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The Japanese geishas were not prostitutes: let’s dispel the false myth

Kimono colorful, made uprising faces of white, light and mysterious steps: The image of the geisha He has been fascinated for centuries, but is often the victim of a colossal misunderstanding. In the’western imaginationthis elegant figure has long been confused with that of the elite prostitute. Still, nothing could be further away from reality. The geisha do not sell the ...

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How wall dowels work and what they are for

Among the countless operations do-it-yourself which often affect domestic environments lived daily, play a fundamental role Expansion dowelsoften simply called dowel and many other times identified with the name of Fishererroneously. Although different types exist, those who interest us in everyday life are substantially cable objects made with plastic materials That help to improve the local conditions of adherence of ...

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What’s behind “Vulc”, the first Geopop documentary now available on YouTube

Vulc – The essence of a link It is the first documentary made by Geopop and tells the four Italian active volcanoes – Vesuvius, Etna, Stromboli and Campi Flegrei – not only from a geological and scientific but above all social and anthropological point of view, investigating that “bond” between a volcano and the population that lives next to it. ...

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Because Ukraine is retiring from the Ottawa Convention on the ban on anti -human mines

Map showing the countries that have ratified or only signed the Ottawa convention (different shades of blue), the countries that are retreating (orange) and countries that have never joined it (gray). Credit: Odder via Wikimedia Commons With a presidential decree signed by the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskythe Republic of Ukraine formally decided yesterday 29 June 2025 to abandon the Ottawa ...

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What happened during the Radar failure that blocked 320 flights: the technical explanation of ENAV

The airspace of the North -West during the “zero installment”, that is, the suspension of the departure and arrival flights. Credit: Flightradar24 A broken down to radar in Area control center (ACC)of Milan caused cancellations and delays to about 320 flights In the evening between Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 June. The failure to the systems involved several airports of ...