The Great Sphinx of Giza is a half-human, half-lion Sphinx statue in Egypt. But the nose of this Great Sphinx at Giza is made conspicuous by its absence. What happened to it? Although popular legend blames Napoleon and his troops during the French campaign in Egypt (1798-1801) for having shot the nose off the Great Sphinx, in fact this story just isn’t true. An article by Ulrich Haarmann, “Regional... 

The rulers of ancient Egypt, Pharaohs, were almost all men. The evidence for a few women Pharaohs is sketchy at best. One female Pharaos in Ancient Egypt was Hatshepsut. Although not the only female ruler of Egypt, Ma’at-ka-Ra Hatshepsut (1473-1458 BC) is one of the best known. She was an 18th dynasty Pharaoh, daughter of Thothmose I and Queen Ahmose. When her father died her half brother, Thothmose... 

Pablo Ruiz Picasso (October 25, 1881 in Málaga, Spain – April 8, 1973) was a Spanish painter and sculptor. He is considered one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. As some people say, Picasso could draw before he could walk. And there’s a very interesting fact. Young Picasso showed a passion and a skill for drawing from an early age; according to his mother, his first words were “piz,... 

Officially, the World’s Tallest Buildings are the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1483 feet / 452m) — but put Petronas side by side with the former title holder, Sears Tower, and look again. The casual observer would say Sears Tower is tops, and by quite a wide margin! The highest floor of Sears is more then 200 feet higher than the top floor in Petronas and its antennas go even...