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07-01-2024
Pies vesiga, the mummy goose, Limpopo and 5 more unusual ...
Many people think that in order to tasting exotic dishes you need to go to Thailand or Bolivia. But there are unusual dishes and ...
07-01-2024
How the corpse of a bandit from the Wild West worked as a ...
Even children know that skeletons, zombies and monsters in the fear room are not real. But it turns out there are exceptions. In ...
07-01-2024
7 Interesting Facts about Ancient Egypt that You might Not Know
Who actually built the pyramids, why the pharaohs married brothers and sisters, and how Tutankhamun died after all - we read more ...
07-01-2024
How in ancient times women learned about pregnancy
Modern medicine offers many accurate ways to determine pregnancy at the earliest stages. But all these techniques have appeared ...
06-01-2024
Why is steam always visible in the alleys in New York movies
Many movie lovers have noticed that in Hollywood pictures where the action takes place in In New York, there is steam in the ...
06-01-2024
Victorian Christmas cards that will make you doubt the good ...
If it seems to you that the New Year holidays are being celebrated somehow incorrectly, then you definitely haven't seen these ...
06-01-2024
Christmas in a royal way: how was the main winter holiday ...
Nowadays, the elite spends New Year's holidays on a grand scale, renting concert halls and inviting stars. But in tsarist Russia ...
06-01-2024
Unusual finds in the courts of ordinary people: Ferrari ...
Probably all of us in childhood dream to find the treasure. But the daily excavations in the backyard is usually only resulted in ...
06-01-2024
Red thread on the wrist. Where did it come from and what does ...
Madonna, Johnny Depp, Annie Lorak, Lady Gaga, Olga Buzova, Philip Kirkorov, Leonardo DiCaprio, what unites these stars of domestic ...
05-01-2024
Why Americans are called Yankees
Discussions have been going on about the origin of the Americans' nickname "Yankee" for a very long time. There are many versions, ...
05-01-2024
Why are taxis all over the world marked with checkers?
All over the world, taxi cars are marked the same way - with checkers. They can be applied in a variety of places and have ...
05-01-2024
Strange costumes, acrobats and creepy clowns - photos of a ...
At the beginning of the 20th century, traveling circuses were very rare and almost the only entertainment in small towns in ...
05-01-2024
Why did people go to bed twice a night in the Middle Ages
A good sound sleep is the key to health. That's what we've all been taught since childhood. Of course, in order to get enough ...
05-01-2024
"Hurrah!", "Geronimo!", "Banzai!" and others. How the famous ...
A battle cry is a special word or phrase that has great power. They are able not only to rally their comrades and inspire them to a ...
05-01-2024
5 oprichniks of Ivan the Terrible, remaining in history
The date of foundation of the oprichnina is considered to be February 3, 1565. It was on this day that Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible ...
05-01-2024
The tragic story of creating a random picture of a "Desperate ...
In the spring of 1942, photographer Russell Sorgi made a very rare and tragic shot, capturing the last moments of a stranger's ...
04-01-2024
Rostov triangle: why it is born more of maniacs
Since 1970‑ies in the neighboring cities of Rostov-on-don, Shakhty and Taganrog was sent to jail 37 serial killers, who killed ...
04-01-2024
Kuldhara is an Indian ghost village with a creepy story
There are many places in the world from which people have disappeared for one reason or another. Wars, epidemics, natural disasters ...
04-01-2024
When Moscow was a big village
In the 50‑ies of the last century, the capital began to expand. It was annexed areas Fili, Mnevniki, Moscow, Sviblovo, textile, ...
04-01-2024
Old Japan of the second half of the 19th century in ...
These hand-painted photographs of old Japan teach a history lesson about how life went on there in the Land of the Rising Sun at ...
04-01-2024
18 high-profile predictions that failed miserably
Fortunately (less often - unfortunately) for us, not all "one hundred percent" forecasts of even the most authoritative experts ...
04-01-2024
The tragic life of bearded women Annie Jones, who was a real lady
Even in the middle of the XX century, when people came close to solving the mystery of the atom and was looking for ways to reach ...
03-01-2024
Roman steps executions Scalae Gemoniae: a macabre place of ...
In Ancient Rome, there was a few places for public executions. As a rule, for justice used a flat area that can accommodate a ...
03-01-2024
22 photos that prove that people were pretty damn cool in the ...
Viewing old photos is always interesting and a little sad. But these pictures will cause you only positive emotions. It turns out ...
03-01-2024
Kunstyuki — old trinkets with a secret, causing delight
At all times, masters have created objects with secrets, striking with fine work and complex construction. The first such products ...
02-01-2024
Pirates wore an earring in their ear not for beauty at all
In literature and cinema there are many descriptions of pirates of different eras. Thanks to numerous sources, we have an image of ...