These 6 Female Writers Are Icons In Their Home Countries
2019-06-14
These 6 women wrote centuries ago, yet they remain widely read. And they now have national-icon status in their home countries. Continue Reading
5 Universities That Are So Old That Put All Others to Shame
2019-06-14
These universities are not only the oldest in the world, but they have survived earthquakes and invasions without ever closing their doors. Respect.Continue Reading
These Are the 8 Most Spoken Languages in the Americas -and You Won’t Guess Half of Them
2019-06-14
Even which is THE most spoken language might surprise you.Continue Reading
4 Ancient African Kingdoms You Probably Don’t Know
2019-06-14
These 4 sub-Saharan kingdoms were powerful and wealthy, but you probably did not learn about them in school (none of them is Egypt!). Do check them out.Continue Reading
If an Ancient Egyptian Saw Our “Modern” Sports, He’d Recognize a Few
2019-06-14
Bowl like an Egyptian. And play hockey like a Greek. Here are 10 ‘modern’ sports that have, actually, been around for centuries.Continue Reading
These 7 European Aristocrats Ended Up As Slaves in Recent Times
2019-06-14
Talk about a change of fortune. We know about these enslaved European nobles because they regained their freedom, and some even wrote down their stories.Continue Reading
Sea Pirates Still Terrorize Three Regions of The World
2019-06-14
In each of these 3 regions pirates have their own modus operandi: in some countries they prefer hijacks, in others they kidnap the crews.Continue Reading