Most of the world’s top corporations have simple names. Steve Jobs named Apple while on a fruitarian diet, and found the name “fun, spirited and not intimidating.” Plus, it came before Atari in the phonebook. Microsoft is an amalgamation of the words “microcomputer” and “software,” while Walmart a combination of the last name of the […]
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Rare Roman paintings depicting mythological characters unearthed in Pompeii 2,000 years after volcanic eruption
Archaeologists discovered rare paintings, showing Helen of Troy and other Greek figures, in the lost Roman city of Pompeii 2000 years after the deadly volcanic eruption. The paintings were revealed on Thursday after archaeologists uncovered them from a “spectacular dining room” that featured “black walls,” a press release from Pompeii’s Archaeological site. A standout work […]