Perhaps not everyone has noticed, but in Italy all (or almost all) of the new films at the cinema they come out on thursday. But why? The explanation has its roots in the 70’s: at the time in fact the greats American blockbusters they usually went out on Friday. Obviously this posed a significant problem for Italian cinema which, certainly ...
Jannik Sinnerwho recently became the number one in the world of tennis, had tested positive for clostebol twice in a row during doping tests in March. Clostebol is a anabolic steroid present in a common over-the-counter drug for the treatment of cracks and small wounds of the skin, which you may also find in your medicine cabinet. Since it is ...
Who knows how many times in life we have expressed ourselves with a “Wow!” to express surprise and wonder. But where does it come from? this curious three-letter onomatopoeic interjection that is also found in comics and films? From Scottish Gaelic well well from the distant sixteenth century, and already then the expression indicated amazement and incredulity. The first time ...
At dawn of the August 19, 2024 off the coast of Little Port (PA), the Bayesian yacht sank with aboard 22 people due to the bad weather, and inspections of the wreck are currently underway 49 meters deep. Of these, 15 were rescued and 7 lost their lives, including the British billionaire Mike Lynchthe daughter Hannah Lynch and the ship’s ...
Modern smartphones are extremely useful and versatile devices, but in some ways they are also very fragile and delicate. You may have noticed that, at times, The phone blocks access to specific functions such as the flashlight, camera or GPS navigation. These blocks can be frustrating, especially if the applications in question are needed with a certain “urgency”. The reason ...
Credit: David Wilson The Sixty-eight it was a vast protest movement developed at late 60swhich reached its peak in the year 1968 (hence the name). The movement involved all Western countries and some states of the Soviet bloc. In Italy the movement began in December 1968 with two large youth protests at La Scala in Milan and at the Bussola ...
Profile of the Great Sphinx. Credit: Petar Milošević What happened to the nose from the Great Sphinx of Gizain Egyptis a curiosity that has fascinated for centuries. Over time, there have been many theories to explain the absence of the nose of the large sculpture, and one of the most famous wants it to have been knocked down by a ...
It’s the middle of summer and the sbeaches they are full of tourists And bathersbut the waters they filled up more than usual with jellyfishalso due to the climate change. In fact, in Italy, as in the whole Mediterranean, jellyfish are increasing. In our seas there are stinging or poisonous jellyfish, but also harmless species. Let’s see together what they ...
Credits: ESA. The mission JUICE (Jupiter ICy moons Explorer) of the European Space Agency (ESA), launched in April 2023 and headed towards Jupiter’s icy moons, has successfully performed the first maneuver double gravity slingshot and the first overflight (fly by) combined of the Earth and the Moon in history. This orbital maneuver, called ALLOY (Lunar Earth Gravity Assist), was an ...
If you are still hesitant to use AI and tools like ChatGPT, Gemini and Llama still make you a little “scared” about the potential negative effects of AI on today’s society, you should know that in reality it is likely that you are still using AI in your daily life. In this article we will show you 4 AI Technologies ...