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Wednesday, 4 February 2026
16 facts about Fabergé egg
16 facts about Fabergé egg
The most expensive Easter eggs in the world
Fabergé eggs are the most expensive Easter eggs in the world, studded with jewels, hiding equally expensive surprises inside. The idea to create them ...

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Great Sphinx of Giza
It is not entirely clear under whose reign the Great Sphinx was built.
The most popular theory is that it happened during the reign of Chephren, since his pyramid and a co ...
Swan Lake
In 1986, the Paris Opera staged a production with an even more ominous ending than the original.
In this version, Prince Siegfried fights the sorcerer and loses, which allows the Evil Spirit to tak ...
Buddhism
The influence of Buddhism on the culture of the countries that adopted it (ancient India, Japan, Tibet, China) was enormous.
Buddhist teachings spread thanks to merchants moving through various countries, and the Buddhist Uni ...
Mona Lisa
Leonardo painted the portrait of Lisa between 1503 and 1507.
In 1503 he was also commissioned to paint The Battle of Anghiari (Palazzio Vecchio), with a deadline ...
Orsay Museum
The station was designed by three architects: Lucien Magne, Émile Bénard and Victor Laloux. The building they designed had an eclectic façade combining different architectural styles, a glass roof and two clocks that still stand today, one in the main hall and the other in the Café des Hauteurs.
The project was seen as an anachronism. At the time, trains were considered a modern innovation, so ...
Kayan
Marriages between feuding clans are forbidden.
According to superstition, families who swore not to marry for several generations and break this oath will be affected by a misfortune that befalls all relatives.
Buddhism
The main goal of Buddhists is the transformation of one's mind.
The main means of doing this is meditation, which is meant to give insight into the workings of the ...
Mona Lisa
Observers of the Mona Lisa before the 19th century saw nothing mysterious in her smile.
At the time, the smile was said to be "more divine than human," but this was attributed to the unusu ...
Orsay Museum
The Musée d'Orsay houses the world's leading collection of French Impressionist art. It presents paintings, sculptures, works of art design, graphics, photography, as well as models, components and architectural designs and furniture.
The boundary dates of the works included in the collection were adopted - the year 1848 - the beginn ...
Buddhism
A correct understanding of the Four Noble Truths requires an understanding of the doctrine of impermanence and the absence of an eternal self.
This means that all phenomena lack a permanent "essence," that they exist in mutual interdependence and never independently of conditions.