Laura JohansonTristan da Cunha is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the worldTristan da Cunha stands as both the name of a remote group of volcanic islands situated in the South Atlantic and the name of the main…Feb 4, 2018Feb 4, 2018
Laura JohansonThe Astronaut who took this photo is the only human, Dead or Alive, that isn’t in the frame of this…Some photographs are more iconic than others, and that may be particularly true about this one, released by NASA. It shows the lunar module…Feb 4, 2018Feb 4, 2018
Laura JohansonThe story of why pilots say “Roger that”Since the earliest days of aviation, effective communication between ground staff and pilots has been a key component of safe flying of…Feb 4, 2018Feb 4, 2018
Laura Johanson100-year-old splendorous theater was converted into one of the most beautiful bookstores in the…Not many of us are familiar with the fact that Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires, is the world’s leading city in its number of bookshops…Feb 4, 2018Feb 4, 2018
Laura JohansonCity wall discovered that’s 1,000 years older than Rome, lost civilization found in ChinaChinese archaeologists had always believed that Chinese culture slowly expanded from a point along the Yellow River. This belief was put…Feb 4, 2018Feb 4, 2018
Laura JohansonPart of the profits from Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon” were invested in the production…Without a doubt, “The Dark Side of the Moon” is one of the greatest albums ever made on Planet Earth to date.Feb 4, 2018Feb 4, 2018
Laura JohansonThe curious case of the exploding caskets of Highgate Cemetery’s Egyptian AvenueMost of us expect, under normal circumstances, cemeteries to be peaceful and tranquil places. After all, they are the eternal resting…Feb 4, 2018Feb 4, 2018
Laura JohansonSiberian mystery: In 1908 the most powerful explosion in documented history flattened millions of…It must have started out as an ordinary day across the remote Russian taigas, but June 30, 1908, turned into what must have seemed like…Feb 4, 2018Feb 4, 2018
Laura JohansonCountries that ceased to exist in the 20th centuryThe face of the world is always changing. Borders are altered by wars, topographical modification, and climate change. After the two world…Feb 4, 2018Feb 4, 2018
Laura JohansonProstitutes thrived in ancient Greece, with some wearing special sandals that printed a message in…You may approve or disapprove of prostitution as much as you want, but the fact is that ever since the earliest human cultures started to…Feb 4, 2018Feb 4, 2018
