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The Veluwemeer Aqueduct, located in the Netherlands, is a unique water bridge that allows ships to sail over a highway. ⛵🚙

📽: Floris Hermans

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Veluwemeer Aqueduct is a 25-metre (82 ft) long, 19 meter wide, navigable aqueduct (also known as a water bridge) located over Veluwemeer Lake in Harderwijk, Netherlands. It was opened in 2002 and bypasses the N302 road.

A son took his old father to a restaurant for an evening dinner. Father, being very old and weak, while eating, dropped food on his shirt and trousers. Other diners watched him in disgust, while his son was calm.

After he finished eating, his son, who was not at all embarrassed, quietly took him to the washroom, wiped the food particles, removed the stains, and combed his hair.

When they came out, the entire restaurant was watching them in dead silence, not able to grasp how someone could embarrass themselves publicly like that. The son settled the bill and started walking out with his father.

At that time, an old man amongst the diners called out to the son and asked him, “Don’t you think you have left something behind?”.

The son replied, "No, sir, I haven't."

The old man retorted, “Yes, you have! “You left a lesson for every son and hope for every father.”

The restaurant went silent.

One of the biggest honors that exists is being able to take care of our fathers and mothers who have cared for us, and all those elderly people who sacrificed their lives with their blood, sweat, tears, time, money, and effort deserve our utmost respect.

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The World's First Dictionary: A Mesopotamian Legacy

The earliest known dictionary in history comes from Mesopotamia.

The artifact before you is the oldest bilingual dictionary, consisting of 24 cuneiform tablets.

It features word lists in Sumerian alongside their Akkadian equivalents, providing a linguistic bridge between these two ancient languages.

These tablets are part of the renowned Ebla archive, a treasure trove of Mesopotamian knowledge.

By 2500 B.C., Sumerian scribes had developed a writing system with around 800 cuneiform signs, allowing them to document myths, fables, essays, hymns, proverbs, epic poetry, laws, medical texts, and even astronomical observations.

Today, this remarkable dictionary is housed in the Louvre Museum in Paris.

Shell Grotto

Underground caves lined with millions of shells, and no one knows who built them.

The Shell Grotto in Margate, Kent, England, stands as one of history’s most baffling mysteries.

Discovered in 1835, this hidden passageway is adorned with over 4.6 million meticulously arranged shells, forming elaborate mosaics that cover every inch of its walls and ceilings.

The designs are precise and intricate, depicting symbols, patterns and figures whose meanings remain shrouded in mystery.

What makes the grotto so compelling is that no one knows who created it, when, or why.

Some speculate it dates back to ancient times, possibly as far as the Roman or Phoenician period, while others believe it was constructed in the medieval era or even the 18th or 19th century by an eccentric individual.

Was it a secret temple, a meeting place for a hidden society, or a mysterious art project?

Theories are abundant, but definitive answers are nonexistent.

The Shell Grotto is more than just a stunning piece of craftsmanship. It’s a riddle that continues to confound experts and captivate visitors from around the world.