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28.11.23
Why was lithium added to 7UP soda?
25-11-2023
Myths and legends of the Internet: exposing popular ...
Today, the network is wandering a lot «sensational» of photos from the past designed to capture the imagination of users. ...
25-11-2023
10 trademarks that have become household names
Sometimes using one or another product name, you think about its origin. We decided to reveal the secret of the formation of ...
25-11-2023
Fritz Haarmann-vampire killer, lover of sausages with human flesh
Fritz Haarmann — German vampire killer, distinguished by remarkable cruelty and cynicism. His victims were young men, as he had ...
25-11-2023
Why Russian surnames have different endings?
We all know that the real Russian names end in "-in" or "s". In a pinch, in "-EV" or "likewise." Why do these groups of names one ...
25-11-2023
The "Leper Conspiracy" is a fictional coup that cost the ...
Leprosy is a dangerous and intractable disease that has accompanied humanity throughout its history. Today we know almost ...
25-11-2023
4 facts about the afterlife that are found in Russian folk tales
Russian folk tales, where we grew up and which today we tell children, is not as simple as it might seem at first glance. Their ...
25-11-2023
"Like the devil from incense": how did this phrase appear and ...
Smells have always played a big role in people's lives. Many of them have been used for centuries for medicinal purposes, which ...
25-11-2023
Jacob Riis: An immigrant photographer who shot an unknown ...
In 1870, 21-year-old Jacob Riis immigrated from his native Denmark to the rapidly developing and growing New York. The young man ...
25-11-2023
How to raise children in Cossack families
Don, Siberian, Greben, Kuban and other Cossack integral part of the Russian people. They owned land in return for a commitment to ...
25-11-2023
Incredible color photos of Japan of the XIX century
The Japanese allowed foreigners to trade in the ports of the country only in the middle of the XIX century. It was then that ...
25-11-2023
Hippies and the Summer of Love in California 1967
Long hair, colored ribbons, peace signs, the smell of marijuana and natural nudity are the hippie culture that swept California in ...
24-11-2023
Mamihlapinatapai is the most mysterious and difficult word to ...
In 2002, Christina Calderon, one of the 1,600 descendants of the Yagan Indian tribe still living on the lands of their ancestors, ...
24-11-2023
Boris I, King of Andorra: how the Russian combinator briefly ...
The name of Boris Skosyrev is not very familiar in our country, but in Europe this man was remembered very well. This energetic and ...
24-11-2023
Fabulous outfits of Norwegian brides of the 1870s‑1920s
The photographs from the Norsk Folkemuseum collection taken during the 1870s-1920s show girls in wedding costumes and magnificent ...
24-11-2023
The life, crimes and death of Ilse Koch, nicknamed the ...
In the past, an inconspicuous librarian, this frau was included in the list of the most violent women in the world. She was called ...
24-11-2023
Russian game of thrones: who framed the Prince of Kiev ...
In 1015 the murder of the princes Boris and Gleb, which became the first in Russian history, the Holy martyrs. The brothers do not ...
24-11-2023
5 barbaric methods of treatment practiced by our ancestors
Folk remedies used to treat ailments in Russia were numerous and varied. The carriers of knowledge about the means and methods of ...
24-11-2023
Godmother: 25 rare photos of women of the gangster world
Famous gangsters were always surrounded by women: windy beautiful mistresses, nondescript faithful wives, famous actresses and ...
24-11-2023
Siberian Western: in 1943 caught a gang Evenk Pavlova, who ...
In November 1942 on the banks of the Volga, the Red Army counterattacked, bogged down in Stalingrad by the Nazis. At the same time ...
23-11-2023
The Marquise de Maintenon-unofficial Queen of France, founder ...
Madame de Maintenon is known as one of the favorites of the" sun King " Louis XIV. Very few people know that this woman was also ...
23-11-2023
The 100-year-old photo shoot is the oldest of all surviving ...
English engineer and photographer Mervyn O'Gorman (1871-1958) is a pioneer of color photography. Mervyn was 42 when he decided to ...
22-11-2023
25 unique historical frames that will take you back in time
Today in our collection we have collected 25 rare historical photographs, which you can look at for a long time and with breath. ...
22-11-2023
What was the school like 100 years ago
A hundred years ago, children really overcame 5 km in the snow to get to school. In spring and autumn, the children of peasants and ...
![Cora Pearl - a courtesan who was "served" naked on a platter to guests](/img/2023/cora-pearl-a-courtesan-who/cora-pearl-a-courtesan-who-170x170.jpg "Cora Pearl - a courtesan who was "served" naked on a platter to guests")
22-11-2023
Cora Pearl - a courtesan who was "served" naked on ...
In the 1860s, the French capital became a city of free love. Emperor Napoleon III introduced the fashion for courtesans and many ...
22-11-2023
Playful Marilyn Monroe has breakfast in bed
Marilyn Monroe knew how to be seductive even in the most prosaic situations, and the usual breakfast in bed is no exception. Look ...
21-11-2023
Three in a bed: the king, who was a schoolmaster in love
Kings can do everything, but they don't own my heart. Many monarchs were not happy in my personal life, married to those who were ...