Que sont les “chats de navire” ?

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C’est une image bien ancrée dans l’imaginaire collectif : celle du Romain repu, se faisant vomir entre deux plats gargantuesques pour continuer à festoyer. Mais est-ce vraiment historique… ou juste un mythe bien digéré ? Le cliché du "vomitorium"L’une des principales sources de c ...  Show more

Nous employons chaque jour des expressions dont nous ignorons l'origine. Ainsi, savez-vous ce que signifient "branle-bas de combat" et "donner sa langue au chat" ?

Une expression militaire

Pour comprendre ce que veut dit dire "branle-bas de combat", il faut ...

The sea can be a vast lonely place. Boats filled with rats, trash, and sailors desperate for companionship became the perfect place for our modern furry friends to flourish. How do you hoist a mainsail if you don’t have opposable thumbs? We’ll find out when cats sail the high sea ...  Show more

Many pirates viewed women aboard ships as bad luck. One woman proved they were only bad luck for the ships they targeted. Meet Ching Shih, who went from flower boat girl to the leader of the Red Fleet, one of the largest and most powerful pirate fleets in history. See omnystudio. ...  Show more

The Vikings are remembered fundamentally as seafaring people, and how could they be so if not for their ships? In this episode, Cat speaks to a world expert on Viking ships, Professor Jan Bill, who introduces us to the incredible remains of a Viking ship discovered in a field in ...  Show more