Not a serious blog. Just where I dump the odd things I read, in whatever language I found them. No order, no theme, no plan. Un po' di tutto.
The pitch we call 'A' has quietly drifted higher for 300 years.
How a bitter berry nobody wanted became the world's favourite drink.
Why some common coins are worth more than rare ones.
Things a child grasps in a minute and mathematicians can't crack in 300 years.
An island that was erased, and a town that relocates itself.
Un tempo esistevano 14.000 varietà di mele. Dove sono finite?
Por qué el azul es el último color que aprenden a nombrar las lenguas.
Pourquoi des milliers d'horloges s'arrêtaient exprès, chaque minute.
Ein Metallklotz bei Paris war das Kilogramm — bis 2019.
Стрелка компаса показывает на точку, которая убегает в Сибирь.
Bancos de areia que mudam de lugar todos os anos.
In de stilste kamer hoor je je eigen bloed stromen.
Świat jako płaski krążek otoczony gorzkim morzem — 2500 lat temu.