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Tonsure – A shaved crown

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Catholic monks used to be recognizable by their shaven crown, the so-called tonsure, sometimes also called the ‘corona’. This symbol of devotion was popular for a long time, but resistance arose in the course of the twentieth century.

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Felix Hoffmann and the Invention of Aspirin and Heroin

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German chemist Felix Hoffmann went down in history as the man who gave the world the Aspirin. The painkiller consists of acetylsalicylic acid. The effect of that substance had been known for much longer, but Hoffmann marketed it under the name Aspirin in 1899, which made it extremely popular.

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Felix Hoffmann and the Invention of Aspirin and Heroin

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German chemist Felix Hoffmann went down in history as the man who gave the world the Aspirin. The painkiller consists of acetylsalicylic acid. The effect of that substance had been known for much longer, but Hoffmann marketed it under the name Aspirin in 1899, which made it extremely popular.

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