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Why is there an inverted cross on the throne of the Pope?

An inverted cross can be found in the symbols of Satanists and black metal bands - supposedly such a sign has only an anti-Christian orientation. However, he is also known to Catholics as the Cross of St. Peter, since, according to legend, Peter asked to be crucified on an inverted cross, not considering himself worthy to die the death of Christ. This cross is officially depicted in Catholic symbols, including on the throne of the Pope.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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What did Louis XVI ask his executioner on his way to the place of execution?

January 21, 1793, going to the guillotine, deposed from the French throne, Louis Capet asked his executioner: "Is there any news about La Perouse?"

The French navigator Jean-Francois de Galo Laperouse in 1785 led an exploratory Pacific expedition on the frigates Bussol and Astrolabe. Rounding Cape Horn, La Perouse went to Easter Island, the Hawaiian Islands, Mount St. Elias near the Gulf of Alaska. It then followed the west coast of North America from 60 degrees to 36 degrees 30 minutes north and crossed the Pacific Ocean. From the Philippines, it passed through the East China and Japan Seas to the Tatar Strait to Chikhachev Bay.

Following then from Cape Zhonkier along the coast of Sakhalin south to Cape Crillon, La Perouse discovered Moneron Island, and then passed through the strait between the islands of Sakhalin and Hokkaido (later named after him) and headed for Kamchatka. From Petropavlovsk he sent to Paris (via St. Petersburg) a report on the expedition and maps. Then he led the frigates to the Samoa Islands, where he discovered the island of Savaii, and to Australia - in Port Jackson Bay.

In 1788, the expedition left Sydney to the north and went missing. In 1826, the English captain Dillon and in 1828 the French navigator Dumont-Durville found some things of the expedition on the island of Vanikoro (from the Santa Cruz group) and near the reefs near it. In 1964, the French expedition Brasar found the remains of a sunken frigate.

It is curious that when La Perouse selected the crews of ships, many bright and energetic people turned to him, among whom was the young artillery officer Napoleon Bonaparte, who, like most others, was refused. What path would world history have taken if La Perouse had taken the ambitious Corsican into his team?

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