Historically, choosing Sunday to organize elections mainly stems from a very practical concern: initially, the vast majority of voters were farmers and laborers. During the...
Diplomacy consists of prioritizing dialogue instead of resorting to weapons. Thanks to it, tensions can be unraveled by discussing calmly before things really escalate. It...
Located in the heart of the California desert, Slab City attracts those who are fed up with traditional systems and seek to live differently. There, no one...
Auroville, born in 1968, stems from an extraordinary idea put forward by Mirra Alfassa, better known as "The Mother", spiritual partner of the Indian philosopher...
The first stop signs, which appeared in the United States in the early 20th century, were not red but rather yellow with black text. Why...
Today, employees are looking for much more than a good salary: they want meaning, transparency, and real coherence with their personal values. They are sensitive...
They have existed since the mid-19th century, a period when mail became accessible to the majority of people in France. Originally, French mailboxes were varied...
The blue and white colors of street signs in France date back to decisions made in the early 19th century, during the Napoleonic era. At...
Initially, we need to go back to the Middle Ages, when apothecaries already used a cross to signal their shop. At that time, the cross...
The first pedestrian crossings with parallel white stripes appeared in the late 1940s in England. The idea was simple: to create a clearly visible marking...
