Month: March 2017
PRIORITY The famous Hermitage Museum keeps 74 cats to keep its basements mice-free
An Indian Monk’s Famous Poem “To the Fourth of July” Proved Prophetic
“Oxfords not Brogues”: the origins of the leather footwear
Amiens Cathedral is one of the largest cathedrals in France built during the 13th century
The Todt Battery: one of the 7th largest constructions of the Third Reich
Pyrrhus of Epirus: the Greek king was best noted as a fearless military commander
The Vikings sold narwhal tusks as unicorn horns
The Greek philosopher Plato taught that knowledge gained in past lives is the basis for education in the present life
Little-Known but Greatly Feared, the Sea People Raided Ancient Egypt and the Mediterranean at the End of the Bronze Age
Amazonian tribes may have been changing the rainforest as far back as 8,000 years ago
