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    Culture & Art

    Mai 1, 2015

    Training for excellence

    Majestic mountain ranges, the world's most famous pocket knives and bastionary banking are just a few of the things that come to mind when thinking about Switzerland. With its amazing cuisine, four national languages, horological...

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    Culture & Art

    Mai 1, 2015

    Hollywood's favourites

    Ever wondered where all the horse tack seen in famous movies, such as Lord of the Rings, Prince of Persia and others where made? If you have, here's the answer: in Portugal. More precisely, a Portuguese family in Leiria, Portugal.

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  • Culture & Art

    Abr 1, 2015

    The Forgotten Instrument

    Russian physicist and inventor Lev Termen created the Theremin, the first electronic musical instrument in history. Unknown to many people, its unique sound is embedded in the world's pop-culture.

  • Culture & Art

    Abr 1, 2015

    Multipurpose

    The acronym VDNKh stands for Russian vystavka dostizheniy narodnogo khozyaystva (Exhibition of Achievements of the People's Economy). It is an open joint stock company and the largest Exhibition centre in Moscow.

  • Sea shells used as currency in China through the XVIth century b.C. up to the VIII the century b.C.

    Culture & Art

    Mar 1, 2015

    From Barter To Banknotes

    Money, in and of itself, is nothing. It can be a shell, a metal coin, or a piece of paper with a historic image on it, but the value that people place on it has nothing to do with the physical value of the money. 

  • Culture & Art

    Mar 1, 2015

    Free knowledge for everyone

    Presently, Wikipedia is a normal internet companion, your go-to source when you need questions answered quickly, technical data on any subject or random trivia about virtually any celebrity in the world. 

  • Lido

    Culture & Art

    Fev 1, 2015

    Lights, Sound, Glamour

    The Lido is a cabaret and burlesque show located on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France. It opened in 1946, famous for its exotic shows including dance, singing and other perofromers.

  • Administrative building

    Culture & Art

    Jan 1, 2015

    Top Medical Care

    St Petersburg State I.P. Pavlov Medical University is one of the leading Medical Schools in Russia. It was founded 110 years ago in 1897 as the first Russian Medical Institute for Women. For more than 60 years the University was known...