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A French tradition on the 1st of May - Lilly of the Valley

1 May 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Minae

In France, every 1st of may it is a tradition to give the flower Lilly of the Valley (muguet in French) to your friends and family. It is significance of good luck, and a sign of appreciation to the person you offer it!  It all started in the 1500s o...

A Peek Into History: John Paul Jones

1 May 2021 2 minute read 0 comments LyonCoDad

  At the beginning of the Revolutionary War the Colonies had no real navy. Each colony sent out its own Privateers to prey on the British merchant ships. Privateers were basically state sanctioned pirates. Since these Privateer Vessels flew the flag...

THE HISTORY OF CRYPTOCURRENCY | Before Blockchain, there was a fraud called Banking System | Ep. 1

30 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Pk24

  The evolution is now. Few understand that as early adopters. After many years, conservative society follow the trends. This is a well-known pattern in life. CRYPTO IS THE NEW WAY.   ΟΛΕΣ ΟΙ ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΣΕΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΟΙ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΕΣ ΕΧΟΥΝ 1 ΚΟΙΝΟ. ΦΟΒΟΥΝΤΑΙ. ΚΑΙ...

Freedom..like death..without the ease of passing.

29 Apr 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Blurryface

Watching the president address the congress..i only felt pain for the masses..   I saw a man preach tolerance, family, a people combined "standing as one".   Yet my mind drifted to rome and old egypt…   Rome because of taxation without representa...

“One Thousand and One Night” Song… But When Push Comes to Shove!

27 Apr 2021 1 minute read 2 comments Melina Mehr

Let's see what happens when a singer is forced to leave his own country because of a suffocating and religious atmosphere! As he faces the free world, all of a sudden he realizes he can sing whatever he wants!   This song released almost three deca...

Today we remember the Armenian Genocide - I made some music to honor its memory!

24 Apr 2021 1 minute read 2 comments Yttrandefrihet

A bit over 100 years ago, hundreds of thousands of Armenians were murdered in the Ottoman Empire, in what is now Turkey. And Turkey refuses to admit that it even happened. Today is the rememberance day of the Armenian Genocide. The more despots try t...

An Interesting Song of Shadmehr | We Are The Heirs of Pain

24 Apr 2021 2 minute read 3 comments Melina Mehr

Shadmehr (his name literally means happy kindness) used to be one of the most handsome singers in Iran when I was young and girls like us would fall for him back in the days. His father was a martyr and he would perform songs for revolution and of...

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ST. GEORGE'S DAY, 23rd APRIL: Celebrating England

23 Apr 2021 1 minute read 4 comments YouveBeenGreeked

While I'm working on my next Greek history blog (it is coming, don't worry), and since British history isn't my specialty (yet?), I thought I'd share a few videos about England and Saint George, since today is Saint George's Day! This is just a one-o...

Aluminum vs Aluminium - Engineering English #1

21 Apr 2021 3 minute read 0 comments GUTO92

Aluminum or Aluminium - Which is it? Alumin(i)um is a chemical element with an atomic numer of 13, known for its relatively low density compared to most metals and the widespread use of its alloys in aviation, automotive and other engineering applica...

The intrepid and the fearful

21 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments hermesmensageiro

Iliad: if I can in a nutshellGive meaning to the reading of the book of Homer,I would say that we should never submitAt the whims of gods or religions Because these and other institutionsThey are there everywhereTo prevent us from leading our livesAt...