Europe
04.08.24
French artist fixes ugly graffiti
29-07-2024
Here sleeps a time: beauty remains in the lens of French ...
These incredibly beautiful photos of abandoned places — the brave work of French photographer who travels around the world to ...
29-07-2024
Need to learn something urgently? "Drink vodka!" — British ...
Before you read this post, we will immediately post a clear disclaimer: The editors of Bigpikchi categorically do not advise you to ...
28-07-2024
The Italian beauty Scilla Gabel — understudy Sophia Loren
Italian film and television actress Scilla Gabel (Scilla Gabel) was born in 1938 in Rimini. Her acting career began as an ...
28-07-2024
Weapons, fast food and pop contests: "decaying" Italy of the ...
Every summer of the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, the tourist resort of Rimini was the most Italian place in the world. Then there ...
27-07-2024
Burnesha: Women-Men of Albania
In Albania, the tradition of "remaking" women into men is still alive – there are several thousand of them. They take men's ...
27-07-2024
Senior is not better: scientists have determined that the ...
For decades psychologists have investigated the phenomenon of the firstborn. Many believed that children born first in the family ...
27-07-2024
Creepy Parisian clubs that were lit up before it became ...
Surely you have at least once turned the wrong way in an unfamiliar city and found yourself in an area with ominous architecture. ...
26-07-2024
The story of the hostage-taking, after which the term ...
The term "Stockholm syndrome" means a mental state that allows a person who has been abducted or abused to feel sympathy and ...
26-07-2024
From Bikinis to Wi-Fi Connectivity: 6 Common Things That Were ...
The world around us is constantly being transformed, so is it any wonder that the attitude of the law to some things and actions ...
26-07-2024
The Falkirk Wheel is a unique rotating structure that lifts ...
The Falkirk Wheel is located near the city of Falkirk (thanks to it, it got its name). This super-weapon is unique in its kind. The ...
26-07-2024
The comforts of medieval castles, or Why Retire to the cloakroom
The Middle Ages is a period of history when people did not care too much about comfort. It can be said that since antiquity, the ...
26-07-2024
Erased from History: The tragic fate of Queen Elizabeth II's ...
The secret pages of the history of the British royal family were recently revealed in a new Netflix series called "The Crown" (The ...
26-07-2024
50 reasons to visit Romania
Romania is a real gem, filled with pristine forests and epic mountains, and its majestic castles are reminiscent of a rich medieval ...
26-07-2024
Death from a Jar, or the Mysterious Murder of Almon Farnsworth
Strychnine is one of the most powerful poisons. But unlike many other toxic substances, it does not kill instantly, but causes the ...
24-07-2024
8 innocent photos where not everyone will find nude models
Tired of looking for hidden cats and other unknown animals in the photo? Well, then look for people! We even have eight photos for ...
24-07-2024
The Beast of Zhevodan: a fairy tale with an unhappy ending
The summer of 1764 was very hot. By noon on June 1, the sun was scorching mercilessly and a shepherdess from the town of Langon ...
24-07-2024
The unique Arbez Hotel — when you sleep with your feet in ...
Western Europe often surprises tourists with its symbolic borders. Many localities have historically been divided between ...
![The crash of "Princess Alice": a disaster on the Thames that claimed 650 lives](/img/2024/the-crash-of-princess/the-crash-of-princess-170x170.jpg "The crash of "Princess Alice": a disaster on the Thames that claimed 650 lives")
23-07-2024
The crash of "Princess Alice": a disaster on the ...
Major maritime disasters that claimed hundreds of human lives are well known to everyone. They write books and make films about ...
23-07-2024
Montfaucon — the horror of medieval Paris
It is not difficult to guess that the death penalty by hanging has always been the most popular method of execution. Fast, ...
23-07-2024
A lot of beer happens: the beer tsunami in London, which ...
Usually, if beer flows like a river, then everyone around is having fun and fervently. But on October 17, 1814, the residents of ...
23-07-2024
Double portrait of Arnolfini, or what scientists are arguing ...
We used to perceive portraiture as an alternative to photography. But some artists of the Middle Ages sought to capture not only ...
23-07-2024
How did the cutlet in Kiev
Kiev cutlets are known and loved all over the world. In our country, it is difficult to find a person who has never tried this ...
23-07-2024
Courland peasant woman and executed tartan: a guide to the ...
The first Russian Emperor, Peter I was a big fan of not only the construction of ships and government reform, and women. ...
22-07-2024
Swiss Armed Forces — why does a country need an army that ...
We all know that Switzerland remains neutral in military conflicts, remaining an oasis of relative peace and tranquility even ...
22-07-2024
What is the secret of Victorian photographs?
In the era of the reign of Queen Victoria in Great Britain, with the advent of such a miracle as photography, quite strange ...
22-07-2024
The story of the knight Goetz von Berlichingen - a mercenary ...
Nowadays it is difficult to surprise someone with a functional prosthesis. But just fifty years ago, a biomechanical arm or leg ...