Hamburgers are not foreign to Mexicans. The quintessential American meal resembles Mexican tortas, a common type of sandwich stuffed with all sorts of meats. Hamburgers were born in America at the end of the 19th century, when sailors coming from Hamburg, Germany, gave the meat recipe to an American chef named Louis Lassen. He put the meat between two slices of bread, creating one of the most popular foods worldwide. A restaurant called Chanteclair introduced hamburgers to Mexico in the 1930s, including them on its menu as Beefsteak a la Hamburger — for 75 cents. Mexicans soon adopted hamburgers as…
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Pre-Hispanic Mexicans considered eclipses frightful events. The civilizations settled in what today is Mexico, with their worldview of the sun dying at night and being reborn the next day. Eclipses were taken as a bad omen, although they could also be signs of renewal. “When we became sedentary with the creation of agriculture, we realized that certain things around us were essential, including the sun,” said Ernesto Domínguez, a Mexican historian from the Universidad Veracruzana. During eclipses, “from one moment to the next, the sun begins to darken at a wrong time. Of course, it is something to be alarmed…
UFA, Russia — Yury Vetlugin, an unemployed street sweeper from Russia with learning difficulties, was able to collect enough money to buy a house, as his childhood friend and fashion photographer Roman Filippov gave him a GQ-esque photo makeover. The images online, went viral instantly, depicting Vetlugin’s turbulent life story. Soon after, GQ Russia re-shared these images on their official Twitter handle garnering attention worldwide. “He does not have a high IQ, but was always engaging and incredibly kind to everyone, said Filippov. Unfortunately, it was his kindness that allowed him to constantly be taken advantage of by others” Vetlugin was living…
PAS DE CALAIS, France – France has been experimenting with a sensor-equipped drone to track the emissions from ships in the English Channel and nab those that pollute the water too much. “We have sold over 350 to date,” said a spokesperson from Schiebel, an Austrian company that manufactures mine detectors and helicopters. “We have more than 20 years of experience developing and producing unmanned aerial vehicles.” The operation, undertaken by the French Ministry of the Sea with the European Maritime Safety Agency, took place in the Strait of Dover from Sept 23 to Dec 18, the results of which…
COVENTRY, UK – The West Midlands Police Department’s Cannabis Disposal Team seized a huge amount of contraband, worth nearly GBP 90 million ($123 million), from 398 large farms throughout 2020. “Figures from the Cannabis Disposal Team shows they closed down 398 large farms in 2020. They also seized plants and harvested leaves with a street value of £86,697,000 ($118 million),” said the West Midlands Police Department in a statement. A video footage shared by the police department on Jan 16 shows a body-camera clip from the officers busting down one of the largest cannabis growing farms. The Cannabis Disposal Team is…
NITRA, Slovakia – A hunter is facing up to five years in jail for killing an endangered tiger in South Africa, importing it to Slovakia and then using it to promote illegal hunting in his home country. The man, identified as Jan. K. from the village of Ziharec in the south-western Slovakian region of Nitra, was interrogated by the police when they found he was keeping a stuffed tiger at home without being able to prove how he acquired it. The Slovakian police later posted a statement on their official Facebook page with a picture of the hunter standing over…
PERROS GUIREC, France — It is a big hassle for holidaymakers to carry a boat to a beach and then to push it into the water. It is a time-consuming exercise. A French company has addressed this issue by manufacturing an amphibious boat. “Boating enthusiasts will no longer have to spend up to two hours getting their vessel in the water. They can now simply drive their amphibious boat to a beach and start boating straightaway, said Christophe Le Bitoux, sales head, TRINGAboat, the French amphibious boat manufacturer. The images released by the company show the first road-compliant amphibious boat…
MUMBAI, India — Artificial Intelligence could play a major role in fighting cybercrime and could also leave a lot of IT leaders out of work by 2030, a new report says. A survey by cloud security firm Trend Micro found that AI could be used to counter cyberattacks, but with limitations. “AI can significantly help reduce the burden on manpower by doing all the heavy lifting and identifying only the events of interest that a human operator can then triage and investigate,” said Bharat Mistry, technical director UK and Ireland, at Trend Micro. He believes that AI would have the…
An unfinished building serves as one of Mexico City’s most important landmarks. The Monument to the Revolution is the legacy of famous art deco artist Carlos Obregón Santacilia. It is one of the many landmarks across Mexico that are tantamount to its capital. Behind its symbolism, lies the history of its construction. How did the Monument come to be? Former President Porfirio Díaz decreed the construction of a “Legislative Palace” in a French style in the early 1900s. Émile Bénard, a French architect, would have been responsible for constructing the place, but the project stopped when the Mexican Revolution deposed…
Costa Rican coffee is steeped in tradition. Costa Rican people care deeply for every step of its production process, from selecting the beans to serving the drink and accompanying it at the table. Recognized with a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), Costa Rican coffee has a 200-year-plus history. The first coffee beans arrived in the Antilles between 1776 and 1820, as officially recognized in the National Archive of Costa Rica. The first coffee grower in the country was Father Félix Velarde, who distributed beans among his neighbors, aiming for them to plant the seeds. Costa Rica celebrated its independence in…