The 1989 Tiananmen Square protest in China: the story of the Beijing massacre 37 years ago

The Tiananmen Square massacre was the repression of the protests that developed in the People’s Republic of China between April ...
Motorway tolls, traffic refunds are triggered: who can request them and how they are calculated

Starting from 1 June 2026, anyone stuck on the motorway due to construction sites or blocked traffic is entitled to ...
Because the shell is the symbol of the Camino de Santiago: it represents the various routes of the pilgrims

If you have ever met a pilgrim on the road, seen an image of the Camino de Santiago, which becomes ...
How the Rorschach test works and what inkblots are really for

The Rorschach test is a famous projective psychological test invented in 1921 by the Swiss psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach, among the ...
Why Japanese Never Say “No”: Cultures Where It Is Considered Rude

Saying “no” seems like a simple and universal act, but in reality it is one of the most delicate points ...
Why the Italian Republic Day falls on June 2, 2026: it is for the historic referendum of 1946

Italian Republic Day is celebrated to remember the historic institutional referendum of 2 and 3 June 1946, aimed at deciding ...
The history of the Spartachiad, the Soviet alternative to the Olympics with over 7000 athletes

It was 1896 when the first Olympics of the modern era were held in Athens: four years later, Russia, at ...
Why don’t we write in italics anymore? As a sign of prestige and culture, it is disappearing from schools

Cursive writing is one of those skills that risk disappearing in the coming decades due to the technological changes that ...
What was there before the Constitution of the Republic: the Albertine Statute, the fundamental law of 1848

The Albertine Statute was issued at the behest of the King of Sardinia Carlo Alberto on 4 March 1848. In ...










