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Au Moyen Âge, l’excommunication d’insectes par l’Église peut sembler absurde pour nos sensibilités modernes, mais ces procès révèlent des aspects fascinants de la mentalité médiévale. Cette pratique, bien que rare, était motivée par des croyances religieuses, juridiques et sym ...

Dans l’Égypte antique, les nains occupaient une place étonnamment respectée dans la société, une situation qui contraste avec la marginalisation qu’ils ont connue dans d’autres cultures. Leur statut privilégié s’explique par un mélange de croyances religieuses, de perception s ...

After the War of 1812, the US decided to shore up security at Lake Champlain by constructing a fort on Island Point. However, due to a surveying error, the US ended up building this fort in Canada, rather than the states. Listen in to learn more about the ridiculous story of Fort ...  عرض المزيد

Send me a text message Fort Ord is a former United States Army post on Monterey Bay on the Pacific Ocean coast in California. In its prime, Fort Ord was once one the most coveted military training grounds in the U.S. Founded in 1917, Fort Ord was the first stop for many new recru ...  عرض المزيد

In 1861, just as the Civil War began, the leaders of the Confederacy soon realized they were outmatched when it came to military might, especially in terms of Naval power. (For example, the U.S. Navy had 42 commissioned ships as of the start of the year—the Confederacy had 1.) An ...  عرض المزيد

During WWII, the whole of Britain's coastline was involved in the struggle against the Nazis. In 1940-41 invasion was the main threat. Many towns and cities around the coast, such as Plymouth, Portsmouth, Hull and Great Yarmouth, were the targets of devastating air raids. The ...