Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia Serves 4 Pastry Ingredients: ¼ cup all­ vegetable...

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