From a professional fighter in the dusty sands of the gladiatorial arena to the glorious leader of a revolt that shook the entire Roman Empire: In the 1st century BC, gladiator and slave Spartacus started the Third Servile War and went down in history as a brave warrior and brilliant […]
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Driving down a steep mountain on two wooden planks shortly after riding up the same mountain in a steel cage sounds too abstract to be real. However, this activity counts as one of the most popular winter sports worldwide. With more than 5.700 equipped ski resorts and approximately 135 million […]
When it comes to brushing your teeth, there are two kinds of people: the ones that brush their teeth before eating breakfast and the ones that brush their teeth after eating breakfast. No matter which group you belong to, the goal remains the same: having clean and healthy teeth.The two […]
Eat, sleep, surf, and repeat. Almost everyone of us has dreamed at least once about having this lifestyle. Catching waves all day, chilling on the beach, talking about new surf tricks, and enjoying each other’s company sounds amazing. The feeling when you catch a wave and are driven on by […]
Women’s rights nowadays and the absence of them in the last hundreds of years have always interested me. When we think of women being a man’s property, we think of medieval times but even my grandmother couldn’t decide what she wanted to do with her life and needed the permission […]
Pyramids have been a mystery for thousands of years and numerous scientists have spent their life trying to figure out how they were built. While a lot of people are convinced that the pyramids were built by Aliens, there are still new theories and discoveries coming to light. In this […]
What do you think people in the Stone Age did when their teeth hurt?Actually, they did something about tooth decay that is not far from what you get today when the dentist discovers holes in your teeth: In Slovenia, scientists have discovered a dental filling made of bee wax – […]
They are large and look like a mixture of birds, snakes and predators. They often have scales, claws and wings that allow them to fly. Some breathe fire, some have multiple heads, and some can even talk. The Dragons.The myths about dragons reach from Europe, over America and Asia, to […]
Once upon a time, in the Atlantic ocean, there was a great kingdom – the legendary Atlantis. This utopian ‘Island of Atlas’ was a place of peace, wealth and virtue. Valuable precious metals could be found here, but also the natural world was rich: a unique flora and fauna made […]
The 1st of November 1755 should have been a festive day in Lisbon. To celebrate All Saints’ Day, many people attended the Latin mass. The city was decorated and candles were lit in every house. But all of a sudden, the earth began to shake. The walls started to tremble […]