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When people started washing their hands before eating — the history of hygiene
The answer to this question is not as simple as it seems. Washing hands has at least two stories: one related to religious and cultural traditions going back to ancient times, and another — with the scientific realization of the importance of hygiene for h …
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Paper Towel Day
Day of Paper Napkins: A Celebration of a Common Thing That Changed Our Everyday LifeAugust 1st. In the calendar, the height of summer, heat, holidays. But for millions of people around the world, this date means more than just a day in the calendar. It's t …
English Library · 17 days ago 0 76
Prokopiev Day, or the Day of the First Harvest
Prokopiev Day: When the Earth Gives Its BreadJuly twenty-first. In the thick of summer, when the heat hangs over the fields and the ears bend to the ground, in Russia there was a special day - Prokopiev Day, or Prokopiy the Reaper. It was not a noisy holid …
English Library · 28 days ago 0 93
Bicycle carnival
Wheels, colors, flags, smiles. Thousands of cyclists fill the main streets of the city, blocking traffic for cars. This is not a race, not a competition, but a carnival. The bicycle carnival is a festival that erases the boundaries between transport and ar …
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Live communication and technology
We send each other messages while sitting in the same room. We give likes instead of hugs. We look at the screen when a child asks to read a fairy tale. Technology has connected the world, but it has also disconnected people. Is live communication, what re …
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The Question of a Disarming First Strike: Can Russia Eliminate the US Without Receiving a Retaliatory Blow?
Introduction.The question of whether Russia could launch a nuclear attack on the United States without suffering a devastating retaliatory strike touches upon the most fundamental aspects of strategic nuclear deterrence that have shaped global security sin …
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