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Sait Dursun, the Kurdish refugee who creates toys from wood waste
His workshop is in Rome's Testaccio neighborhood. A…
Going to school at 5 years old instead of 6 years old
Among the benefits: cognitive stimulation and faster learning. Among the…
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Vases, centerpieces, chandeliers. And even curtain rods:…
Why you should never feed raw food to dogs and cats
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Sait Dursun, the Kurdish refugee who creates toys from wood waste
His workshop is in Rome's Testaccio neighborhood. It's an art he learned in a small village in Türkiye.
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An almost archaeologist-like activity, which has so far saved 200 alphabets and 50.000 characters. His workshop is in San Miniato, in the province of…
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