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Monday, 3 August 2026
32 facts about Peter the Great
32 facts about Peter the Great
The first Emperor of all Russia
Peter the Great is considered one of Russia's greatest rulers. He was a great reformer, strategist, and builder who was the first of the tsars to trav ...

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Ludwig van Beethoven
Towards the end of his life, Ludwig senior had his portrait painted, which remained in his grandson's rooms as a talisman of his musical heritage.
Johann van Beethoven married Maria Magdalena Keverich, daughter of the chef at the court of the Arch ...
Robert Oppenheimer
When Ernest Rutherford introduced him to the Danish Nobel laureate Niels Bohr at a university conference, he was delighted and the conversation with him restored his confidence in his own abilities and skills. He decided to pursue theoretical physics.
He chose to go to the world center of theoretical physics - the University of Göttingen, where he co ...
Abraham Lincoln
At a very young age, he lost his younger brother Thomas due to illness, and his mother died shortly thereafter.
A few years later he also lost his older sister, who died of postpartum fever.
Antonio Vivaldi
Vivaldi composed the Four Seasons based on anonymous sonnets, each named after one of the seasons.
There is an assumption that he is the author of them. The score indicates which sonnet passages refer to which part of the music.
Salvador Dali
Dali designed the Chupa Chups logo.
During his career he created many advertisements and logos.
Jane Austen
The 1940 adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice"- "In Pursuit of a Husband" won an Oscar.
Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier played the roles of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy.
Nikola Tesla
Toward the end of his life, Tesla worked obsessively on the concept of free energy.
In 1901, he patented a free energy receiver called the Radiant Energy Apparatus. The patent applies to the sun, as well as other sources of radiant energy, such as cosmic rays.
Michelangelo
Two funerals of Michelangelo took place in Florence.
The first, on the day after the body was returned, in the Basilica of Santa Croce. The second funera ...
Gaius Julius Caesar
Caesar is said to have suffered from epilepsy.
There is no conclusive evidence, however, the premise is based on Plutarch's account. Current medica ...
Christopher Columbus
Columbus' return caused a great stir. He was welcomed by thousands of people, especially since he brought gold and colorful ara parrots as a gift for the king.
In a conversation with the royal couple, Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile, Columbus spoke ...