Feb 23, 2018 Domagoj Valjak The Great Fire of London by an unknown painter, depicting the fire as it would have appeared on the evening of Tuesday, 4 September 1666 from a boat in the vicinity of Tower Wharf. Personal diaries are important to historians and sometimes the only genuine source of past events. The diary … Read more
Courtesy: Abandonspaces.com Shelby Steward – CC BY 2.0 Within the waters of Table Bay, on the Atlantic coast of South Africa, stands an island that has a long, dark history. The island itself is surrounded by powerful Atlantic waves and currents that have caused a great number of shipwrecks throughout history. During a 1990 marine archaeology … Read more
In 1941, Rudolf Hess flew to Scotland by himself and attempted to negotiate peace behind Hitler’s back Mar 12, 2018 Domagoj Valjak Courtesy: The Vintage News Rudolf Hess was an original member of Hitler’s notorious Nazi Party and one the most powerful officials of the regime in Germany. He started his career in the party as … Read more
ہم اسے مختلف زاویوں سے بیان کر سکتے ہیں: کچھ ایسی شے جو قدرت کے قوانین کے مخالف جاتی ہے؛ جو سخت بحران کے لمحات میں سفارش کرتی نظر آتی ہے؛ شفایابی کی ایک غیر قدرتی صورت؛ ناممکن ملاقاتیں؛ آخری لمحے کی مداخلت جو کسی ان چاھے مہمان کی صورت میں آجائے۔ یہ ساری تعریفیں … Read more
Pule cheese, or just pule, is a cheese made from the milk of Balkan donkeys from Serbia. A distinctive dairy product of Serbian cuisine, pule is reportedly the “world’s most expensive cheese”, fetching 1,000 Euros per kilogram. In September 2013 the cheese was valued by a news source at $600 USD per pound. It is so expensive because of its rarity: there are only about 100 jennies in the landrace of Balkan donkeys that … Read more
Courtesy: The Guardian Doctors in Quebec say negotiated pay rises are ‘shocking’ given ‘draconian cuts’ to other parts of province’s healthcare system The Quebec government recently announced increases of 1.4% and around 1.8% for specialists and general practitioners respectively. Photograph: Richard Lautens/Toronto Star via Getty Images Nearly 800 doctors and medical residents in the Canadian … Read more
The range of size, shape, color, personality and purpose for which dogs are bred is jaw-dropping. Over centuries, different dogs in different geographic locations have been honed by humans to play certain roles, from hunter to guardian, from herder to companion. For some of these breeds, size has been a significant player in the search … Read more
