Imagine living on a tennis court in the middle of a river. That is how life looks on the world’s smallest inhabited island. If you enter the coordinates 44°20′33.5″N 75°55′29.5″W, you will be just at the location of the island. The island lies on the Saint Lawrence River between Heart Island and Imperial Isle, close … Read more
Italy is the largest wine producer in the world. The country is head to head with France for most wine production regions. But Italy leads the way in the past few years. The country combines a long history of wine-making with an ideal climate. Add in more than one million vineyards, and you can see … Read more
Even though no one speaks Latin as their first language any more, many people study it in school. At the turn of the 20th century, more than 50% of all US public high school students took Latin as their foreign language. Often described as a dead language, but that is a misnomer. Here is a … Read more
Richard Kuklinski was a hit man who worked for the mafia in New York from the 1960s all the way to the 1980s. He had a long and “prosperous” career working for the mafia. According to many people around, he was known to have a quick temper which would flare up. He would also beat … Read more
People always felt a strong need to get close to objects that are associated with Jesus Christ, the founder of Christianity. In recent years, we’ve seen Jesus appearing on a toast, on foreskin, and on many other objects that people believed have some religious mystery behind it. However, apart from those mysterious objects popping out … Read more
The MS Estonia sank on September 28, 1994, between 00:50 and 01:50 UCT+2. The ship was crossing the Baltic Sea at the moment, en route from Tallinn, Estonia, to Stockholm, Sweden. The ship departed on September 27 from Tallinn, and was expected in Stockholm the next morning at about 09:00. Carrying 989 people, the ship … Read more
Anytime you read something about Isadora Duncan, the term “pioneer of modern dance” is mentioned. But Isadora was much more than that. Her influence transcended dance movements. She inspired a whole new lifestyle. She inspired people to express themselves through dance, be it in a classical institution, or in any other way possible. The best … Read more
In the past several years, whenever there was a competition in the world of technology, it looked like Google will come out on top. But in the latest battle for the company that will provide the first self-driving car, Google has much more competition than usually. Companies like Mercedes, Tesla and BMW have already made … Read more
Ancient Egypt holds so many secrets and mysteries. The Pyramids remain a wonder of the world for centuries and centuries. But Egypt holds many more secrets. As one of the earliest civilizations in the history, Egyptians contributed so much to humanity. They had numerous discoveries in the fields of astronomy, mathematics, science, and so much … Read more
Called “one thousand and four hundred miles from anywhere”, the point of inaccessibility was discovered in 1992 by a Croatian-Canadian survey engineer. Hrvoje Lukatela wanted to find the place furthest from land, so he used a 3D model and a geospatial computer program to find the place. And no, it is not called after the … Read more