The “Livorno hoax”, the true story of Modigliani’s fake heads that fooled art critics
It was the summer of 1984, on 24 July, when three elongated heads emerged from a canal in Livorno, with ...
How were the famous red and white candy canes symbol of Christmas born?
I candy canes or bwhite and red sticks with a peppermint flavour, they are one of the most famous symbols ...
The legendary feat of Abebe Bikila: the man who won the Olympic marathon in Rome barefoot
The September 10th of 1960during the Rome Olympics, Abebe Bikila he won a medal that will forever remain in the ...
All the damage that short videos can cause to our brain
Several scientists who have studied the effects of intense consumption of short videos on TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts have ...
Can you solve the first Italian crossword from 100 years ago? History and origin of the pastime in Italy
The first modern crossword was published on December 21, 112 years ago, in 1913, on Funthe Sunday supplement of New ...
Winter Solstice 2025, what happens in astronomy, when it falls and why it is the shortest day of the year
The winter solstice occurs on December 21, 2025, at 4.03 pm Italian time, which will officially begin the winter season ...
Because there are four seasons: inclination of the Earth, solstices and equinoxes
Spring, summer, autumn, winter. The seasons are such a part of our daily lives that we take them for granted. ...
From “splitting eyes” to “romantasy” and “unplayable”: the list of neologisms for 2025 according to Treccani
The Italian language evolves, in step with technological development and changes in society: this is why, among the neologisms included ...
Speed cameras, the national list is online, but problems remain between missing approvals and incomplete data
For the first time in Italy there is a public and national dataset on speed cameras. The register published on ...
The incredible story of Franz Reichelt: the “flying tailor” who died by jumping from the Eiffel Tower
For centuries man’s dream has been to fly, and Franz Reichelt, the “flying tailor” of Paris, was no different from ...
