During the Second World War, powerhouses like the United States started working on nuclear weapons to destroy their enemies and eventually win the war. The project to create a fully functional atomic weapon was kept a secret the whole time. If so, how did former US President Harry Truman find out about it? While serving […]
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World War I started on June 28, 1914, in Sarajevo. A young Serbian patriot assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Archduke’s assassination catapulted the War into existence. Trébuchon was the unfortunate French soldier whose life was the last to perish in World War I. He was killed by the war 15 minutes before the ceasefire took place
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We all know that the royals and elites of ancient Egypt were mummified and encased in beautiful caskets. But did you ever wonder how the process was done for those who weren’t part of the upper class? The reality is, mummification wasn’t accessible to everyone until a certain time. When mummification was available to the
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If you have tried learning French and Italian at any point in your life, you would be able to identify some similarities in the two languages. But is this just a coincidence, or are they really similar? The truth of the matter is, the French and Italian languages share about 89% lexical similarity. This means
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The Roman Empire was founded by Augustus Ceasar back in 31BC. During this time, he declared himself emperor. And due to the vast extent of their empire, they were well-known for a variety of things. The Holy Roman Empire survived for over a thousand years until Napoleon Bonaparte, and the Fench put an end to
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We are all well aware of the biblical story of Noah and how he built the gigantic ark to prepare for the great flood. But did you know China had their own version of the myth? Unlike Noah’s story, in Chinese Mythology humans fought the Great Flood. This battle was lead by mythical heroes; Prince
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We have definitely heard about the god of the underworld from various stories and films. He is often depicted as the antagonist of everyone’s story. But was this true? Or is he misunderstood? The Greek god Hades is often misinterpreted to be evil due his association with the underworld. He’s not a bad guy after
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S-359 (U359) The Rolling Gallery in Kolding was a youth activation project that in 1991 asked the then reigning president of the Soviet Union Gorbachev if he would donate a submarine as a symbol of peace between East and West. Included in the agreement was that it should be renovated via the activation project and
Angel’s Glow During the two days of fighting at the Civil War battle of Shiloh (1862) the wounded numbered over 16,000. Many were immobilized in the mud of the rain-soaked fields situated between river and swamp. Their wounds were easily contaminated. And some of these wounds, by many accounts, began to glow. Of the over
Sisyphus Sisyphus was the king of Ephyra (Corinth) in Greek mythology. He was the son of King Aeolus of Thessaly and Enarete. He founded Ephyra, which he ruled over as its first king. His spouse was the nymph Merope, with whom he had four children; Glaucus, Ornytion, Almus, and Thersander. Although Sisyphus helped its city
