Music & Art

If you look at it it seems completely incomprehensible with all the frets and strings. But is guitar hard to learn?

October 20, 2021

Were there music videos before MTV?

August 25, 2021

The chromatic scale – Is there any divine, or universal reason why the scale of a keyboard is precisely 12 notes, and not 11 or 13?

June 22, 2021

Theremin – Can you play music just by moving your hands in the air?

June 14, 2021

haunted places

Kolmanskop

Kolmanskop – A Ghost Town in the Namibian desert Introduction Kolmanskop, located in the Namib Desert of Namibia, was for a short period a bustling diamond mining town that attracted prospectors and their families from mostly Germany. From an economic and colonial point of view, the town thrived for a few decades before World War … Read more

History

Is Sumerian the oldest language in the world?

Is Sumerian the oldest language in the world? I usually claim that to understand the answer, you first have to understand the question. To me, that statement is something of a general truth, an axiom. But when you arrive at the question of languages, this becomes absolutely fundamental. To determine what is old and what … Read more

History

Did the Polish cavalry attack German tanks at the beginning of WW2? Was the Polish army so outdated, unprepared, and misinformed?

Did the Polish cavalry attack German tanks at the beginning of WW2? Was the Polish army so outdated, unprepared, and misinformed? Polish Cavalry WW2. World War II started on September 1, 1939, at 4.40 am. The German Airforce, Luftwaffe, attacked the city of Wieluń, southwest of Warsaw, Poland. Five minutes later the German Battleship, Schleswig-Holstein, … Read more

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The Vallecas Case – Unraveling the Horror Behind Verónica

The Vallecas Case – Unraveling the Horror Behind Verónica. The horror movie, Verónica, is based on a real case. But the true story is almost as terrifying as the movie. Verónica, the movie. On August 25, 2017, the Spanish film Veronica premiered in Madrid. The director was Paco Plaza from Spain, and among the cast, … Read more

History

Did the crew of the Santa Maria, the Niña, and the Pinta know that Earth is a sphere long before they crossed the Atlantic?

Did the crew of the Santa Maria, the Niña, and the Pinta know that Earth is a sphere long before they crossed the Atlantic? Columbus’ financing of the trip to America. Cristoforo Colombo was an Italian adventurer and discoverer. Born in Genua probably in 1451. We don’t know exactly what happened to him before he … Read more

Nature

A baby Coyote is called a whelp. A baby Eel is called an elver. A baby Kangaroo is called Joey… no, sorry… A joey. And a baby Goat is a kid… And it’s called a kid.

Puppets and their names A baby Coyote is called a whelp. A baby Eel is called an elver. A baby Kangaroo is called Joey… no, sorry… A joey. And a baby Goat is a kid… And it’s called a kid. Common names for baby animals. This is going to be a little different from … Read more