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The Mayan calendar could predict eclipses, perhaps even modern-day ones
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Two bacteria may have decimated Napoleon’s army during the Russian campaign
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Standard time: which devices adjust automatically and which ones you have to change (to avoid waking up “out of phase”)
On the night between Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 October 2025 at 3:00 am, solar time will return. Clocks will
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How to recognize 100% Italian wheat pasta: the three checks to do on the label
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All rowing aboard giant pumpkins, the Giant Pumpkin Regatta is back (and the contestants’ costumes are hilarious)
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The Center Pompidou in Paris closes: here’s what it will become (and where you can see its collections during the closure)
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For the first time the mortal remains of Saint Francis will be exhibited to the public: here’s when
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