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The largest and most valuable bright blue diamond in the world sold

"It is rare for it to be over 15 carats. Its color is bright blue. And he is internally flawless. And one of its most distinctive and rare qualities is polishing. The largest and most...

Veal head for Jacques Chirac, cheese for Merkel, pigeons for Hitler: the favorite dishes of world leaders

Man's eating habits can show luxury, extravagance or, conversely, simplicity and modesty, as well as surprise and even terrify, writes the Egyptian "NoonPost". In an article, he reveals the dietary preferences of the world's...

The All-Seeing Eye of God

The All-Seeing Eye of God is a symbolic and allegorical composition based on the words of Scripture about the vigilant all-seeing and all-knowing Christ From the end of the 18th - the first half of...

Villa of King Theodoric the Great found in Italy

In Italy, near the city of Verona, archaeologists have discovered part of an ancient Roman mosaic floor from the villa of Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths. Presumably, it was created in the...

The most expensive Easter eggs

The red egg is the most recognizable symbol of the great Christian holiday of Easter. According to legend, Mary Magdalene laid eggs on Emperor Tiberius and told him about the resurrection of Christ. The...

Turks urge tourists to eat eggs in hotels

Tourists should eat at least one egg a day at the hotel, Turkish doctor Emin Kanan said in an interview with Türkiye Turizm. The thing is that not all travelers go exclusively for a...

Treasures of a lost civilization, mentioned in a famous book of fairy tales, found

Marine archaeologists have made a statement about the discovery of the possible location of the kingdom of Srivijaya, which centuries ago was considered extremely powerful. The treasures of the empire, which mysteriously disappeared in...

Resolving conflicts between children in kindergarten

Battles between children are usually caused by: ·  a ruined cube tower that someone else has built; ·  toys, play paraphernalia and other things that children have not been able to share or that one child...

Here is the number one rich man in history

Africa's King Mansa Musa Keita I is richer than he can describe, Time writes, and he probably has a right. This is the richest man in the world of all time. Unlike the papers...

The Maritime Museum in the Fat Margaret Tower is recognized as the main tourist attraction of the year in Estonia

The Association of Estonian Travel Companies has named the Soomaa nature tourism entrepreneur Aivar Ruukel as Tourism Person of the Year, on whose initiative the Soomaa single-log punt Haabjas was included in the UNESCO...

Aivazovsky’s paintings remain banned in Russia

Nowhere has Russian culture been rejected and persecuted more than at home Complaints that Russian culture has been rejected and unjustly banned in Europe and the United States have become more frequent in recent months....

6 rules of Swiss life that are hard to believe

Quiet, clean and prosperous Switzerland with its idyllic landscapes and personalized chocolate has repeatedly topped the ranking of the happiest countries in the world. The locals go skiing almost in infancy, eat healthy foods...

Unique cartophilic collection in Bulgaria

The creator of the collection Nikola Delyov Todev was born on November 9, 1892 in the town of Kukush, Aegean Macedonia as the seventh and last child in the family of Delyo Todev, who...

What you should and should never do in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina, like all Balkan countries, has a diverse cultural, historical and religious heritage, and the speech you will hear there is far from unfamiliar compared to the rest of the Balkan Slavic...

Why did Lenin and Krupskaya not have children?

Lenin and Krupskaya lived together for 26 years, but they never had children. Why?  Expert answer: “Vladimir Lenin and Nadezhda Krupskaya really wanted to have children, but this did not happen due to the illness of...

Mariya Gabriel: “Culture and cultural heritage are our strongest bonds to the past”

Statement by Commissioner Mariya Gabriel on support to artists, cultural professionals and culture organizations impacted by the Russian war against Ukraine and for the protection of cultural heritage Today, 21 April, is the United Nations...

A robot dog guards the ruins of Pompeii

The ruins of Pompeii recently have a new guard. Guard dog, but not ordinary, but entirely mechanical. The four-legged Spot robot is the latest high-tech introduction to the archeological park, which attracts millions of...

The bear with the strawberry tree: the story of the symbol of Madrid

What do the animal and the tree have to do with the history of the Spanish capital? In the heart of Madrid, where a number of roads depart in all directions, is one of the...

A farmer discovered a 3,300-year-old gold bracelet

While plowing his fields, a farmer stumbled upon a unique 3,300-year-old ancient bracelet from the Hittite era. The farmer, who lives in the village of Chitli, near the town of Corum in central Turkey, found...

The most valuable coin in the world, minted by the assassin of Julius Caesar, for sale

Some define it as the Holy Grail in numismatics, for others it is just an investment, for others it is the bloody steam cut in praise of the most dramatic scene in Roman history. One...

Painting  of Degas renamed because of the war in Ukraine

The National Gallery in London has renamed the painting of the famous French Impressionist Edgar Degas from "Russian Dancers" to "Ukrainian Dancers", reports The Guardian. The work is a pastel depicting a group of dancers,...

A museum of Islamic civilizations has opened in Turkey’s largest mosque

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has opened the Museum of Islamic Civilizations at the Grand Mosque of Chamlaca. It is the largest mosque in the country, which was recently built in the Uskudar district...

Ukrainian culture and books: Libraries around the world are helping to safeguard them

Librarians and libraries around the world play a role in preserving and sharing Ukrainian culture and his history.

The Vikings were 1,000 years ahead of Columbus

Wood from an ancient settlement on the Canadian island of Newfoundland testifies that long before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic Ocean, the Vikings were the first to reach the New World, Reuters and AFP...

A historian advocated the demolition of Lenin monuments throughout Russia

Historian, journalist, member of the Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights, Professor Nikolai Svanidze spoke in favor of the demolition of monuments to Lenin throughout the country just before...
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