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WHY YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE A SNAKE AS A PET

WHY YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE A SNAKE AS A PET This article is dedicated to deepen many of the issues related to snakes and their social and ecological importance. It is intended to be an appeal to social awareness and to the competent authorities, as part of an echo of an increasingly extensive public opinion. So […]

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5 CURIOUS FACTS ABOUT THE HUMAN BODY

5 CURIOUS FACTS ABOUT THE HUMAN BODY: THE “LOCKED” SKILLS THAT WE GET FROM THE PAST These are the 5 “vestigial” skills that would have made us unstoppable or at least cooler, if it had not been for evolution. Among the many transformations that the human being has had the opportunity to experience throughout the […]

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WHAT CAUSE THAT EARTHY SMELL AFTER THE RAIN?

WHAT CAUSE THAT EARTHY SMELL AFTER THE RAIN? Rainy days are the favorite of many, especially when you can spend them at home in the warmth, perhaps with a cup of tea and cookies. And it is certainly one of the most pleasant things, that of listening to the rain pouring down from the window […]

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DOLPHINS: THE “WOLVES” OF PREHISTORY

DOLPHINS: THE “WOLVES” OF PREHISTORY Why do dolphins need to breathe? You will surely have asked yourself this when you studied and admired these splendid animals swimming in the waves as children; how come, although they possessed extraordinary aquatic abilities, they are forced from time to time to go up the ocean or the river […]

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THE BEANS AND THEIR IMPURE ORIGIN

THE BEANS AND THEIR IMPURE ORIGIN 8TH/8 PART “THE BLACK LIST OF FORBIDDEN PLANTS” As we say this link with death facilitated the step towards the declaration that they were also “contaminated” and therefore impure . Homer considered the black beans impure , according to him, in them resided the souls of the shadows returning […]

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THE BEANS AND OTHER ROMAN RITUALS

THE BEANS AND OTHER ROMAN RITUALS 7TH/8 PART “THE BLACK LIST OF FORBIDDEN PLANTS” There are other rituals of Ancient Rome that refer to beans and therefore to their affinity relationship with the deceased. A very curious one was performed in the nuptial rites , when a marriage was celebrated. It consisted of providing beans […]

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THE BEANS IN OLD RELIGION AND MYTHOLOGY

THE BEANS IN OLD RELIGION AND MYTHOLOGY 6TH/8 PART “THE BLACK LIST OF FORBIDDEN PLANTS” No wonder beans had such a bad reputation. At the time of the Roman Empire , they were used as protagonists in important funeral rituals . Beans were present in some of the most important and popular Roman festivities. Publius […]

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THE BEANS AND PYTHAGORAS: MYTHS AND LEGENDS

THE BEANS AND PYTHAGORAS: MYTHS AND LEGENDS 5th/8 PART “THE BLACK LIST OF FORBIDDEN PLANTS” As we know for centuries, legends surrounding philosophical thinking and Pythagoras‘ conception of the world around him have been reinforced, probably driven by his same school prone to mystical symbols and esoteric customs . Obviously also the difficulty of direct […]

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THE BEANS: AN AMBIVALENT PLANT

THE BEANS: AN AMBIVALENT PLANT PART 4/8 “THE BLACK LIST OF FORBIDDEN PLANTS” Indeed, sometimes the effects of certain foods could not be easily explained due to lack of scientific knowledge and entered into a true contradiction . It was the case of beans whose prohibitions, curious comments and beliefs about their nature and their […]

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THE POTATOES: THE FOOD OF THE GODS

THE POTATOES: THE FOOD OF THE GODS 3rd /8 PART “THE BLACK LIST OF FORBIDDEN PLANTS” For the Andean Indians, the potato was a divine gift that prevented their extinction and provided them with strength to defend themselves against their enemies . According to a study from the University of Wisconsin , the potato could […]

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