What is the map of Piri Reis and why it represents South America and not the Antarctica
There Map of Piri Reis It is a Renaissance cartographic representation (a Portolano, to be precise) made by the Turkish ...
10 different words for the same thing in British and American English
We generally think that the English language be one, the same throughout the world. But no, if we stop to ...
What is the “Roman” greeting, what does it mean and what is its origin? No, it was not used in ancient Rome
The alleged “Roman” greeting Of Elon Muskdenied by the person concerned, during theInauguration Day of Donald Trump as the new ...
The ghost town of Consonno: how did the Italian “Las Vegas” go to ruin?
Among all the ghost towns in Italy Consonno it is certainly one of the most famous: radically transformed in the ...
Majak nuclear accident, the most serious in history after Chernobyl and Fukushima
THE’Majak nuclear accidentalso known as Kyshtym accidentis the third more serious never recorded in history after Chernobyl and Fukushima. Despite ...
The history of Washington DC: when it was created and why it is the federal capital of the United States
Washington, with just under 700 thousand inhabitantswas founded on 16 July 1790 and since that year it has been the ...
Who are the richest people in the world? From Musk to Bezos, here is the ranking of billionaires
In the world ranking of Forbes the billionaires richest in the world I am Elon Musk (with an estimated wealth ...
David Lynch, the visionary director of Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive, has died
On January 16, 2025, one of the greatest directors of the last century left us, the “visionary” David Lynch. But ...
When the CIA Weaponized Expressionism During the Cold War: How It Happened
During the early years of Cold Warafter the end of the Second World War, the spread of communism became a ...
Is Blue Monday really the saddest day of the year? No, it’s pseudoscience
The Blue Monday falls every year on third Monday of January and is often presented as “the saddest day of ...
