The oldest alphabetic writing ever identified discovered in Syria: why it is important
A group of archaeologists from the Johns Hopkins University made a discovery that could rewrite the story of the origins ...
Cargo plane crashes into a building near Vilnius airport in Lithuania: causes still unknown
Today, at 5:28 (in Italy 4:51), a cargo plane Boeing 737 DHL coming from Leipzig yes crashed against a two-storey ...
There are people with only 2 or 3 words to name all the colors that exist: how is this possible?
Imagine a world where i colors are grouped together and reduced to a few categories: “light”, “dark” and, at most, ...
Who are the Kurds and why does Kurdistan not exist? History of a people and a state that was never born
THE Kurds (کورد, “Kurd” in the Kurdish language) are a Middle Eastern people of Iranian origin who live mainly in ...
Who was Tarrare, the most voracious man in history
How many times when we were hungry did we say to ourselves “I’m so hungry!”? But perhaps it would be ...
Why do Hindus and other people still venerate animals? The example of the cow and other cases
In many religious traditions the veneration of animals it not only survives, but is deeply intertwined with how people interpret ...
Is it true that incest is condemned in every culture? In Italy it is prohibited, but elsewhere it is not
THE’incest is generally defined as theset of sexual or marital relationships between members of the same family (by blood)especially between ...
What is the difference between humility and modesty?
In the sociological and psychological fields “humility” And “modesty” they are concepts often confused or used as synonyms, but they ...
Where is Alexander the Great buried? The archaeological enigma of the tomb of the Macedonian ruler
The place of tomb of Alexander the Great (also known by its Greek name Soma“body”), Macedonian leader and conqueror (Pella, ...
Why they say “It’s raining, the government is a thief”: the possible origins of the saying and what salt has to do with it
The saying “It’s raining, thieving government!” mocks the tendency to blame the government for anything bad that happens. The hypotheses ...
