by Thomas B. | Nov 9, 2022 | Articles, Disaster, History
On August 4, one of the biggest explosions in history hit Beirut. The explosion devastated the city beloved for its cosmopolitanism. Official numbers are more than 135 deaths in the aftermath of the blast and thousands injured. A large fire at the port of Beirut...
by Thomas B. | Nov 8, 2022 | Art, Articles
There are few sculptures that are as iconic as The Thinker. Made by French artist Auguste Rodin, the statue shows a muscular figure in his moment of concentrated introspection. Rodin made a number of other marble and bronze editions, but his most famous version is the...
by Thomas B. | Nov 8, 2022 | Articles, Health, Medicine, Strange
We all poop. We go to the bathroom on a daily basis. But not all of us poop in the same way. For starters, women and men have different poop. That is because of anatomical differences, and our GI tracts working differently. Some health experts even say they can...
by Thomas B. | Nov 8, 2022 | Articles, Asia, History, Religion
IN 2013, THE CURRENTLY ARCHITECT, JORDI FAULI, SAID THAT 65% OF THE MONUMENTAL BUILDING ARE FINISHED. HIS PROGNOSIS WAS THAT THE SAGRADA FAMILIA WILL BE FINISHED IN 2026. PROVIDED THAT THE BUILDING IS INDEED DONE IN 2026, THE YEAR WILL MARK 144 YEARS AFTER THE...
by Thomas B. | Nov 6, 2022 | Articles, Economics
South Africa ranked as the largest gold producing country for many years. In 2012, the country produced more than 6% of the total gold production in the world. But since 2012, the country has fallen down to the fifth spot due to gold mine strikes. Still, the country...