The “Green Sahara” was populated by breeders and hunters: their story told by the rock paintings

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Today it is the largest and most inhospitable desert on the planet, but thousands of years ago the Sahara was ...

The 5 most incredible schools in the world: from boats in Bangladesh to classrooms without Copenhagen benches

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When we think of the school, a classroom with desks, blackboard and bell comes to mind. But not everywhere in ...

The cod wars: Iceland and Kingdom United with short irons for the right of fishing

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What are called “cod wars” are three diplomatic conflicts, for a short time not degenerated in military clashes, which developed ...

How has the cost of school books changed in the last 20 years? The AGCM report

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In recent weeks, Italian families are purchasing the new school texts: if in primary school the costs are almost totally ...

Because Italian athletes compete with the uniforms of the police

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During the Olympics, World Championships or European, it often happens that an athlete competes for the “Fiamme Oro” or for ...

The tomb of the Roman era of the noble Gelliano with a dedication to Jupiter was found in Albania in Albania

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In the heart of the north of Albania, close to Strikçan, a short distance from the border with the northern ...

What does “born with the shirt” mean?

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A expression as elegant as it is apparently confused: what exactly does it mean “to be born with the shirt”? ...

Because Nepal is the only country in the world not to have a rectangular or square flag

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In these days the Nepal is in the spotlight of the international media due to the massive disorders brought by ...

As the school year in Europe and other continents is organized

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There is no single “European school year”: each country has its own calendar and duration of the school year, even ...

What is Ground Zero, the memorial that fills the “hole” left by the twin towers on 11 September 2001

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On the morning of Tuesday 11 September 2001, two scheduled planes, belonging to the major American airlines (United Airlines and ...