ADIDAS VS PUMA

Puma and Adidas are both clothing and shoe brands that are recognizable wherever you go in the world. But not everyone knows the story behind the creation of these brands. They were created by the rivalry of two brothers, Adolf and Rudolf Dassler.    

THE CRAZY WORLD OF THE IG NOBEL PRIZE

 

Hi everyone! Have you ever seen the movie Back to the future? I think Doc, the crazy scientist of this movie, if he were a real person,  would win the Ig Nobel Prize. In my post I’m going to share with you some of this year’s winners.

AREA 51: WHAT A MYSTERIOUS PLACE!

 

Located in Nevada, Area 51 is one of the most mysterious places in the world as it’s often linked to flying saucers, UFOs and extra-terrestrial creatures.

Among all the strangest places on Earth, Area 51 is definitely conspiracy theorists’ favourite.

But how come this place has been a source of so many fake news? What was it really for and why are there so many secrets concerning it?

THE TURK, THE BIZARRE STORY OF THE CHESS CHAMPION AUTOMATON

 

Automaton is a Greek word, meaning “acting of one’s own free will”. Today it’s used to refer to some kind of mechanism or machine that does something automatically. The concept of a self-operating machine is actually fairly ancient: in Greek mythology, the god Hephaestus often created living machines, like the giant defender of Crete, Talos. In China the legendary artificer Yan Shi is said to have created flying mechanical reproductions of birds for the Emperor.

But there’s one particular, much more recent automaton that deserves to be discussed. The so-called Turk.