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.

DUNNING-KRUGER EFFECT: THE PARADOX OF DELL

“I know I do not know,” said Socrates. “A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool” wrote Shakespeare.

For centuries we have known we cannot know everything and this is generally accepted. Nevertheless very often we say: “It’s so simple!” when we don’t know enough about a subject. That is called “Dunning – Kruger Effect”.

10 BIZARRE NEW YEAR'S TRADITIONS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD

 Hi everyone here we are, another year has gone and a new one is coming. Very soon it will be 2020 and we’ll be living in a new decade. Let’s discover more about strange New Year’s Day traditions from all over the world.

5 CURIOUS FACTS ABOUT BRIAN MAY

Doctor Brian May is the legendary guitarist of Queen, the British Band living a new moment of great popularity thanks to the movie Bohemian Rhapsody. 

It must have happened to you all to sing or listen to one of the Queen's songs at least once in your life. The most popular are "Bohemian Rhapsody", "We are the champions", "Show must go on", "We will rock you", "Another one bites the dust". 

Do you know recently, Brian May has published a new song, called “New Horizons”?  He never ceases to surprise us! 

Now, are you ready to discover more about him?  I have 5 curious facts to share with you!

THE MANDELA EFFECT

The Mandela Effect is a phenomenon in which an extended quantity of people remembers something of the past that is not true or has never happened.

The term “Mandela Effect” was coined by Fiona Broome, a paranormal researcher, to explain the misremembering of Nelson Mandela’s death.

When Nelson Mandela died in 2013 many people remembered he had already died between the late 1980s and early 1990s but he was actually freed from prison alive in 1990s.

There are also clues that Mandela actually died in prison in 1991.

Look for example at this extract from a book. It clearly says that Nelson Mandela died on 23^rd July 1991. 

This is really weird, isn’t it?

MEETING ANITA TENERELLI – VIDEO INTERVIEW

Have you ever met an actress? Well, we did it! On 14th October 2017 Benny, Maria Adele and I met Anita Tenerelli, who is an actress.

VLAD TEPES THE IMPALER

VAMPIRES IN HISTORY

The figure of the vampire is more ancient than the most popular of the vampires, Dracula. In the twelfth century it was believed that the dead people tried to suck blood from the living people. This belief was particularly extended in the British isles and in the orthodox countries where they ignored the destiny of the dead. The great epidemics with their hasty burials helped spreading this thought.

A REVOLUTIONARY DISCOVERY: GRAVITATIONAL WAVES

2017 Nobel Prize for Physics

Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish and Kip S. Thorne have won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics. The three American scientists are members of the LIGO-Virgo collaboration that discovered gravitational waves in 2015. The price was awarded “for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves” , the committee said in a news release.

WE LOVE JENNIFER ANISTON

We think she is one of the most beautiful and famous actresses all over the world and we truly admire her. Don’t you?   JENNIFER ANISTON is simply amazing.

She was born in California but she has Greek origins. In February she  celebrated her 48th birthday.

She seems she never ages, doesn’t she?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROBERT DOWNEY JR!

Happy Birthday,  Robert!

Today  Robert Downey Jr. turns 52! .For those who don't know him, he is the actor who played Tony Stark in Iron Man and in Avengers, he starred in Sherlock Holmes, in Due Date, in The Soloist, in Charlot where he plays Charlie Chaplin.

BACK TO THE FUTURE

Back To The Future is propably one of the most famous sci-fi movies of all time! I have really loved this movie since the first time I saw it even though it is a 1985 movie. For those who don't know, this is a trilogy and it tells about a young boy named Marty McFly who has an eccentric scientist friend, Doc, who invents a car which can travel through time. Marty will have many amusing adventures with Doc and this car . As I said before the first movie was realesed in 1985 and it instantly became an international phenomenon remaining immensely popular for 30 years.

MARILYN MONROE: THE DIVA WHO NEVER ACTUALLY DIED

An icon of beauty, charm and sensuality, she is the diva of divas, she is Marilyn Monroe!

IS IT A FAREWELL, WOLVERINE?

Do you love the X-Men Saga? Well, you are reading the right post! Today the third Wolverine movie has been released. Logan: The Wolverine is an apocalyptic movie. Whereas the films inspired by comics extol hope and lead us to believe that everything is possible and can be solved thanks to superpowers and superhuman abilities, Logan is exactly the opposite. It’s a bitter, hopeless story

CHRISTIAN DE SICA

De Sica is an Italian actor, director and scriptwriter. He was born on 5th January 1951 in Rome, Italy. His father, Vittorio, was an important director so he decided to follow him in the world of the cinema. De Sica developed his own style of comedy and entertainment in Rai television shows. He started acting in 1972 with “Paulina 1880”.

SCI-FI MOVIES

First of all sci-fi, that is short for science fiction, is a successful genre developed in the twentieth century, which has its roots in scientific novels . Science fiction has heavily extended to other mass media from literature to movies, comics, television and video games.

JIM CARREY

James Eugene "Jim" Carrey was born in 1962 on January 17, he is a Canadian-American actor and comedian. He is known for his highly energetic slapstick performances. He is very important not only because he is amusing but also because he is one of the most famous comic actors in the world!

PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS

Have you ever thought that all the stories about the Olympus Gods are real? Have you ever asked yourself where have they got to during all these years? We know the answer! They live in New York in the Empire State Building, the new Mount Olympus. During the last centuries they have gone from Greek to Italy and then to America and, as it happened eons ago, they have children with mortals .

ACTION MOVIE STARS

The Expendables

Hi everyone, in this post I'd like to talk about action films but in particular about the 5 most famous action movie actors. I'm going to show you 5 men who are not young anymore but still very popular and they have starred in the best action movies of all time. I won't tell you about their biographies because it would be boring, but I'll tell you some things about them which, I think, are very interesting!