Lucky symbols and success in different cultures: from the scarab and the hamsa to the four-leaf clover and the maneki-neko. The meaning of talismans and amulets.
The Treasures of Priam — a famous collection of gold and silver artifacts discovered by Heinrich Schliemann in 1873. The history of the discovery, the composition of the treasure, and its fate.
The meaning and origin of the proverb \"The wolf cries loudest when he is a wolf himself.\" The psychological phenomenon of projection and the situations of its application.
Giraffe in African Culture: Symbol, Mythology, Totem, and Modern Significance. How African peoples perceive the giraffe.
Wolves as a symbol in Slavic culture, Antiquity, Scandinavians, Turks, and Christianity. Dual nature and meaning.
Learn why Mount Everest's height changes: the impact of plate tectonics, isostatic rebound from river erosion, and global warming. An explanation of geological processes.
Learn who really invented the conveyor belt. A history from ancient mechanisms to the Henry Ford revolution, inspiration from the Chicago battles and the first assembly lines.
The history of handwashing: from ancient religious rituals and ancient traditions to Semmelweis's scientific discovery in the 19th century. How hygiene became a habit.
Learn which animals have trunks: from elephants and butterflies to fish and worms. Description of structure, functions, and examples from life. Reviews from biologists and zoologists.
Where is Ithaca on the map: a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, a city in the USA, and a settlement in Russia.
Why Russia does not return the treasures of Troy: military trophies, law, politics, and claims of Turkey, Germany, and Greece.
History of Germany's long-standing attempts to recover the Trojan treasures from Russia. Treaties, exhibitions, and the stance of the parties.
The history of the treasures of Troy: from Schliemann's discovery and their export to Germany to their relocation to the USSR as a trophy and storage in the Pushkin Museum in Moscow.
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