It may be called corny or even a farce, but the fact is that reading the coffee grounds is one of the oldest practices of fortune-telling. The origins of coffee cup readings stem from the ancient ...
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'Heaven cannot brook two suns, nor earth two masters.' Alexander the Great Whether you have read the history books or not, have even an iota of interest in historical dates, kings and wars or ...
Read More First answer these questions. What makes us think that anything has been engineered well? Is it that it lasts the test of time? Is it because it is perfect and nothing can be added to it? It is ...
Read More Think of the origins of that staple of modern life, the cup of coffee, and Italy often springs to mind. But in fact, Yemen is where the ubiquitous brew has its true origins. Along with the first ...
Read More July 16, 1999 witnessed the accidental discovery of the largest Viking Silver treasure – The Spillings Hoard. The location of the discovery is a field on the Spilling farm, Northern Gotland, Sweden. ...
Read More "If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it." Julius Caesar Rome was the pinnacle of human civilization during the ancient times. The total Roman Empire was ...
Read More The collapse of the Mayan Civilization has been a great mystery which has yet been solved by the researchers. There have new clues which have been unearthed regarding the sudden demise of the ancient ...
Read More Immense significance is witnessed with respect to numbers. There is a probability that you too must be having that one lucky number. In fact, there are many people who decide their house number, the ...
Read More Mavia of Arab, known as Iron Lady of ancient world, ruled over a confederation of semi-nomadic Arabs, in southern Syria, in the latter half of the fourth century. Her Arabic name Mawiyya was ...
Read More Archaeologists have uncovered a rare ceramic statue of a Cypriot goddess dating back 2,700 years underwater in Turkey's Mediterranean resort town of Marmaris on Saturday. The 60-cm statue was found ...
Read More America's First Lady Melania Trump probably attracted as much public attention as her husband, US President Donald Trump, during the inauguration ceremony on January 20. This gallery is a ...
Read More A lesser fruit among Turkish locals, "ayva" (quince), is best eaten autumn through winter. Reminiscent of a pear, the golden-yellowish fruit is not usually consumed raw because it is hard to bite and ...
Read More In the Sliven district of the Eastern Bulgaria in Europe, archaeological excavations have resulted in the discovery of a pair of 1900 year old leather shoes. These shoes have been put on public ...
Read More This bespectacled, demon-faced “Horned Helmet” was presented to Henry VIII by the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I in 1514 (along, tragically, with the rest of a now-lost suit of armor). It was made ...
Read More Turkey’s culinary landscape is rich and diverse in flavor and influences and its street food is no exception. Kebab and döner might be the most well-known street food from Turkey, but there ...
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