18-07-2024
In 1986, Cleveland was attacked by ... balloons
In 1986, Cleveland, Ohio, proved that balloons, which we all consider a symbol of holidays and carnivals, can become a terrible ...
18-07-2024
Holy Sinners: 7 Popes for whom the law is not written
Since the founding of the Christian Church, the Pope is considered the successor of St. Peter and is the undivided head of the Holy ...
17-07-2024
10 amazing stories from the" life " of the Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is much more than just an amazing architectural structure. This is part of the history of the United States. ...
17-07-2024
Why in the old days sailors categorically refused to take ...
For centuries, the profession of a navigator was considered one of the most dangerous. And where there is risk, there is always a ...
17-07-2024
Disneyland on its opening day in 1955
On July 17, 1955, Walt Disney's dream to make the amazing worlds created by his imagination finally come true - on this day the ...
17-07-2024
Timothy Dexter's Story of Getting Rich Through Stupidity
Many of us are well aware of cases where someone invested in a win-win business and went bust. But very few people will remember at ...
17-07-2024
Death at the toilet wall: what was the end of the Romanian ...
Some dictators manage to escape the reckoning and live out their lives peacefully. But this does not always happen. The leader of ...
17-07-2024
Why were cats so loved and revered in ancient Egypt?
The inhabitants of ancient Egypt treated many animals with great respect, but cats have always been especially important to them. ...
17-07-2024
Where is the "Kemska volost" about which the Swedish ...
Leonid Gaidai's comedy "Ivan Vasilyevich changes his profession" has been supplying us with catch phrases for half a century. But ...
16-07-2024
"Fatal Hollywood drama": photographer took a real murder and ...
Recognition comes in different ways. Anthony Kalani Roberts did not know that one day 1973, will make him famous and provide a ...
16-07-2024
Start the engine! Famous beauties of the 60s with a Vespa scooter
What could be better than a combination of hot beauties and fast motors? Famous models and actresses of the 60s were not averse to ...
16-07-2024
How was the accident at the race in Le Mans, the most ...
This accident that happened June 11, 1955 at the 24-hour race in Le Mans was neither before, nor, fortunately, after. The list of ...
16-07-2024
La Jana: the star that burned in the Zenith of fame
Beauty, which was not destined to grow old, was considered one of the brightest stars of the early XX century. Her life ended on a ...
16-07-2024
Jose de Ribera is a maniac artist, acquitted after 400 years
Finding the fine line between genius and madness is very difficult. It is especially difficult to understand the worldview and ...
16-07-2024
The crime and tragedy of Typhoid Mary: how the sinister cook ...
Due to the popularity of films about zombie apocalypses, even people far from medicine are now familiar with the term "patient ...
15-07-2024
18 nostalgic shots that the current 18-year-olds are unlikely ...
Those who were born in 1998 are already eighteen years old this year. Imagine that most of these already fully grown people have no ...
15-07-2024
22 charming girls who won the title of beauty queen in the ...
In America, in the middle of the last century, every self-respecting company considered it its duty to hold a beauty contest and ...
15-07-2024
From the royal table: culinary preferences of Russian emperors
What did the Russian emperors like to eat? In this issue, you will learn about the gastronomic preferences of the heads of the ...
15-07-2024
What is lacrimatory and why it is better to do without it
The word lacrimatory (lacrymatory) comes from the Latin word "lacrima" — tears. It is a miniature oblong vessel made of glass or ...
14-07-2024
The tallest man on earth lived in the Russian Empire
Almost the whole world knew Fyodor Andreevich Makhnov at one time. The fact is that he was the tallest person. With a weight of 182 ...
14-07-2024
10 best crime movies based on real events
Sometimes life throws these stories, which is unlike any fiction. The writers of crime films are aware of this and therefore often ...
14-07-2024
Where childhood goes: unknown covers of Soviet children's books
"Childhood, childhood, where have you gone?" — Yura Shatunov endlessly repeats in his song. And what do we remember from ...
14-07-2024
Why is China called the "Celestial Empire"
When talking about China, this country is often called the Celestial Empire. At the same time, residents of this country are ...
14-07-2024
How the maid Basia Piasetska became the owner of the Johnson ...
Of all the Cinderella stories, of which there are many, it is worth highlighting the biography of Basia Piasetskaya. This woman, ...
14-07-2024
Shocking facts about the life and hygiene of women in Europe ...
Modern people have become so quickly accustomed to the numerous benefits of civilization that it is now difficult to imagine how ...
13-07-2024
The solution of the housing issue in a royal way: where did ...
Igor Zimin in his book " The Winter Palace. People and walls. The History of the Imperial Residence " describes the everyday life ...