Jamal Khashoggi is the name you are hearing the past days because he and other journalists were announced by Time magazine «Person of the year».
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Why do elevators have mirrors?
Have you ever wondered why are there mirrors in the elevators? There are three reasons related to both safety and psychology. [Read more…] about Why do elevators have mirrors?
Edgar Allan Poe one of the first supporters of the space-time continuum theory
The mathematical model of the 20th century space-time continuum theory combines space and time into a single idea, where space is three-dimensional and time has the role of the fourth dimension. [Read more…] about Edgar Allan Poe one of the first supporters of the space-time continuum theory
There has been a month with 19 days
Calendar changes are pretty common through history. Since people have been trying to merge standards throughout the wrold, and there is definitely a long way to go, some countries had to pay the price. In this context, the United States had a pretty rough September in 1752, when they decided to adopt the Gregorian over the Julian calendar.