There is a European maritime tradition of leaving money inside the hull of a ship. Underwater archaeologists often find coins embedded in the remains of sunken vessels. Do you know why coins are set into a ship's frame? So that, should the vessel be wrecked, the drowned sailors could pay their fare for the crossing to the other world
In the finale of the Strugatskys' Roadside Picnic, the Golden Ball is told: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to offend nobody, but the digest really does come free of charge. So, here is the main business of the
Frederic Leighton. “Daedalus and Icarus”, 1869 Daedalus warns his son not to climb too high: the heat of the sun may melt the wax, but Icarus is already gazing into the distance, and the lamentations of a foolish old man interest him not in the least
