If you are interested in theBridges of Budapest: the history is still haunting today, read my article on the topic. Unfortunately, Hungarian bridges have a rather sad history. The Chain Bridge is not an exception either, as it exploded during WW2. During its reconstruction, the roads were bu...
Part of this is that rich countries have better healthcare, so more kids survive into adulthood. Adam Smith wrote in the 18th-century bookThe Wealth of Nations: “It is not uncommon in the Highlands of Scotland for a mother who has borne twenty children not to have two alive.” This w...
In Lithuania's dual electoral system, every person has two votes, one of which he gives to a party (and the parties share 70 seats according to these votes by the proportional system) while he gives the second one to a particular politician in his constituency (similarly to UK or USA). ...