teacher Two tiny lenses of glass and the edge of the world is right in front of our eyes.
Would you move across the world at 13 to pursue your dream?
misslily Church courts held trials against insect swarms that destroyed local crops.
teacher Isaac Newton invented the reflecting telescope in 1668 to solve color distortion caused by lenses.
First contract napkin: The famous 2000 Barcelona contract napkin was preserved in a safe deposit box and auctioned in 2024 for over $960,000.
A formal legal proceeding in which a non-human animal is prosecuted for a crime. In 1386, a French court famously sentenced a pig to public execution for killing an infant.
Which Argentine club did Lionel Messi play for as a child before moving to Europe?
Should modern pets have legal rights like medieval animals did?
dave Before moving to Europe, Messi dominated Argentine youth soccer with his childhood club.
misslily A clever lawyer successfully defended rats by blaming local cats.
Early glass lenses: Early telescopes used green-tinted glass meant for spectacles, which made stars look blurry and surrounded by colorful rainbow halos.
A major city in central Argentina, situated on the Paraná River. Lionel Messi was born in this Argentine city in 1987, beginning his football journey at club Grandoli.
How did medieval courts make animal trials resemble human trials as closely as possible?
Animal lawyers: In 1508, a French lawyer successfully defended rats in court by arguing they couldn't travel safely due to cats.
What was Lionel Messi's father's profession when Lionel was growing up in Rosario?
What was the nickname of Lionel Messi's unstoppable youth team at Newell's Old Boys?
Which Swiss city held a famous trial in 1478 that ended with beetles being banished?
At what age did Lionel Messi relocate from Argentina to Spain to join Barcelona's academy?
On what unusual object was Lionel Messi's first FC Barcelona contract written in December 2000?
Which type of court handled wild pests like locusts and weevils in medieval Europe?
To whom does Lionel Messi dedicate his goals when he points his fingers to the sky?
In medieval France, what happened to a pig's owner if their pig committed a crime?
Which medical condition did Lionel Messi require expensive daily injections for during his childhood?
What spiritual punishment did medieval church courts threaten to use against disobedient locust swarms?
In 1508, how did lawyer Barthélemy de Chasseneuz excuse his rat clients from showing up in court?
What was the main philosophical reason for putting animals on trial in the Middle Ages?