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Is the Shroud of Turin authentic or just a fake from Medieval ages?
If you say that the Vatican has premeditated tried to hide the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin seems like a paradox at a first glance. Why would they have to deny a truth like that? Yet, there are voices who claim that a confirmation of the authenticity the sacred relic could radically change our conception about the Western civilization. In front of such evidence, the history should be inevitable rewritten. Thousands of articles, books and treaties were written about...
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There is no real evidence that Aaron Burr wrote the Cipher Letter
The Burr conspiracy – On February 13, 1807 Aaron Burr was captured running from the court bent on convicting him of what became known as the Burr Conspiracy. Although the former Vice-President claimed innocence, there was overwhelming opinion of his guilt. Burr stood accused of trying to separate the Louisiana Territory from the U.S. With his career falling, Burr traveled to Louisiana hoping to revive it. As Burr traveled Louisiana, claimed by Spain, Burr found the residents considering cessation. Burr...
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Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper - Is this painting really representing something?
The legends about King Arthur and the Holy Grail, the cup from which Christ drank at the Last Supper, have taken shape in the 16th century. During this time, French and German poets were concerned with the creation of large epic poems based on common issues. King Arthur and the Knights of The Round Table represents the historical period where the truth is missing, the armor the knights wore was invented a few centuries after. Also, the idea of a...
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