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From the Turin 2006 Winter Olympics to the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics, one way. The career of skater Arianna Fontana is ...

During some archaeological excavations in Cordoba, in southern Spain, archaeologists found a very particular context, almost certainly linked to a ...

The historical-etymological meaning of the expression, therefore, would derive from a change in use of the term salamen which until the 18th century and beyond identified salted fish or cod, still ...

In recent weeks, news has been circulating of an incredible new dating for the Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt, which ...

It is, most likely, one of the most divisive dilemmas among computer enthusiasts: should you leave your PC on all ...

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The custom of Olympians biting their medals originates from an ancient tradition which involved a sort of test by merchants ...

Michel Dominique Lotitoknown as Monsieur Mangetoutwas a French showman – born in Grenoble in 1950 – known for having eaten ...