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Amazing city of Queen of Sheba

Amazing city of Queen of Sheba. Ruins of ancient Marib

Amazing city of Queen of Sheba. Ruins of ancient Marib


Queen of Sheba is one of the most famous biblical characters. She is first mentioned in the Third Book of the Old Testament Kings. And although her existence is considered unproven, the image of Queen of Sheba had a significant impact on the folklore and literature of the peoples of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
In our days, filmmakers have repeatedly use this character in their works. But where was her country?
Scientists had been trying to enter the city of Marib where in ancient times the legendary Queen of Sheba ruled. However, its location for a long time remained a secret that was carefully kept by the local Arab tribes and the authorities of Yemen. In 1976, another attempt to enter the coveted city was made by the French. They corresponded with the Yemeni authorities for seven long years, until they obtained permission to visit the ruins by one person who was only allowed to examine them. And then they decided to send a Parisian photographer from the Figaro magazine, who knows how to shoot with a hidden camera.
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Meteorites – messengers of heaven

Meteorites - messengers of heaven

Meteorites – messengers of heaven


Owing to their special nature and origin, meteorites have long been endowed with great power and often served as objects of worship. People saw in them the personification of infinity, a piece of celestial matter that fell on our planet. Even today, despite the fact that modern science has been able to reliably establish their true nature, they still remain something mysterious and alluring.
The ancients called meteorites “stones that fell from the moon.” The Chinese gave them the name “stars that fell from heaven and turned into stones.” The Greeks regarded them as burning clots of air. Almost every ancient civilization had its own, as a rule, mystical and religious explanation of what “shooting stars” are.
It is curious that in the history of the development of science there was a period of official rejection of “heavenly stones”. Rationalism categorically refused to accept the fact of their existence. The generally accepted opinion at that time was that stones cannot fall from the sky, since they are not there. In their defense, supporters of this hypothesis made a rather dubious argument: they say that meteorites cannot be “fallen stars,” since no one has ever seen a star disappear from heaven.
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Peppers – Hot and Spicy

Peppers - Hot and Spicy

Peppers – Hot and Spicy


Pepper is the king of spices. The first mention of pepper is found in Indian literature written in Sanskrit more than 3,000 years ago. There are more than one and a half thousand various types of peppers.
The days when spices were a symbol of wealth have sunk into oblivion. Their production and consumption have increased many times since the Middle Ages.
Pepper, which we call black, grows in East India and on the islands of the Malay Archipelago, now part of Indonesia. The black pepper plant is a special type of shrub and its branches even climb very tall trees. The fruits are picked at the beginning of ripening, dried until the crust becomes hard, and then it is separated. Unripe berries retain their aroma for a long time, while ripe ones lose their smell and taste literally within a few days.
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Real wooden boy Pinocchio

Real wooden boy Pinocchio

Real wooden boy Pinocchio

In 2001, a group of American archaeologists from Boston conducted excavations in Florence. Once the Americans decided to go for a walk. Passing through a shady churchyard, they discovered the burial of certain Lorenzini (1826-1890). On the tombstone, it was indicated that he was known under the pseudonym Carlo Collodi and that he was the author of the fabulous story “The Adventures of Pinocchio”, famous all over the world.
Having stood in sorrow at the grave of the famous writer, archaeologists continued their journey. They took a dozen steps, and one of the scientists exclaimed: “Look, what a ridiculous coincidence, right next to the ashes of Collodi Pinocchio rests!”
On the tombstone of Pinocchio Sanchez, it was written that he was born in 1790 and died in 1834. Hence, adult Pinocchio Sanchez could theoretically communicate with little Lorenzini.
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Orange color inspiration

Orange color inspiration

Orange color inspiration


Orange color inspiration is an excellent antidepressant. It promotes good mood. Pastel shades of orange (peach, apricot) reduce nerve costs. It increases concentration. Orange color is particularly suitable for important meetings or interviews. It promotes rapid decision-making. Negative characteristics: can influence spontaneous decision-making. Emotionally very overloads.
Orange color helps beat fatigue, melancholy, depression, insecurity, anxiety and fear. Orange is useful for any violations in the activity of the esophagus, heals the kidneys and bladder, it stimulates the adrenal glands.
Orange – the color of the crop, the fruits of the earth, that grew up in the sun. It stimulates the appetite.
It is the color of action, enthusiasm and freedom that will help you build a new life when seemingly all shattered: you are experiencing grief, divorce, bereavement, shock.
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Most Popular Color in Different Countries

Most Popular Color in Different Countries

Most Popular Color in Different Countries. Blue City Chefchaouen in Morocco


Whatever the Most Popular Color in Different Countries is, one color is determined as the most favorite in all countries – BLUE. According to the international survey of service YouGov (2015), Blue is most popular color in 10 countries of the world, on four continents. Most lovers of blue live in the United Kingdom (33%), less – in Indonesia (23%). In addition, each respondent rates the blue 8-18 points more than any other color. Interestingly, the blue has become the winner even in such countries as China, where red, yellow and green are the colors of prosperity and good luck. In fact, in the Chinese language only recently have appeared different words for blue and green.
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Yellow color of gold

Yellow color of gold

Woman in Gold. Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer by Gustav Klimt. Yellow color of gold


One of the most ambiguous colors, yellow is the color of sunlight, gold, and happiness. Besides, it is the color of intellect and enlightenment. At the same time, it is the color of envy, disgrace, deceit, betrayal, and cowardice. In Islam, golden yellow is the color of wisdom, and during the Chinese Ch’ing dynasty (1644-1912), only the emperor could wear yellow.
However, in the Christian tradition, Judas wore a yellow cloak when he betrayed Jesus with a kiss. In his book “The Primary Colors”, Alexander Theroux expounds the enigma of yellow: “So few colors give the viewer such a feeling of ambivalence or leave in one such powerful, viscerally enforced connotations and contradictions. Desire and renunciation. Dreams and decadence. Shining light and shallowness. Gold here. Grief there. An intimate mirroring in its emblematic significance of glory in one instance and, in yet another, painful, disturbing estrangement. An opposing duality seems mysteriously constant.”
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