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Brief history of toilet paper. Who invented it and what was used before?

There toilet paper it’s ainvention relatively recent: it was invented in 1857 from Joseph C. Gavettyeven if in the form of loose leaf packs; The holed rollto hang in the bathroom, was patented only in 1891 by Seth Wheeler. On the other hand, for much of its history, man has solved his hygiene needs with other tools. The use of ...

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Notre Dame in Paris reopens after 5 years: here are the highlights of the reconstruction

After the catastrophic fires of April 15, 2019, the Cathedral of Notre Damein France it will reopen in all its splendor following the completion of the reconstruction operations. It is scheduled to open to the public Sunday 8 December 2024 from 6.30pm (local time): reservations are already active on the official website. The renovation works, which began a few years ...

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Earthquake in California of magnitude 7.0 north of San Francisco: San Andreas fault is to blame

Credit: USGS Thursday December 5th at hours 10.44am (local time, 7.44pm in Italy), a violent earthquake occurred magnitude 7.0 off the coast of California, about 62km from the city of Oil north of San Francisco. The earthquake shock recorded a rather shallow depth just 10km but, fortunately, having occurred in the open sea did not cause any particular damage on ...

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“Brain rot” is the word of the year 2024 according to the Oxford Dictionary: here’s what it means

There word of the year 2024 is actually made up of two words: brain rotwhich translated from English means “brain rot” or “brain rot” and describes «the alleged deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state as a result of excessive consumption of material (particularly online content) considered trivial or of little stimulating.” This was announced by theOxford University Presspublishing ...

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Campi Flegrei earthquake in Naples, today new earthquake of magnitude 3.4 and seismic sequence in the Pozzuoli area

Credit: INGV Today, Friday 6 December at 5.33aman earthquake occurred in the Campi Flegrei magnitude 3.4. The earthquake recorded an extremely shallow depth of approximately 500 meterswith its epicenter located in Pozzuoli, in the Ortodonico district. Following this event, a small seismic sequence developed which is still ongoing, with earthquakes of magnitude 1.4 (at 5.37am), 1.3 (at 6.19am), 2.2 (at ...

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Why Facebook received a fine of 798 million euros: scenarios for the digital market

Credit: Anthony Quintano from Honolulu, HI, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Meta – the technological giant founded by Mark Zuckerberg and owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp – has received a fine from the European Antitrust of 797.72 million euros for abuse of a dominant position in the online advertising sector linked to the online classifieds service ...

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Why are there brushes on the sides of the escalators? No, they are not for cleaning shoes

Many of you will certainly have noticed it: next to steps from the escalators there are some brushes black in color and a few centimeters thick. But what are they for? Some believe their function is to clean your shoes exploiting the movement of the staircase itself, but in reality their function is much more important and has to do ...

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Plane crashed in Lithuania: technical analysis of the accident

The November 25, 2024a Boeing 737-400 freighterregistered EC-MFE, operated by Swiftair on behalf of DHL, crashed during the approach to Vilnius International Airport (VNO/ EYVI). The flight, which took off from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ/EDDP) in Germany, was in the final phase of its approach profile when it crashed at approximately 1.5 km north of runway 19hitting a house and causing ...

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Amazon, the first delivery drone flight in Italy is a success: how the test went

Amazon Prime Air in Italy. Credit: Amazon. Wednesday 4 December 2024 Amazon successfully completed the first test flight for drone deliveries in Italyprecisely near the Municipality of San Salvoin Abruzzo, thanks to the collaboration of ENAV and ENAC which gave authorization for the flight. This test marks a fundamental step for Prime Airthe e-commerce giant’s air delivery service, which aims ...