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13-07-2024
Sons of Death, servants of Kali: the secret sect of the ...
The most notorious sophisticated killers were the Indian thugs, who were "the most bloodthirsty bandits in the history of mankind." ...
12-07-2024
5 of the most crazy warriors of the middle Ages
You know, talking about some "generally repulsed"? And while "captured" quite often it turns out that, for what he undertakes — ...
12-07-2024
What the waters of Niagara hide: how the famous waterfall was ...
In 1969, the seething water flow that falls over the American waterfall (with two brothers — "Horseshoe" and "Veil" — it forms ...
12-07-2024
22 stubborn dishes from the past - strange photos from ...
Get ready for an unusual gastronomic excursion! In this collection you will find photos from old cookbooks that, it would seem, ...
12-07-2024
Ships and officers of the Russian Empire Navy in 1893
By the end of the XVIII century, the Russian fleet was the third largest in the world (the first and second places were taken by ...
12-07-2024
Photos of the real Bonnie and Clyde, taken in 1933
In the spring of 1933, the police caught the Barrow gang in a rented apartment in the city of Joplin. After a fierce shootout, the ...
12-07-2024
What is fragging and why were US Army officers afraid of it ...
The term "fragging" began to be used in the 1950s. But it was widely used only during the Vietnam War. Fragging was the deliberate ...
11-07-2024
Mummies... pets of the pharaohs
Thousands of years ago, great pharaohs and kings were embalmed after their demise, turning them into mummies. However, the rulers ...
11-07-2024
Leroy Grannis, iconic photographer of California's surf culture
Leroy Grannis became an iconic photographer of California's thriving surf culture in the 60s and 70s. According to his pictures, ...
11-07-2024
Who and for what reason said the phrase "The main thing is ...
Everyone has probably heard that "the main thing is not victory, but participation." Participants of competitions and Olympiads, ...
11-07-2024
The history of one monument, or how the British executed a ...
On the northeast coast of Great Britain is a small port city of Hartpool. This is a boring province where there is absolutely ...
11-07-2024
The story of Ruth Handler, creator of the Barbie doll and ...
The Barbie doll is, without exaggeration, the most famous toy in the world. She is admired by millions of children and adults, she ...
11-07-2024
What kind of “dead man's chest” is sung about in the ...
Everyone is well aware of the pirate song "Fifteen Men on a Dead Man's Chest" from Robert Louis Stevenson's novel ...
11-07-2024
Norwegian Museum Lofotr: a journey into the world of Vikings
There is a museum in the north of Norway, which is not boring, but really interesting. The main object of the Lofotr museum complex ...
10-07-2024
Bella Borodkin-execute, can not be pardoned
Berta Naumovna Borodkina, who was called Iron Bella, during the Brezhnev stagnation, managed a catering service in Gelendzhik, ...
10-07-2024
Underwater cemetery of Japan: pictures of submerged equipment ...
Japanese military planes, trains, tanks, ships and other equipment are now covered with corals and lie on the bottom of the Pacific ...
10-07-2024
The story of Daniel Lambert – the fattest man in England
A century ago, excess weight was a problem of wealthy people who could afford excesses in nutrition. Therefore, when in the 18th ...
10-07-2024
The fate of the amazing beauty she had one of Fuad, the last ...
It was called the girl gift, blue-eyed Venus, the Eastern pearl. Fawzia Fuad went down in history as the last Princess of Egypt, ...
10-07-2024
What the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, the largest passenger ...
This 34-meter aircraft was in operation by American Airlines from 1949 to 1963. We offer you a look inside the Boeing 377 ...
10-07-2024
Palace secrets: 5 princesses who were deeply unhappy in their ...
They are the envy of millions of girls around the world and dream of the same fate. However, not all princesses have a life like in ...
10-07-2024
"I don't want to die!": the diary of a 15-year-old Jewish ...
The heroine of this heartbreaking story was Renia Spiegel, a 15-year-old Jewish woman originally from Poland. The girl was killed ...
10-07-2024
Urinal de Paris: Paris ' surprisingly well-designed public ...
In a bygone era, photographer Charles Marville was an avid toilet photography enthusiast. Strange as it may sound, there were ...
10-07-2024
What did the nobility do all day in the Middle Ages if they ...
Many people think that in the Middle Ages, the aristocrats did nothing but go hunting and go on Crusades. Perhaps some of the noble ...
10-07-2024
How did the word “sneak” appear and why was it used to be ...
It just so happens that the word “sneak” is one of the first offensive words we encounter in childhood. Today it is gradually ...
!["Shell Grotto" - one of the most mysterious attractions in Great Britain](/img/2024/shell-grotto-one-of-the/shell-grotto-one-of-the-170x170.jpg ""Shell Grotto" - one of the most mysterious attractions in Great Britain")
09-07-2024
"Shell Grotto" - one of the most mysterious ...
Margate is an ancient town located in Kent on the shores of the English Channel. Founded in the 13th century, it attracts tourists ...
09-07-2024
Rare color shots from Tunisia at the turn of the 19th and ...
These colored postcards from the sunny streets of Tunisia were created using photochromy technology, in which monochrome images are ...