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And what is wrong with the short-term memory of all those Muscovites who have fallen into hysterics over snow at the end of April? It falls, as a matter of fact, quite regularly even in June
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The Parlement of Paris, or the Supreme Royal Court of France, in solemn session in the presence of King Charles VII. Miniature by Jean Fouquet from the Hours of Étienne Chevalier, 1450s. From about the summer of 1461, the future King Louis XI effectively isolated his father, Charles VII, in
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Who wrote two million denunciations? Well, all of us "wrote" them No, madam (and "esteemed" is the last thing you are), not all of us wrote them. You did
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Syncretism imperceptibly shades into idiocy: Katy Perry tossed a credit card into the Trevi Fountain because she couldn't find any small change. She might as well have gone for bitcoin
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A most worthy idea for the shower room. It remains to find out from Guy Goodfellow, the author of the interior, who makes such cubicles
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My beloved Foreign Ministry is being cleaned again. In a couple of years it will be all white
Faith · Books · Observations · Humour
Has everyone heard of the medieval demon professionally attached, so to speak, to the guild of scribes? His name was Titivillus, and he served a double function. His first task was to listen to church services. The monks sang psalms, and there were always some who swallowed syllables, hurried, skipped
Cinema · Monarchies · Education · Humour
Familiar feeling? Incidentally, you end up at the resit, because it was Anne Hathaway
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Elon Musk's father made himself comfortable at the Easter service