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Why Christmas is celebrated on December 25th: origins, meaning and traditions in Italy and around the world
Christmas is a Christian holiday that occurs on December 25th and celebrates the birth of Jesus. In the liturgical year ...
Why do some people hate Christmas? What it really means to be a “Grinch”
Being a Grinch means not liking Christmas and feeling irritation, discomfort or sadness on holidays. For some it is just ...
What really happened during the Christmas truce of 1914
At the end of 1914 the clashes caused by the First World War had already caused many deaths: hundreds of ...
What is the famous Maillard reaction: the scientific explanation of the perfect crust
Behind the golden crust that forms on meat as it cooks or the aroma that a slice of freshly toasted ...
Tell me what you call peanuts and I’ll tell you what region you’re from
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The perfect shot equation: Giampaolo “Pippo” Ricci explains the connection between mathematics and basketball
Basketball and Mathematics: two apparently distant worlds that find the perfect synthesis in Giampaolo ‘Pippo’ Ricci. Born in 1991, born ...
10 (plus one) forgotten Italian words to dust off
Italian is a very rich language, capable of expertly mixing classical roots, regionalisms and foreign borrowings. Yet, in everyday life, ...
Which are the 2 “doubly” landlocked countries in the world: guess them with the Geopop quiz
For a State, having an outlet to the sea or the Ocean is a fundamental advantage: maritime routes, in fact, ...
