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         The town of Palo del Colle is located about 15 km inland from the city of Bari. It is situated on a hill [hence the name "Pole o...
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    A sopranome is a family nickname. In "Pan' e Pomodor, My Passage to Puglia" Ian McEwan  defines the sopranome from an outsid...
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     "The Invisible Pyramid" by Loren Eisely contains a chapter entitled "The Spore  Bearers". In it the fungus , Pilobol...
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    A documentary film about the Southern Italian bagpipe tradition by David Marker . "If you have passion you can do anything you want ...

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