The carnival trumpet is called “Menelik’s Tongue”: the story behind the curious name

Who has never blown a Menelik tongue? Also known as “Menelicche’s tongue” or “mother-in-law’s tongue”, we are talking about the ...
Most expensive sky passes: how much it costs to ski and the locations with the highest and lowest prices in Italy and Europe

Have you ever gone skiing in these winter months and thought: “has it always been so expensive?”. In fact, in ...
What is the ethical tax, who pays it and how much does it really weigh on digital workers

The ethical tax is an additional tax introduced in Italy with the financial law (Law 266/2005) of 2006 and applied ...
Steven Bradbury, the true story of the most incredible gold victory of the Winter Olympics

Winning a gold medal at the Olympics requires talent, sacrifice and, sometimes, a significant dose of luck. The story of ...
Why is it called love at first sight: the meaning of love “at first sight”

The expression “love at first sight” comes from French “coup de foudre“and describes with a metaphor thesudden falling in love ...
Why we kiss on the mouth: the meaning according to anthropological studies

The kiss is one of the most intimate and widespread gestures in the collective imagination, but beyond the borders of ...
How to change your surname in Italy and what are the reasons why it can be done

In the last few hours the topic of changing surnames has been causing discussion, after three brothers from Rimini requested ...
The 1945 Dresden bombing: war crime or legitimate military operation?

The aerial bombing of Dresden was carried out on the German city of the same name between 13 and 15 ...
In Shanghai, China, a huge sinkhole opens up in the street: the video and the problem of land subsidence

In Shanghai, China, a huge hole formed in the asphalt, ending up swallowing a large stretch of roadway near a ...


