Mikhail Nesterov, in Russian – Михаи́л Не́стеров – was born in 1862 into humble circumstances. As the son of a merchant Nesterov struggled to find joy in his father’s line of work. The life of...
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This is the second entry in my project to write a short article on one impressively beautiful area or structure within every country of the world. Recently I wrote about Afghanistan’s Minaret of Jam,...
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I’ve decided to write a short article on an impressive monument, area or natural wonder from every country in the world. I’m starting with Afghanistan, because there’s nothing quite like an alphabetised list of...
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Everyone likes a good practical joke (as long as it isn’t carried out on you and no one dies or ends up in a coma), the Germans call it schadenfreude – ‘pleasure derived from...
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Here’s your final installment of the Global Selfie Project where we stare unapologetically at people from across the globe. I wanted to collect a selfie taken in every country, I’ve almost managed it… I’ve tried...
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Cupid, pull out your shooter, it’s time for a massacre! Whether it’s all a consumerist con or a genuine excuse to express some feelings, Valentines Day is a time when everyone gets all...
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Grey likes to steal blue’s thunder quite ruthlessly when it comes to nature. It’s only been 600 million years since Darwin invented eyes; there wasn’t much need for colour before then. It was...
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There’s nothing I can say to sweeten this bitter pill. As the title suggests you will witness Russia in 15 seconds. It’s ncie to summarise an entire nation that spans the width of...
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William Cheselden was born on October 19, 1688 at Somerby, near Burrow-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire. He worked as an apprentice surgeon at St. Thomas’s Hospital where he fell deeply in love with bones. By 1711, he was...
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Douc Langers, or just doucs to their friends consist of three species of the genus Pygathrix. They are Southeast Asian Old World monkeys and all of them look incredible. The three douc species are as follows: red-shanked, black-shanked...
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