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.
Who filed the first patent for a telescope design in October 1608?
Should modern pets have legal rights like medieval animals did?
teacher Galileo Galilei modified the spyglass in 1609 to observe the Moon and moons of Jupiter.
misslily A clever lawyer successfully defended rats by blaming local cats.
Animal lawyers: In 1508, a French lawyer successfully defended rats in court by arguing they couldn't travel safely due to cats.
An optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer by using lenses or curved mirrors. Dutch spectacle-maker Hans Lippershey filed the first patent for this magnifying device in October 1608.
Which Argentine club did Lionel Messi play for as a child before moving to Europe?
Early glass lenses: Early telescopes used green-tinted glass meant for spectacles, which made stars look blurry and surrounded by colorful rainbow halos.
What was Lionel Messi's father's profession when Lionel was growing up in Rosario?
How did medieval courts make animal trials resemble human trials as closely as possible?
What was the nickname of Lionel Messi's unstoppable youth team at Newell's Old Boys?
At what age did Lionel Messi relocate from Argentina to Spain to join Barcelona's academy?
Which Swiss city held a famous trial in 1478 that ended with beetles being banished?
On what unusual object was Lionel Messi's first FC Barcelona contract written in December 2000?
To whom does Lionel Messi dedicate his goals when he points his fingers to the sky?
Which type of court handled wild pests like locusts and weevils in medieval Europe?
Which medical condition did Lionel Messi require expensive daily injections for during his childhood?
In medieval France, what happened to a pig's owner if their pig committed a crime?
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?