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Thursday, 1 October 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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Christopher Columbus
Columbus' second expedition took place between 1493 and 1494.
It was organized very quickly. While it was difficult to recruit 90 crew members for the first exped ...
Nikola Tesla
Direct current power plants came to a definitive end with Tesla's invention - the water turbine, which produces alternating current based on the energy of water flow in rivers.
In 1887, Tesla and two partners founded the Tesla Electric Company. He worked in his laboratory to improve and develop new types of electric motors, generators, and other devices.
Aristotle
Out of over 200 scrolls and manuscripts written by Aristotle, approximately 31 have survived to the present day.
Jane Austen
Jane Austin was born on 16 December 1775 in Stevenson near Basingstoke, Hempshire.
Nikola Tesla
Tesla was a capable, bright student able to perform integral calculus by memory.
Of course, this aroused the disbelief of his teachers, who thought he was cheating. Finally, however, he finished his education scheduled for four years in three.
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
Kosciuszko decided to set sail for North America.
He set sail in June 1776, probably from Le Havre, on a voyage that lasted more than two months. He a ...
Hypatia
She educated successive members of Alexandria's elite, and her students held high positions.
Hypatia came from an aristocratic background and circulated among the ruling and cultural elite. Her ...
Rasputin
Some scientific journals report that Rasputin's ribs were fused together, giving him extraordinary physical strength.
Salvador Dali
He loved ripping money off of naive people.
The closest friend, confidant and muse of the artist Amanda Lear recalls that John Lennon's widow, Y ...
Homer
In ancient times he was believed to be the son of the river god Meles and the nymph Kreteis.
It was believed that Homer's original name was Melesigenes and that he was the son of the river god ...