Without knowing it, you might be pronouncing the names of many famous locales incorrectly. Places like Bangkok, Melbourne, and Colombia all sound much different
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Catégorie : Culture
How J.R.R. Tolkien Found Mordor on the Western Front
In the summer of 1916, a young Oxford academic embarked for France as a second lieutenant in the British Expeditionary Force. The Great War,
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‘The Black Sabbath Show’: A lost cartoon from 1974?
No, this wasn’t Black Sabbath’s attempt to make their own Yellow Submarine, this is actually just a (pretty darned brilliant) parody from the short-lived
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Witches Allegedly Stole Penises and Kept Them as Pets in the Middle Ages | Broadly
According to a 15th century guide to detecting and eradicating witchcraft, witches were capable of making penises vanish—and some even kept them in nests
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The world’s spider population could eat every human being in a year
If you’re scared of spiders, don’t read this post. Seriously, don’t read this. The great evolutionary biologist J. B. S. Haldane once wrote of
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A Year in Discovery: The 58 Greatest Finds of 2016
From bog butter to a ghost octopus, heres an interactive map of the years best discoveries. Read more on the original article: A Year
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Photo guide to Ireland’s most incredible castles
THERE ARE THE LEGENDS — chieftains, lady pirates, wailing banshees — that inhabit these structures. And then there are the castles themselves, some crumbling
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10 Of History’s Most Terrifying And Brutal Pirates – Listverse
Commonly known pirates like Blackbeard and Calico Jack tend to take the spotlight. However, some of these lesser-known but equally terrifying masters of the
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11 Interesting Facts About Saint Patrick’s Day
You know you need to wear green on March 17, but what don’t you know about Saint Patrick and his big day? These following
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10 Monsters That Inspire Dread – Listverse
Mysterious creatures of the night – the stuff of nightmares! This list takes a look at ten monsters from history, myth, and folklore that
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