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Five silver objects, including candlesticks, have returned to an ancient church in Rio de Janeiro. They were stolen back in the 1980s. The police and the Institute of Cultural Heritage helped find them. This church was recently restored. The administration has also changed. Its employee, Claudio Andre Castro, is searching for the objects that disappeared from the temple. He found old photo albums and...

The history of baba began 300 years ago, and this cake is still popular. And the Pole Nicholas Stohrer improved the recipe. His pastry shop has been operating on rue Montorgueil in Paris since 1730. They still sell baba and, of course, other cakes. Work in the kitchen starts at 6 am. 25 people work here. Making dough for rum baba is an art. Pastry chefs also make eclairs, tarts and other pastries and...

The famous Hollywood sign in California turns 101. It was installed on July 13, 1923. But initially he was not a symbol of the Hollywood film industry. Everything was much more banal. It was an advertisement for the Hollywoodland suburban apartment complex. And this very word was written on the sign. Once people moved in, the sign was no longer needed. It gradually began to deteriorate and...

The mysterious world of the Völva seer is offered to be visited at the National Museum of Denmark. An exhibition dedicated to a powerful woman who made the strongest Vikings tremble has opened in Copenhagen. Between 793 and 1066, the Scandinavians, known as the Vikings, carried out large-scale raids, conquering lands and trading throughout Europe. For many, a Viking is a bearded man in a helmet with...