Episode 475: Mammoths, McDowell, & Making Sense of White Supremacy with Robert P. Jones
The Holy Post
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The Dutch Never Worn Wooden Shoes
Clogs were originally not made entirely from wood, but only had wooden soles with leather straps over the top that protect your feet when you drop a hammer. Wooden shoes were also made for wearing around the house and where more lavishly decorated clogs were worn to churches and weddings. The story began right here in apledorn, holland, april 20 ninth, 19 forty four, when john low was shot out of his b 29 bomber. And he came down in one of these trees. Did they tite have the tree, or did they turn it into wooden shoes for the tourist? I i don't know. It was 77 years ago, so the tree is probably
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