The French revolutionary calendar, a new system to measure the time introduced in 1793

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After the 1789 revolution, a new calendar and a new way of Divide the day. The calendar, officially adopted on ...

Do you see rims or rectangles in the image? Because we observe different forms: it also depends on where we grew up

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Some recent studies on Optical illusions They show us that, far from being just a perceptual game, they are the ...

Because the Japanese bows as a sign of respect

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In the heart of Japanese culture, bow (ojigi) is a symbol that goes well beyond the gesture itself: it tells ...

The guillotine is the symbol of the French Revolution: how it works and who invented it

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The guillotine is a car to perform death sentences, consisting of a blade that, falling along an obligatory route between ...

The “Domus de Janas” in Sardinia are the 61st Italian Unesco heritage: what they are and where they are found

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The Domus de Janasin Sardinian language “Fairy Houses“, They have become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. These buildings of Sardinia ...

The reconstruction of the accident Air India and the questions still unresolved on the disaster

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The public was made Preliminary report of the Air India flight disaster, in which a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed on ...

Robespierre, the “incorruptible” of the French Revolution between ideals, terror and guillotine

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Maximilien de Robespierreborn in Arras in 1758, was one of the main political leaders of revolutionary France: he was part ...

Why are the cats have nine lives?

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The myth according to which cats have nine lives derives from their ability to save yourself in difficult situations And ...

What is the Tour de France and how it has become the most famous cycling race ever

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The Tour de France It is the most prestigious and demanding cycling race in the world that takes place every ...

The forgotten fire of the Narodni Dom, or the birth deed of the fascist squadrismo

Narodni Dom Copertina
THE’Fire of the Narodni Domalso known as Fire of the Hotel Balkanwas an episode of political violence against the Slavic ...