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08.07.25
What Riga looked like 30 years ago
!["Shell Grotto" - one of the most mysterious attractions in Great Britain](/img/2025/shell-grotto-one-of-the/shell-grotto-one-of-the-540x310.jpg ""Shell Grotto" - one of the most mysterious attractions in Great Britain")
![The Story of the "Funny" Killer Nannie Doss, Who Killed 12 People](/img/2025/the-story-of-the-funny/the-story-of-the-funny-540x310.jpg "The Story of the "Funny" Killer Nannie Doss, Who Killed 12 People")
06-07-2025
The story of a survivor Li Ching-Yun, who has lived more than ...
The resident of China Li Ching-Yun (Li Ching-Yun) died 6 may 1933, having lived a long and interesting life. He left behind 180 ...
06-07-2025
8 Nostalgic Action Movies From The 80s And 90s That ...
We have collected for you action films from the 80s and 90s that delighted viewers then and continue to delight them now. From ...
06-07-2025
History in color: photos of Russia in the early XX century, ...
Planetzero project deals with the restoration and colorization of old photos. This treatment can infuse archival photographs new ...
06-07-2025
The story of Sir William Stead, a fighter against pedophiles, ...
In Britain of the 19th century, girls who reached the age of 13 were recognized as adults. This was not at all surprising, because ...
06-07-2025
Not only Indians: which peoples of Russia scalped their enemies
From adventure novels and films, we know that the Indians of North America took scalps from their enemies, that is, they cut off ...
06-07-2025
Watching the participants of the contest "Miss universe" 50 years
They wink, correct clothes, make cute grimski, dress up, flirting with the audience, patiently waiting for the decision of the jury ...
05-07-2025
For anything other than Dating used condoms in the USSR
Ask any person who lived in the Soviet years, what is a "product number 2", and he'll tell you right away: the so-called at that ...
05-07-2025
24 interesting but obscure subject, which I had to ask in the ...
Interesting findings could be waiting for us anywhere. We often stumble upon them when dismantle old things when moving to a new ...
05-07-2025
The most famous of the epidemic in the history of mankind: ...
History teaches us that even the worst epidemic ever ends. And this, with the features of today can not but rejoice. But exactly ...
05-07-2025
Bath and laundry factories — brothels or "purity factories" ...
Blistered to bloody calluses, fingers that do not bend from arthritis, skin corroded by lye and tons of laundry. Such were the ...
05-07-2025
Having sex in the Middle Ages was very difficult
Forget about romance, about beautiful ladies in trouble and noble knights in shining armor on a white horse. Because it was very ...
05-07-2025
40 archive photos that may change your view of the past
If any science has benefited the most from the invention of photography, it is history. After all, it is photos that allow us to ...
05-07-2025
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 ...
05-07-2025
The story of Princess Karabu, who was able to fool the whole ...
The girl looked tired and ill. The poor cobbler saw her walking along the road near Bristol. He wouldn't have paid much attention ...
05-07-2025
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 ...
04-07-2025
The Muse of the Belle Epoque: the inimitable Cleo de Merode
The end of the XIX century in France was the beginning of a Beautiful era — the time of aesthetics and elegance. Beautiful women, ...
04-07-2025
20 photos proving that people were much more stylish in the past
No matter what times you consider "good old", many of you honor the past. And these photos show people who appreciated style, taste ...
04-07-2025
The striking similarity of Hollywood celebrities and their ...
Of course, the appearance of each person is unique, even identical twins as they grow up, it becomes not so difficult to ...
04-07-2025
What Muslims were forbidden to do with concubines
Islam allows a man to have several wives. Previously, it was also possible to have concubines, which could only be slaves bought at ...
04-07-2025
The Princess of Midnight: The Mystery of Evdokia Golitsyna, ...
Princess Evdokia Golitsyna was one of the most famous personalities of the XIX century. Perfectly educated and charming, she drove ...
04-07-2025
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 ...
04-07-2025
How the expression "Who does not take risks, does not drink ...
Today, the expression "Who does not take risks, does not drink champagne" is an obvious metaphor. But it wasn't always like that. ...
04-07-2025
Samurai Without Masks: The Truth About Japan's Legendary ...
The image of the samurai is firmly rooted in popular culture: a stern warrior in armor, with a katana and an iron code of honor. ...
03-07-2025
What are the girls in Russia do not want to take in marriage
Marriage in Russia has always been an important condition for the realization of women in society. A girl who is not interested ...
03-07-2025
1930-1943: Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Dances
The choreography of Busby Berkeley was like a dance in a kaleidoscope, so high was the mathematical accuracy of complex rhythmic ...
03-07-2025
Farewell of an American woman. Pennsylvania Station. 1943
Back in 1943, LIFE magazine photographer Alfred Eisenstadt went to Penn Station to take a series of photos of the military saying ...