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1 day ago · 534 – 492 BCE – Duke Ling of Wey and Mizi Xia had a loving same-sex relationship, where various plays and stories have commemorated their love story in the phrase, "the bitten peach". [ 24 ] c. 540 – 530 BCE – Wall paintings from the Etruscan Tomb of the Bulls (Italian: Tomba dei Tori ), found in 1892 in the Monterozzi necropolis , Tarquinia , depict homosexual intercourse.
1 day ago · Muhammad[ a ] (/ moʊˈhɑːməd /; Arabic: مُحَمَّد, romanized:Muḥammad, lit. 'praiseworthy'; [mʊˈħæm.mæd]; c.570 – 8 June 632 CE) [ b ] was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. [ c ] According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet who divinely inspired to preach and confirm the ...
1 day ago · He cited concerns about the progress of artificial intelligence and other technology as to why Daft Punk split, saying: "As much as I love this character, the last thing I would want to be, in the world we live in, in 2023, is a robot." Bangalter said Daft Punk had wanted to not "spoil the narrative" while they were active, but now felt more comfortable revealing parts of their creative process.
1 day ago · The word Herakles, states Bryant, is likely a Greek phonetic equivalent of Hari-Krishna, as is Methora of Mathura, Kleisobora of Krishnapura, and the Jobares of Jamuna. Later, when Alexander the Great launched his campaign in the northwest Indian subcontinent, his associates recalled that the soldiers of Porus were carrying an image of Herakles ...
54 minutes ago · It has a mainly continental climate, and an area of 238,397 km 2 (92,046 sq mi) with a population of 19 million people (2023). Romania is the twelfth-largest country in Europe and the sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, followed by Cluj-Napoca, Iași, Timișoara, Constanța, Craiova ...
1 day ago · The Witches by Hans Baldung (woodcut), 1508. The concept of witchcraft and the belief in its existence have persisted throughout recorded history. According to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions there is "difficulty of defining 'witches' and 'witchcraft' across cultures—terms that, quite apart from their connotations in popular culture, may include an array of traditional or faith healing practices and are not easily defined".
