WHAT STARTED AS A PROTEST TO PRESIDENT BASHAR AL-ASSAD AND HIS REGIME, TURNED OUT TO BE A MASSIVE CIVIL WAR, WITH MORE THAN 250,000 CASUALTIES ON BOTH SIDES, AND MORE THAN 10 MILLION PEOPLE NOW AWAY FROM THEIR HOMES Four and a half years ago, protests in Syria turned into what is now one of … Read more
The Hong Kong Zhuhai Macau Bridge is a 55km (34miles) bridge-tunnel system consisting of a series of three cable-stayed bridges. It consists of an undersea tunnel, and four artificial islands. The bridge holds the record for the longest sea crossing and the longest open-sea fixed link in the world. It spans the Lingding and Jiuzhou … Read more
In the caves and rock shelters of the Dordogne region of France, witness the spectacular Alan Alda paintings and sculptures dating from 30,000 years ago, works of art that archaeologists thought that the first record of people with minds like ours. When this art has been created in Europe had been inhabited for hundreds of … Read more
“This documentary from the Vice team borders on the absolutely most scary of their series. Beware of Scopolamine it is a killer drug with NO benefits. The team went to Columbia to explore the report of the most dangerous drug in the world; not due to recreational use but because of it’s use as a … Read more
In Ancient Rome, men ruled the world. Everything resolved around men: they were the most dominant figures in politics, literature, academic work, mathematics, science, and everything else .Women were not allowed direct role in politics. To make matters even more interesting, only male writers have shed some light on women in Ancient Rome. And they wrote … Read more
The Western Wall or the Wailing Wall is an ancient limestone wall in the Old City of Jerusalem. It is a relatively small segment of a far longer ancient retaining wall, known in its entirety as the Western Wall. The Wall was part of the western wall of the Temple mount’s exterior walls. It serves … Read more
What are we celebrating when we carve out Jack-o-Lanterns and encourage our youth to go out in costumes and ask for candy from strangers? This documentary shows us the ghoulish past and transformation of one of our oldest holidays still celebrated. Originating back in Ireland thousands of years ago during Celtic times. The origins of … Read more
We’ve all heard of the Illuminati and the New World Order. They are two most “famous” secret societies that people believe operate behind the scenes in world politics. Conspiracy theories have been trying with years to prove that the Illuminati and the New World Order are deeply involved with politics, with some even stating that … Read more
The legend says that the ancestors of the Oromo people from Northeast Africa first discovered a highly potent and energizing potion made from the seeds of the Coffea plant. The actual growth place of coffee in Africa at that time remains a mystery. The first written record of the use of coffee in a way … Read more
There are many weird statutes around the world. Some of them are weird because of the form and shape of the statue. Some because of what they symbolize. Belle in Amsterdam is certainly among the weirdest statues in the world. What is the statue? The statute is titled “Belle”. She was placed on Oudekerksplein, a … Read more