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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Author Vincenzo Latronico: I left Italy out of sadness'

I didn't want to write a smug satire about the superficiality of millennial life—it’s my life!
London politics
fromwww.nytimes.com
5 months ago

Nine-darters, holes-in-one and golden sets: What's the most perfect achievement in sport?

In Germany, for a hat-trick to be considered genuine, all three goals must be scored in the same half, and without any other goals interrupting yours. It's known as a 'lupenreiner', which translates roughly as 'pure', but that's slightly different from a 'perfect hat-trick'. A perfect hat-trick requires one goal with the right foot, one with the left foot, and one with the head. This showcases the player's versatility and skill in football.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
11 months ago

Why the skies are changing

Aristotle viewed the universe as a set of celestial spheres, with the stars in the outermost perfect, incorrupt, and immutable sphere, providing a sense of constancy amidst Earth's changes. Galileo's discoveries challenged the notion of perfection, revealing imperfections and different centers of the cosmos.
OMG science
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