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What is a Spork?

"I don't have enough time to learn everyday".
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Language Motivator

MASTER YOUR TIME TO LEARN LANGUAGES (OR ANYTHING) 

Des extraits en français avec Aymaro

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L'italiano è una lingua ricca di vocaboli e in questo podcast  ci divertiamo a esplorare tutte le sfumature dell'arte di inventare storie. Analizzeremo in modo approfondito i numerosi sinonimi della parola "bugia". Scopriremo le origini di questi termini, le loro connotazioni e i contesti in cui vengono utilizzati. Un viaggio linguistico affascinante per tutti gli appassionati della lingua italiana. Preparatevi a ridere e a imparare!"

Italiano espresso

10 sinonimi in italiano della parola "bugia" 

“最初，没有人在意这场灾难，这不过是一场山火，一次旱灾，一个物种的灭绝，一座城市的消失，直到这场灾难和每个人息息相关。”——刘慈欣《流浪地球》

“我一直认为，在这座城市里，我是个局外人，跟你们没有任何关系。可是现在，我亲眼看到了，就知道不管我愿意不愿意，我属于这里了。这场疫灾关系到我们所有人。”——阿尔贝加穆《鼠疫》

“没有人是一座孤岛，能在大海里独居...无论是谁死了，都是我的一部分在死去，因为我是人类一员。”——约翰堂恩《没有人是一座孤岛》

“无穷的远方，无数的人们，都和我有关”————鲁迅



Chilling Chinese 

直到这场灾难与我们息息相关

"Greetings - the foundation of every conversation in Swahili.”

Kiswahili Kitukuzwe

EP 1 - Greetings in Swahili

"I feed my spirit. I train my body. I focus my mind. It’s my time."

A 30-day positive affirmation journey with Rose

Day 29

People in Switzerland eat more chocolate than anyone else in the world.

According to data from World Population Review, the average Swiss person eats nearly 9 kilograms of chocolate a year — almost twice as much as people in America.

So it might be no surprise that a Swiss university is doing research on chocolate — looking for ways to make it healthier and better for the planet!

Chocolate is made using cocoa beans, which grow in pods on the cacao tree. Each pod holds 20 to 60 seeds — or beans — that are covered in sweet white pulp.

Researchers from the university ETH Zurich have found a way to mix the pulp with part of the pod to make a sweet gel, which can be used instead of the powdered sugar that's usually added to cocoa beans when making chocolate.

Typical dark chocolate might be made of 30% to 40% powdered sugar. Testing different recipes, the researchers found they could make chocolate that was up to 20% gel and about as sweet as chocolate with 5% to 10% powdered sugar.

The new chocolate also had 20% more fiber and 30% less saturated fat than typical European dark chocolate — meaning it's healthier to eat.

Main study writer, Kim Mishra, told The Guardian that the new chocolate has a fruitier taste than typical dark chocolate — although it also tastes more acidic.

The researchers said using parts of the cocoa plant that are usually thrown away reduces waste, while using the new gel would let cocoa farmers get money not just from their beans, but by selling the pulp and pod parts needed for the gel as well.

It may be a while before we can try this chocolate for ourselves. However, ETH Zurich has already filed a patent for the recipe.



Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Scientists Make Healthier, Less Wasteful Chocolate

On this date, 10 December 1936, King Edward VIII signed the Instrument of Abdication, giving up the British throne so he could marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson. This historic moment reshaped the monarchy, led to the reign of King George VI, and eventually paved the way for Queen Elizabeth II.

In this video, we look at why Edward VIII chose to resign, the constitutional crisis it triggered, and how the relationship between Edward and Wallis became one of the most famous love stories of the 20th century.

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Key topics covered:

Edward VIII abdication

Wallis Simpson and the monarchy

Constitutional crisis of 1936

“On this day” historical events

British royal history explained