History
31-05-2023
10 creepy medicines that were made from the dead
The history of medicine knows many examples when medicines were made from strange and even dangerous substances. But the most ...
30-05-2023
The story of Theodor Kittelsen, the most mysterious and ...
The whole world knows the graphic artist and illustrator Theodor Kittelsen from his drawings of mythological characters and ...
30-05-2023
London's Club Kids — Five decades
Derek Ridgers, known for his pictures of British skinheads, has been filming the regulars of London nightclubs for five decades. ...
30-05-2023
The history of punk in female images from a living legend of ...
Hardly anyone speaks about women's contribution to the history of the punk movement. Nevertheless, girls generation 70 — for ...
30-05-2023
Debunking 5 popular myths about the conquistadors and the ...
In the 16th century, the Spaniards began to send one expedition after another across the ocean and "settle down" North and South ...
30-05-2023
22 creepy objects from the past that give you goosebumps
Throughout its history, humanity has created many things. Some of them were once considered absolutely ordinary and normal, but ...
30-05-2023
Bell-bottoms: the peak of fashion of the 70s and the symbol ...
In the 1960s, bell‑bottoms became fashionable for both women and men. They became popular in Europe, and then in North America, ...
29-05-2023
Radium girls: the story of the "living dead" that changed the ...
In the 30s of the last century, the world was shocked by the tragedy that occurred at one of the factories in the United States. At ...
29-05-2023
What the business class of a Swiss airline looked like in the 60s
The Swiss airline Swissair has published a photo from its archives of the 60s. Passengers in those days flew like kings: enjoying ...
29-05-2023
Nature of the Wild West 150 years ago
Thanks to westerns, the Wild West seems full of romance and is associated with cowboys, loyal mustangs and excellent Colts. Wild ...
29-05-2023
How was the wedding night of the kings in the Middle Ages
In the Middle Ages, marriage was not as simple as it is now - marriages were often viewed as a commercial transaction, and not as a ...
29-05-2023
20 historical frames caught at the right moment
Sometimes, in order to get a good picture with an interesting plot, it is not necessary to study for years and have a professional ...
29-05-2023
Crimea in photos from different years
Today we decided to remember what Crimea has been like since the beginning of the last century: interesting, atmospheric ...
28-05-2023
A Freak with a Beautiful Soul: The Story of Joseph ...
He was the star of the Victorian freak show and the man with the most deformed appearance in history. Doctors tried to solve the ...
28-05-2023
Bicycle History: The Penny-Farthing, or High Wheel
The penny farthing, also known as the high wheel, was the first vehicle to be called a bicycle. This two-wheeler was popular in the ...
28-05-2023
We do not need good taste, we need "vulgarity", or how ...
In the 60s of the last century, the whole world followed the events taking place in London, which was then called "swinging".
28-05-2023
The era of the great poisoning, or What is "powder the heirs"
The late Medieval period from XV to XVII century called the era of Great geographical discoveries. But not everyone knows that it ...
28-05-2023
"Larechnaya" Moscow, which we lost
Yes, stalls and tents-it was convenient. You get out of the subway, and you have a choice of hundreds of products: socks, thread, ...
28-05-2023
Himalayan Lake Roopkund is a cemetery of 500 people, which ...
People have been talking about the existence of a mysterious Skeleton Lake in the Himalayas for hundreds of years. The shores of ...
28-05-2023
Drinking in USA
After the repeal of prohibition in 1933, the Yankees were a blast. However, before its introduction with the use in the United ...
28-05-2023
Girlfriend, kitty, knowledge of foreign languages: in the ...
To get into the field of view of the medieval Inquisition could anyone. It was enough to be educated, beautiful, poor, Jew or to ...
27-05-2023
Robin Hood — the real story of the guy from Sherwood Forest
A brave archer from Sherwood Forest named Robin Hood became an integral symbol of the English Middle Ages. Together with King ...
27-05-2023
Burger: the history of the dish that conquered the whole world
July 27 is considered the birthday of the hamburger. The main American sandwich owes its name to immigrants from Hamburg. However, ...
27-05-2023
Guillotine, silhouette and other things named after real people
Have you ever wondered why things got such names as they have now? Why is "chair" exactly "chair", and not something else? ...
27-05-2023
Any eroticism is an art!
A rich Jew finds out that his wife is cheating on him with an artist. He orders a portrait of his wife from a rival for a huge sum. ...
26-05-2023
Everyone has seen this Turkish souvenir. Do you know what it ...
There was a time when many Russians dragged these trinkets from Turkey. As a souvenir, of course. At the same time, for some ...