The Rosetta Stone was unearthed in 1799 by French soldiers under Napoleon Bonaparte.
The Rosetta Stone is one of the most famous and consequential archaeological discoveries in human history, a fragmentary granodiorite stele that became the key to unlocking the long-lost language of ancient Egypt. Carved in 196 BCE during the reign of Ptolemy V Epiphanes, the stone bears a decree issued by Egyptian priests affirming the king’s divine status and generosity. What makes it extraordinary is not the content of the decree itself,
April 12 is National Licorice Day
Licorice is the common name of Glycyrrhiza glabra, a flowering plant of the bean family Fabaceae, from the root of which a sweet, aromatic flavoring can be extracted. The licorice plant is an herbaceous perennial legume native to Western Asia, North Africa, and Southern Europe. Licorice is used as a flavoring in candies and tobacco, particularly in some European and West Asian countries.
