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23 stunning shots of Stanley Kubrick

27-09-2023

23 stunning shots of Stanley Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick is a famous director and screenwriter who had a huge influence on American cinema. His talent was already ...

What is hidden behind the picture? Secrets of 12 covers of cult music albums

27-09-2023

What is hidden behind the picture? Secrets of 12 covers of ...

A music album is not only a collection of tracks, but also an example of fine art. Each cover carries a certain meaning, and behind ...

20 photos of brad pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow, youth and love each other

27-09-2023

20 photos of brad pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow, youth and love ...

In the mid-90s Gwyneth Paltrow and brad pitt was one of the most beautiful couples in Hollywood. Both with blond hair, blue eyes ...

Nathan Strauss — the man who saved half a million American children with milk

27-09-2023

Nathan Strauss — the man who saved half a million American ...

Nathan Strauss is one of the most famous merchants in American history. As a co-owner and founder of the Macy's and Abraham & ...

22 retro photos - what the fitness of the early 20th century looked like

27-09-2023

22 retro photos - what the fitness of the early 20th century ...

Despite the fact that fitness, shaping and other figure improvement programs have become popular only in recent decades, the desire ...

Three extra vertebrae. On the women's backs in the paintings of Ingres

26-09-2023

Three extra vertebrae. On the women's backs in the paintings ...

All art is full of eroticism. Otherwise, simply can not be. But there are artists whose paintings eroticism is immediately visible, ...

The story of the indomitable polar explorer Peter Freuchen, who was saved from death by feces

26-09-2023

The story of the indomitable polar explorer Peter Freuchen, ...

In the glorious cohort of reckless daredevils, Dane Peter Freuchen occupies a special place. This man, who explored the North, was ...

Why Muslim men are forbidden to wear silk and gold

26-09-2023

Why Muslim men are forbidden to wear silk and gold

Islam — it is the religion of enjoining the believers to adhere strictly to certain rules and rituals. Most of them are ...

"Girl phantom" from Krasnoyarsk: the mystery of the photos taken 100 years ago

26-09-2023

"Girl phantom" from Krasnoyarsk: the mystery of the photos ...

In 2015, the Krasnoyarsk regional Museum has received a request to photograph the sights of Krasnoyarsk, made during the reign of ...

It's time to turn off the lights, man: what was sex like in the Wild West

25-09-2023

It's time to turn off the lights, man: what was sex like in ...

If you think of old westerns, a picture comes to mind where two cowboys stand opposite each other, off-screen music sounds, their ...

Paradise Lost: what is in an abandoned mansion worth 224 million dollars

25-09-2023

Paradise Lost: what is in an abandoned mansion worth 224 ...

The magnificent house, which is called the "American Versailles", is located in Pennsylvania. The huge building with luxurious ...

I changed my gender to fight

24-09-2023

I changed my gender to fight

The traditional story of the American Civil War is revenge by historical accounts, told on behalf of men who fought as Yankees or ...

10 Pics Of Kids Who Look Almost Identical To Their Celeb Parents At The Same Age

24-09-2023

10 Pics Of Kids Who Look Almost Identical To Their Celeb ...

We all know that kids take after their parents—that’s no shocker, it’s basic genetics. What is surprising, however, is just ...

Harvey's Casino's Highest Bid: Why the biggest US Bomb failed to be defused

24-09-2023

Harvey's Casino's Highest Bid: Why the biggest US Bomb failed ...

On August 26, 1980, the night administrator of the Harvey’s casino and hotel, located in Nevada, found a large object covered ...

From trepanation to sewing garlic: ancient ways to treat migraines that make you feel uncomfortable

24-09-2023

From trepanation to sewing garlic: ancient ways to treat ...

Everyone who has experienced migraine attacks knows well that this condition is different from a normal headache. This is a whole ...

7 Inventions Made So Well They Never Needed Improvement

24-09-2023

7 Inventions Made So Well They Never Needed Improvement

In October 1873, Joseph Glidden, an American farmer from Illinois, applied for a patent on barbed wire, giving it the form in which ...

That Russia borrowed from the Tatars

23-09-2023

That Russia borrowed from the Tatars

It is not only the battle cry "hurrah!" the word "hero", fighting cavalry, clothing, postal stations, the drivers. But the ...

From corsets to thin stripes — how underwear has changed in 100 years

23-09-2023

From corsets to thin stripes — how underwear has changed in ...

Since the beginning of the XX century, the most intriguing and intimate part of women's wardrobe has undergone not just ...

Impenetrable poverty on the streets of London in 1873-1877

23-09-2023

Impenetrable poverty on the streets of London in 1873-1877

In the period from 1873 to 1877, Scottish photographer John Thomson together with journalist Adolph Smith documented the life of ...

Halley's Comet and the failed Apocalypse of 1910

23-09-2023

Halley's Comet and the failed Apocalypse of 1910

In 1910, the whole world was waiting for a guest from the depths of the universe – Halley's comet-to appear near the Earth. ...

Blondes from Africa: why the Guanches are considered descendants of the Atlanteans

23-09-2023

Blondes from Africa: why the Guanches are considered ...

In ancient times, the Canary Islands were inhabited by a mysterious people who were destroyed by Europeans in the Middle Ages. ...

Ancient structure or hoax? Scientists still doubt the origins of Stonehenge

22-09-2023

Ancient structure or hoax? Scientists still doubt the origins ...

From school we know that Stonehenge is a megalithic ancient monument located in Great Britain. Also, everyone has heard that the ...

Snub-nosed in the share: how fraudster Mark Olmsted took death as an accomplice

22-09-2023

Snub-nosed in the share: how fraudster Mark Olmsted took ...

A person who knows that he will soon die is capable of the most desperate actions. Moreover, it does not cost him anything to cross ...

Erotic photos of girls with typewriters of the 1920s

22-09-2023

Erotic photos of girls with typewriters of the 1920s

The typewriter came into wide use at the end of the 19th century, and already in the 20s any office was unthinkable without it. ...

30 rare historical photos that you won't find in textbooks

22-09-2023

30 rare historical photos that you won't find in textbooks

History is an endless adventure that will never get bored. Especially if we study it with the help of rare archival footage that ...

Amazing actress Sarah Bernhardt, who loved both female and male roles

21-09-2023

Amazing actress Sarah Bernhardt, who loved both female and ...

Divine Sarah — that's how the public called one of the most famous actresses of the late XIX — early XX century Sarah ...