Skulls, bones, and a suffocating odor that smells distinctly like death. These are possibly the first things that come to mind when one thinks of crypts and catacombs, and rightly so. Located mostly under churches and cathedrals, catacombs are underground tunnels and channels that are used to bury the dead, while crypts are stone chambers […]
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When Italian painter Giovanni Bragolin painted his infamous series of paintings of crying boys and girls back in the 1950s, he perhaps didn’t know that these would in the future be deemed as the cause of the ruin of many houses. At first glance, his paintings that depict the pictures of little girls and boys, […]
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History of Basano Vase Somehow the earliest record of Basano Vase dates back to 15th century in a small town north of Napoli, Italy. The tales mention that it was initially gifted to a young bride a night before her wedding mostly for the sake of good fortune. What is bizarre is that the lady […]
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Counting back from the ancient days it has been a belief among people that dark magic or dark powers of curses exist. People have laid their faith in things as such in terms of protecting themselves or to take revenge upon something. There have been stories and mythical discussions that link to the presence of […]
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Blessings of science are many. Almost everything which is existing but also which had primordial existence, now bears scientific explanations. Every belief may it be of ghosts or spirits or cursed objects or castles or divine experiences have been explained successfully by science. Science has ignited many controversies and debates, indulged in a battle with […]
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Art resides in everything. Even in the most unpromising of all sources. A piece of art ensnares an artist’s techniques, his perspectives, his expressions but there are certain artefacts, very few in number though, which carry the soul of the ones who made them and the ones who owned them. When we talk about something […]
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The round earth has more to it that just the uniqueness of how the poles are flat. That shiny blue marble why shouldn’t it fascinate us? And over the course of the past few centuries, we have learned much about Earth, which has only deepened our fascination with it. It never stops to surprise us […]
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