Yuri Berezkin: “People don’t invent their stories, they copy them”

You have created a database of myths from around the world, used by many mythologists. How was this approach born? Yuri Berezkin: It’s a long-term project, which emerged almost unconsciously, I would say 50 years ago, as part of my archaeological work. I was first interested in the parallels that I saw between the myths … Read more

Plopsaland (De Panne): nine people stuck in a merry-go-round 35 meters high!

Plopsaland De Panne nine people stuck in a merry go round 35

On Saturday, nine people got stuck in the “Ride to Happiness”, a kind of roller coaster at the Plopsaland amusement park in De Panne (Belgium). They remained in this position for six hours, before being lowered to the ground, safe and sound. The breakdown occurred around 5:30 p.m., when the nine people were seated in … Read more

Beautiful people have a better immune system

(ETX Daily Up) – Stop everything! If you thought beauty was a story of subjectivity, diktats, or injunctions, you were wrong. It would actually be directly linked to the good health – or not – of your immune system, as revealed by a team of American researchers. Incredible, but (potentially) true! Who said it wasn’t … Read more