Can banknotes be torn or burned? Here’s what the law says
Destroying money it is a rare act, because no one, or almost no one, is crazy enough to commit it. ...
Explosion at the ENI depot in Calenzano: the possible causes of the accident
Al ENI depot in Calenzano one occurred violent explosion probably caused by dispersion of hydrocarbon vapours in the tanker loading ...
Anatomy of emotions: for the ancient Assyrians happiness was “in the liver” and anger “in the legs”
The ancients Assyriansmore than two millennia ago, associated different emotions with similar body parts than we do today, albeit with ...
From Matisse to Mondiran, the stories of famous paintings hanging upside down in museums
It may seem strange, but it has happened that some paintings even by very important authors (such as Henri Matisse ...
Why December 8 is the feast of the Immaculate Conception and what is celebrated
THE’December 8 it is the day on which traditionally many prepare theChristmas tree or the nativity scene. These very common ...
The history of gambling, the evolution from its origins to today (also in Italy)
The gambling it’s a form of play to for-profit purposesin which the outcome is completely unpredictable and determines the winning ...
Brief history of toilet paper. Who invented it and what was used before?
There toilet paper it’s ainvention relatively recent: it was invented in 1857 from Joseph C. Gavettyeven if in the form ...
“Brain rot” is the word of the year 2024 according to the Oxford Dictionary: here’s what it means
There word of the year 2024 is actually made up of two words: brain rotwhich translated from English means “brain ...
The true story of when Napoleon was attacked by a horde of rabbits
If the Battle of Waterloo is remembered as the most ruinous of the great Napoleon Bonapartethe most bizarre one is ...
The myth of Atlantis, from Plato’s “Timaeus” and “Critias” to the hypotheses of Azores and Sardinia
The existence ofisland of Atlantis (in Greek Ἀτλαντὶς) is one of myths most fascinating and well-known among those that have ...
