A senior priest in Florence is under investigation for fraud after allegedly amassing £3 million by performing fake exorcisms. picked by topofall 5 months ago

The 75-kilogram (165-pound) helicopter will make a demonstration flight in the city of Vinci, near Florence, on May 25, according to Japanese developer Gennai Yanagisawa, 75.

w00t! picked by doggylives 4 months ago

The series of extremely rare modern portraits and writings, presented on the show in Florence, showed that one of the greatest artists of western civilization, Michelangelo Buonarroti, was an ugly and unclean man. picked by maxriter 1 month ago

Welcoming new twins into the world is always a momentous event. But when brothers Ryan and Leo arrived they had an extra surprise for their parents - they were born with different coloured skin. For one twin to be black and one to be white is so rare that it is thought by medical experts to be a one in a million occurrence. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago

Florentian poet, Dante Alighieri was exiled from his home city in 1302 under pain of death should he ever return for his attempts to gain independence for the city from the Vatican.

A vote has been made to revoke the sentence so will shortly be welcome to return any time he chooses. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

Billionaire Stanley Ho made the winning bid for the 3.3 pound truffle during an auction staged simultaneously in Florence, London and at Ho’s Grand Lisboa hotel in Macau, said auction organizer Giselle Oberti. picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

“We can only speculate what they were doing up there,” said police spokeswoman Sgt. Florence McCants. picked by escaflowne 1 year ago

The adventures of Sam, Helix the robot, and Florence, the Bowman's Wolf. picked by joeyneutrino 1 year ago

Of all five fingers, to choose that one. And to keep it in the manner of a saintly medieval relic… Today it seems a loud gesture. Galileo Galilei’s middle finger is preserved in the History of Science Museum in Florence, Italy. picked by ogri2003 1 year ago

So is this why Tyler Florence is "cooking" for Applebees? picked by buddha 12 months ago

Edward Davidson, convicted "spam king," walked away from a minimum security prison in Florence, Colo. on Sunday. Thursday, four days after his jailbreak, Davidson was found dead at the grisly scene of an apparent murder-suicide outside of Aurora, Colo. picked by kissmenow 1 month ago

An expert on the "Mona Lisa" says he has ascertained with certainty that the symbol of feminine mystique died on July 15, 1542, and was buried at the convent in central Florence where she spent her final days. picked by suebe 2 years ago