If Daniel Good knew that he would actually help the Metropolitan police, he might never committed the crimes he did. If you have seen the movie “Catch me if You Can”, that is Daniel Good in the 1840s. Back in 1842, Daniel became famous for evading law enforcement for months. He became famous by showing … Read more
There was a time Pablo Escobar was one of the top 10 most famous people in the world. The drug kingpin was at the height of his power in the 1980s, when he was making more than $22 billion a year. Those are numbers not many entrepreneurs can grasp and imagine nowadays. And with the … Read more
The Spanish Armada was a fleet of 130 ships on a mission to invade England in 1588. But the fleet was disrupted by storms, and a large number of the ships were wrecked on the coasts of Scotland and Ireland. More than 5,000 soldiers lost their life. In 1985, nearly 400 years after the accident, … Read more
In most cases, if you want to visit an art exhibition, you have to pay a hefty price. For some exhibitions, the price can be extremely high. With that in mind, if you love art there are also free public exhibitions all over the world. And the largest among them is the Sculpture by the … Read more
If you’ve ever been to Istanbul, chances are you have visited Topkapi Palace. But what lies there is another diamond waiting to be seen and polished. High up above the point where Marmara Sea meets Bosphorus, lies Gulhane park, the most beautiful flower park in Europe. Albeit its small size, Gulhane offers magnificent and breathtaking … Read more
Dubai is widely regarded the most luxurious city in the world. With money from oil, Arabs have successfully transformed Dubai from a dessert, to a city where you have the tallest skyscraper in the world. Burj Khalifa proudly stands at Dubai, as the most significant proof that the city is just pure luxury. Now, China … Read more
In the past several years, we have become all too familiar with shots in the arm. Vaccines have taken over the world in the past two years. But let’s talk about something else now. And that is a syringe. In its simplest form, it is a pump consisting of a plunger that fits tightly into … Read more
The MOSE project in Venice will be fully operational in 2023. At the time, the barriers will be raised when the water level hits 110cm or 43 inches above the regular level. Now, the MOSE project will not help the lowest areas of the city, for example St. Mark’s Square which floods at 90 cm. … Read more
The world has been fascinated with Anna Wintour since she took over the position as editor in chief for Vogue in 1988. Whether it is her impenetrable sunglasses, her flawless style, or her antics, there is always something about Wintour that catches the eye. And while she has transformed the fashion world over and over … Read more
Ancient Greece and its citizens are highly regarded and praised for their help in advancement of medicine. But while the Greeks were advanced in some regards, they were not as advanced in others. Some treatments and techniques in Ancient Greece were “odd” to say at least, and some were even weirder. People in Ancient Greece … Read more