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Oct 2021
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Qu'est-ce que la “théorie de la vitre cassée” ?
La “théorie de la vitre cassée”, ou “broken windows theory”, est une idée née en criminologie qui explique comment un environnement dégradé peut favoriser la délinquance. Elle repose sur un raisonnement simple : lorsqu’un lieu montre des signes visibles de désordre — une vitre ca ... Show More
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Qui a fait écrire un Coran avec son propre sang ?
L’histoire paraît si incroyable qu’on la croirait inventée. Pourtant, elle est bien réelle : le dirigeant qui a fait écrire un Coran avec son propre sang est Saddam Hussein, président de l’Irak pendant plus de vingt ans. Et ce “Coran de sang” est devenu l’un des objets les plus c ... Show More
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D'où vient le doigt d'honneur ?
Le “doigt d’honneur”, c’est-à-dire le fait de tendre le majeur en repliant les autres doigts, n’a pas une origine floue ou médiévale : on connaît des sources antiques précises qui prouvent que le geste existait déjà il y a plus de 2 000 ans — et qu’il était déjà obscène.1) L’orig ... Show More
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