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Plagiarism tool used to catch college students detects similarities in Shakespeare’s plays and the work of an obscure Englishman named George North

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Courtesy: The Vintage News Feb 13, 2018 Nancy Bilyeau Does anyone know who William Shakespeare is? Playwright, England’s national poet and the world’s genius, and the Bard of Avon? Yes, of course you do. How about George North? Anyone? Crickets. And yet according to a new academic book being published on February 16th, Shakespeare made good … Read more

Some of the most beautiful & well-preserved Medieval Cities in Europe

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Courtesy: The Vintage News  Jan 12, 2018 Ian Harvey Europe was a bustling place in medieval times. Today, across Europe, besides the upheavals and world wars, some cities have retained their medieval charm and architectural features. Here are some preserved places to visit across Europe: 25. Edinburgh, the Scottish capital since the 15th century This city has … Read more

New evidence explains how the Great Pyramid of Giza was built

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Courtesy: The Vintage News Jan 13, 2018 Ian Harvey Most famous symbols of Egyptian Culture For thousands of years, no one could figure out how the massive blocks of stone were brought from locations that were over 100 miles from the Giza Valley to build the tomb of King Khufu, pharaoh of Egypt from 2589 BC to 2566 … Read more

Aldwych Tube Station – Where V for Vendetta, The Good Shepherd, 28 Weeks Later and Sherlock Were Filmed

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Courtesy: Abandoned Spaces Today it remains as a ghost station located in the City of Westminster in Central London. It offered its services for the first time in 1907. The original name given to this tube station when it opened was Strand after the street on which it is located. Back in its days, it served … Read more

The longest beard in history is 17 feet 6 inches long and its proud owner ended up joining the circus

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Courtesy: The Vintage News Mar 12, 2018 Alex .A Over the last couple of years, we have seen that beards, mustaches, and stubble have become increasingly popular. Just take a walk and you’ll most certainly be confronted with various types of facial hair. However, there is very little chance that you will be able to see a … Read more

Respect for mystery

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May 8, 2018 by Paulo Coelho Paulo Coelho The Greeks were great masters at describing human behavior through small stories that we usually call myths. All the generations that came after them, from Freud’s psychoanalysis (with the Oedipus complex, for example) to the films of Hollywood (like Morpheus in “Matrix”) ended up drinking from this source. For … Read more

Kingston Penitentiary and the riots that decided its fate

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Boardhead – CC BY-SA 3.0 Kingston Penitentiary is the oldest prison in Canada. It was constructed in 1833 and opened its doors for the first time on June 1, 1835, immediately accepting six prisoners. This prison was one of nine in the area ranging from minimum to maximum security. Kingston Penitentiary and Millhaven Institution were both maximum security … Read more

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