In the ever-evolving world of digital marketing, search engine optimization (SEO) plays a crucial role in enhancing online visibility and driving organic traffic to websites. For years, Google has…
It has been twenty years since the demolition of the Kowloon Walled City. To mark this, the South China Morning Post ...
Despite having a good grasp of vocabulary and grammar, Jonross Swaby found few understood him when he spoke Spanish and Portuguese. That was until he started singing
DNA analysis of a 45,000-year-old human has helped scientists pinpoint when our ancestors interbred with Neanderthals.
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See the world's major languages broken down by country in this stunning visualization.
As English Wikipedia passes 5 million articles, we asked a bunch of experts to pick their favorite entries.
You are special and important and also irrelevant and meaningless.
In this article you can discover how photographer Robin De Nys experienced Tokyo and what his top addresses are.
Looking for free Canadian genealogy records? From vital records to immigration, here are the top sites to search today.
Did you know that most of the different languages we speak today can actually be placed in only a couple of groups by their origin? This is what illustrator Minna Sundberg has captured in an elegant infographic of a linguistic tree which reveals some fascinating links between different tongues.
New results are in for a landmark experiment in basic income.
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We had such a great time on our travel to Sweden from home! We have visited Sweden in real life too, but we thought we would enjoy a little refresher. Sweden was such a surprisingly
Solar is in. It's efficient, good for the environment, and we want it. But what about in previous generations, previous civilizations? What was the value of sun's power to different civilizations back then?
When Jerome, the Catholic priest and scholar, arrived in Rome in the middle of the fourth century, he discovered a circle of noblewomen living in elaborate...
Five years ago, as more and more refugees crossed into Europe, Germany’s chancellor proclaimed, ‘We’ll manage this.’ Critics said it was her great mistake – but she has been proved right
The colors of art change not just with trends, but availability as well. For reasons of being incredibly poisonous, expensive, or just involving way too many snails, here are five pigments that have disappeared from art.
Stress might not always be the enemy. Research shows that positive stress can strengthen the immune system, enhance memory and learning, and improve decision-making skills.
No, English isn’t uniquely vibrant or mighty or adaptable. But it really is weirder than pretty much every other language.
This article delves into a collection of fascinating facts about attractions in East Lothian, from North Berwick to Dunbar, the Lammermuir Hills, and beyond.
A heretic and a great reformer of theatre, a communist and a romantic, a demanding director and a ingenious theoretician of 20th century theatre. Here is an A-Z list of facts and details from the life and work of the great Jerzy Grotowski
This is definitely not your dad's rubber plunger. This week's featured innovation, from South Korea, is a plastic film that sticks to the bowl and helps create clog-clearing positive pressure.
One kind of negative book review is exceptionally painful – the one made by another author. See also: [ef-archive number=2 tag=”lists” ] Claire Fallon from Huffington Post has jus…
This article delves into a collection of fascinating facts about attractions in East Lothian, from North Berwick to Dunbar, the Lammermuir Hills, and beyond.
Learn everything about Icelandic food culture, from fine Icelandic cuisine to typical street food. Discover traditional Icelandic food in our complete guide.
In the hope of not inviting the wrath of the Scientology tech department with this article (surely they have a team of hackers on sabotage duty somewhere), I'd like to share some fascinating images from the 1994 Scientology handbook that have recently surfaced on the web... The handbook is a
Learn how to prepare for your visit and read these 20 things nobody told you about visiting Japan. When I first arrived in Tokyo, I had no idea how to eat sushi correctly, why people bow and how to greet or thank in Japanese. Check out why this country is the best place in the whole world and what to expect when visiting Japan. Ready for an amazing adventure?
In the hope of not inviting the wrath of the Scientology tech department with this article (surely they have a team of hackers on sabotage duty somewhere), I'd like to share some fascinating images from the 1994 Scientology handbook that have recently surfaced on the web... The handbook is a
This article delves into a collection of fascinating facts about attractions in East Lothian, from North Berwick to Dunbar, the Lammermuir Hills, and beyond.
This article delves into a collection of fascinating facts about attractions in East Lothian, from North Berwick to Dunbar, the Lammermuir Hills, and beyond.
Back in 2009, Vylar Kaftan wrote a blog post about diversity statistics in her own fiction. Basically, she did a survey of her fiction, tracking gender, race, sexual orientation, age, class, and ab…
Affect and effect are easy to mix up. Here, we’ll explain where the confusion comes from and lay out all the various scenarios…
There is no goofier Hollywood invention than the Flamboyant Killer. Real killers are, of course, much stranger.
It’s just a fact. Many Germans can’t be bothered to buy a house.
On linguistics and language development in speculative fiction, with linguistics expert Christina Dalcher.
This article delves into a collection of fascinating facts about attractions in East Lothian, from North Berwick to Dunbar, the Lammermuir Hills, and beyond.
Even though we are often consciously aware of our current emotional state, the mechanisms giving rise to these subjective sensations have remained largely unresolved. But Finnish scientists have for the first time mapped areas of the body activated by each emotion, following a study of 700 volunteers from 3 countries. By Guest Writer Michael Forrester
Have we arrived in an era of global literature, or is it important that writers share a common language, culture – or at least context – with their readers?
Looking for something different? From Portugal and Macedonia to Spain and Norway discover some of the most fascinating hidden spots across Europe.
