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Barter never disappeared, it hides inside our modern exchange networks
Since primary school, we're often told the same simple story: before money was invented, human beings exchanged goods directly with one another,
This Madrid restaurant has served diners since 1725 without interruption
In a narrow street near Madrid's Plaza Mayor, a modest façade hides one of the oldest establishments in the entire history of
This giant book weighed more than 60 kilos and stood two meters tall
Published in 2003, the book titled "This is Bhutan" measured roughly 1.5 meters by 2.1 meters and weighed more than 60 kilos,
The world's oldest university was founded by a woman in the 9th century
Al Quaraouiyine University, founded in 859 AD in the city of Fez, Morocco, is officially recognized by UNESCO and by Guinness World
The longest strike in history lasted more than 15 years
Among the great labor movements documented throughout modern history, certain worker conflicts stand out for their exceptional duration, spanning several years or
The world's largest library holds 170 million items
Founded in 1800 in Washington, the Library of Congress of the United States stands today as the largest physical library ever assembled
This Japanese company survived 1,400 years before closing in 2006
In 578 AD, in Japan, a craftsman who had come from the Korean peninsula founded a company specializing in the construction of
This war lasted 335 years without a single shot fired
In 1651, in the middle of the English Civil War, a royalist fleet took refuge in the Isles of Scilly, off the
Jeanne Calment, humanity's oldest verified person, who once crossed paths with Van Gogh
The Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, born in 1875 in Arles and who died in 1997 at the exceptional age of 122 years and