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An Oral History of Wikipedia, the Web’s Encyclopedia
The definitive story of Wikipedia on its 20th anniversary It’s hard to imagine the internet without Wikipedia. Just like the air we breathe, the definitive digital encyclopedia is the default resource for everything and everyone — from Google’s search … Continue reading
World Music 2020
What a year ! Edited by Cee-Roo Composed by Cee-Roo & FlexFab VFX by Noé Ciompi Mixed by Silvano Käppeli
Wilmington 1898: When white supremacists overthrew a US government | BBC News
In 1898 a white mob stormed Wilmington, North Carolina and forced locally elected leaders to resign. The mob burned down the offices of the Wilmington Daily Record A violent mob, whipped into a frenzy by politicians, tearing apart a … Continue reading
Why the Bubonic Plague Still Exists Today
When you think of the Plague, the Black Death of the 14th century, with its medieval cities overrun with rats and creepy plague masks, probably comes to mind. But the Plague isn’t a disease of the past; it’s still very … Continue reading
Rhinos Comparison Size Living Extinct
White Rhino 1.Uintaceras radinscyi 2.Hyrachyus eximius 3.Hyracodon 4.Subhyracodon occidentalis 5.Diceratherium niobrarense 6.Aceratherium incisivum 7.Menoceras barbouri 8.Menoceras arikarensis 9.Prosantorhinus 10.Trigonias osborni 11.Teleoceras fossiger 12.Sumatran rhino 13.Stephanorhinus etruscus 14.Stephanorhinus hemitoechus 15.Sansirhinus ringstromi 16.Brachypotherium lewisi 17.Javan rhino 18.Black rhino 19.Juxia sharamurenense 20.Chilotherium 21.Metamynodon … Continue reading
Archaeologists Have Uncovered an Impeccably Preserved Food Stand in Pompeii
Mallard to go, anyone? Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient thermopolium—aka the Roman equivalent of a street food vendor—at the Regio V site in Pompeii. The well-preserved stand is decorated with multiple frescoes featuring a nereid (nymphs of Greek mythology) riding a … Continue reading
Search Before Google
It’s pretty easy to take the search engine Google for granted today, but twenty years ago, there was no such thing. In fact, for well over a decade before Google, search engines were crawling, indexing and searching.
National Geographic’s new Year in Pictures special documents 2020: an ‘unprecedented and unforgettable year’ | Creative Boom
National Geographic’s Year in Pictures documents an ‘unprecedented and unforgettable year’. Not all viruses lead to global pandemics. Some have evolved to our benefit. An ancient virus called HERV-K may protect human embryos from other viruses, according to Joanna Wysocka, … Continue reading
David Dimbleby – ‘Boris Johnson is a showman’
David Dimbleby is a British journalist who has covered major news events for the BBC for over 40 years. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) He perhaps is best known for chairing the long-running topical debate programme, ‘Question Time’, but has presented numerous current … Continue reading
