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What is nepotism?

To start a little definition, because this word is not so common. Demonstrate nepotism is a favor to a close, thanks to his social position, professional ... A concrete example? Grant a severance payment amounted to someone with whom one has an intimate relationship ...

back to our sheep. What is the history of the word nepotism?

Italian-born nepotismo , is derived from Nepote , meaning nephew. What relationship with the meaning of this word, you say?

Well, in the 16th century, popes were accustomed to grant titles of nobility to some family members ... and more particularly to their nephews!

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Soccer History

Marseillaise booed, hooliganism and sports star our society, football unleashed passions.

today are offended fusing whistles in the stadium, listening to our national anthem.

Did you know that the ancestor of football was banned because it caused too many accidents?

little story ... In Gaul, from the 12th century, the game of soule (Celtic sun) is very popular. They played with a pig's bladder filled with his or inflated with air. The audience enjoyed this game as it was common for fights broke out between supporters and many were wounded. To the point that France and England, the authorities decided to ban the sport.
In 1314, the foeth ball (foot ball, for the etymology), derived from the Soule, in turn, is prohibited. The practice continues despite the sport while changing a few rules here and there.

And did you know that Rugby and football are the same origin?
Indeed, in the 19th century in the town of Rugby, a player grabbed the ball with your hands to carry it across the goal. Rugby is born!

In any case, the incidents related to the sport are not new ...

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Etymology AIDS

The Nobel Prize in medicine has been awarded for work on a 4-letter word synonymous plague.

AIDS is what is known as an acronym. This means that the word is made up of initials of other words. The word laser is also in this case (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation).
AIDS = Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.

The virus that causes AIDS, is HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus).

Did you know that monkeys and cats also have their AIDS virus?

is called SCREW (Immunodeficiency Virus Simian) and FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus).

I invite you to leave comments other known acronyms!

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Here is a word that afraid!

Referring to the exact definition of the word, we are not in a recession ... at least not yet. So, nothing to panic ... Did you know that giving in recession and have the same origin?

Recession is recedere Latin: re to indicate a movement back (back, withdrew ...), and cedere to go (which became "go "and then" sell "over time). Literally, it makes so "give back".

The word recession is not restricted to economic : It is also used in astronomy (distance of galaxies relative to each other), and earth sciences (recession).

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