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25.09.22
Ireland in pictures
21-09-2022
22 known misconceptions that are still believed in
"ducks" regularly appear in the public space, which are just as regularly exposed. But even when it has already been proven that ...
20-09-2022
Guardians of the Amazon: how indigenous tribes in Brazil today
Brazilian photographer Ricardo Stuckert for several years is a project dedicated to the indigenous peoples of Brazil — the ...
20-09-2022
Why in Islam it is strictly forbidden the use of alcohol
Islam prohibits the consumption of any alcoholic drinks and even dishes that contain it. For such products there is a special name ...
18-09-2022
Previously unseen images of Steve McCurry
In his 40-year career as a legendary travel photographer, he has traveled to every corner of the globe. His new book Looking for ...
18-09-2022
The battle of the friends of Verus and Priscus: how was the ...
The fight of the gladiators Verus and Priscus is considered the most famous gladiator performance in history and the only fight ...
17-09-2022
Flying cholitas: how are women fighting in Bolivia
Unusual Bolivia amazed by its traditions. There are women's fights, "cholita wrestling" — one of the most interesting and ...
16-09-2022
Pasqualita — Dead Bride's wedding dresses store
Behind the glass window of a small wedding fashion store in the Mexican city of Chihuahua stands a tall slender figure dressed in a ...
14-09-2022
Are you going to Bulgaria? That's what you can't do in this ...
Bulgarians are very friendly people. You need to do something extraordinary to make them offended or angry. But still, there are ...
12-09-2022
How Western hygiene standards are seen in other parts of the ...
For the population of Europe, Australia and the Americas, the use of a toilet bowl and toilet paper, as well as bathing in the ...
12-09-2022
The tragic story of a noble bandit Salvatore Giuliano
Salvatore Giuliano is one of the national heroes of Sicily. A young man he went to the mountains and declared war on the rich, who ...
12-09-2022
People without a permanent place of residence: an Italian ...
Since the time when the Roma people left India about 1500 years ago, they have been constantly subjected to discrimination and ...
12-09-2022
Leopard People are cruel and mysterious killers from West Africa
From the beginning to the middle of the 20th century, there was a Leopard society in West Africa — a secret organization of ...
12-09-2022
How the cherry blossom became a sacred tree for the Japanese
When we hear about sakura, we most often think of Japan. It is in this country that a real cult of this tree has reigned for many ...
11-09-2022
Marriageable girls: how do underage brides live in Georgia
No one knows exactly how many underage girls get married in Georgia. According to the UN Population Fund, at least 17% of girls in ...
10-09-2022
27 designers from around the world: what it means to be ...
Standards of beauty are actually different in every country and sometimes region. It depends on the culture, even economic ...
08-09-2022
Ubang is a unique village in Nigeria, where men and women ...
They say that women are aliens from Venus, and men are from Mars. Nowhere is this more obvious than in Ubang – a unique peasant ...
07-09-2022
Oh, those beautiful eyes are the mirror of the soul
The eyes are the mirror of the soul. This phrase perfectly reflects what we feel when our gaze is immersed in someone else's. ...
06-09-2022
The Bloody Sun of Russia: what kind of person was the Holy ...
The grandson of Rurik and the son of Igor, Prince Svyatoslav, was a true pagan who preferred the battlefield to the Kiev prince's ...
06-09-2022
Indians about Russia and Russians
The magazine "My Planet" continues its series of publications about what foreigners think about our compatriots. This time the ...
06-09-2022
Why did Europeans eat Egyptian mummies during the Middle Ages
Europeans have not always been enlightened. During the Middle Ages, the Italian, French, and German nobility ate the powdered ...
04-09-2022
5 reasons for the longevity of Chinese residents, or Why the ...
Many believe that China is leading in terms of population due to the high birth rate. This is not quite true, because life ...
04-09-2022
One day in the life of two young refugees from North Korea
Kim Kyung-ok still remembers running after balloons, boxes of foreign humanitarian aid filled with South Korean noodles and letters ...
03-09-2022
Unusual funeral rituals in Indonesia
In the picturesque mountainous region of South Sulawesi in Indonesia, there is an ethnic group called the Toraji. These simple ...
02-09-2022
Sign of death: why Asians fear of the number "4"
China, Japan and Korea are the main economic and technological leaders of the world. However, this does not prevent the inhabitants ...
02-09-2022
Korovai — a mysterious tribe of cannibals, who recently ...
The Korowai (or Kolufo) are a mysterious tribe that lives in the southeastern part of Papua, Indonesia. Until the 1970s, the ...
31-08-2022
13 Things That Might Make You Drop Everything and Go to Japan
Japan is a country that has something for everyone, whether it's sushi and Sailor Moon, neon skyscrapers and imperial palaces, or ...