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02.07.25
How humanity reached the moon
30-06-2025
6 dangerous cosmetics of the past, from which women died ...
Though beauty previous eras did not have access to plastic surgery, they risked not less than our contemporaries. Indeed, in the ...
30-06-2025
The strange story of Reggie Spears - the man who sent himself ...
When there is no money, but you urgently need to go somewhere, you can try to ride a "hare". But what if you need to get ...
29-06-2025
Beauty — a terrible force: looked like the salon of Helena ...
In 1936, the businesswoman Helena Rubinstein opened a new beauty salon in new York. Besieged by clients was not — everyone ...
29-06-2025
Locust — poisoner emperors, which was executed through rape ...
Human history is replete with high-profile murders committed for political and selfish motives. At all times one of the most ...
29-06-2025
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 ...
29-06-2025
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. ...
29-06-2025
Old Celebrity Photos You Haven't Seen Yet
If you secretly but passionately like to look at photos of celebrities and are interested in their lives, then you will surely like ...
28-06-2025
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, ...
28-06-2025
Everyday life of the Vikings: not only wars and robbery
When we hear the word "Vikings", images of plunder, fire and swords immediately come to mind. Wild, bearded warriors with ...
28-06-2025
Then and now: these photos of famous sights will surprise many
Man-made structures that are hundreds of years old often have an interesting fate in terms of going through many stages of ...
28-06-2025
Cop Killer Woo Beom-gon: How South Korea's Bloodiest ...
People tend to trust law enforcement officers, expecting support from them as representatives of the authorities. At the same time, ...
27-06-2025
Operation Popeye: How the Americans Killed 100,000 Vietnamese ...
In recent decades, the planet has been hit by so many natural disasters that many are beginning to doubt their natural origin. ...
27-06-2025
A few days before the tragedy: the last photos of Sharon Tate
In the early 60s, Sharon was a dazzling beauty. Her father, an officer, decided to give his daughter the opportunity to become an ...
27-06-2025
What ended Pushkin's secret affair with the 19-year-old serf ...
Although we used to idealize the personality of A. S. Pushkin, nothing human was alien to the poet. Many are shocked by the history ...
27-06-2025
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 ...
26-06-2025
On the face of the terrible, kind inside: the life and death ...
She was born in an Indian tribe, was sold to a circus as a child, became famous all over the world as the ugliest woman, traveled a ...
26-06-2025
New York of the 80s, suspiciously reminiscent of life in the USSR
California photographer Janet Delaney has made a series of stunning images that convey the special spirit of New York. All the ...
26-06-2025
Radisson Blu Iveria - a luxury hotel that was a refugee camp
The Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel is located in the center of the Georgian capital. Built in 1967, it was a decent hotel in Soviet ...
26-06-2025
10 strange sex toys from the past: a riding simulator and a ...
Modern adult stores sell so many sophisticated toys, costumes and devices that everyone can find something to their taste there. ...
26-06-2025
Why some women in Russia were forbidden to eat cherries
In the European part of Russia, cherries are one of the favorite summer treats. It is not only very tasty, but also rich in ...
26-06-2025
Mastodons and mammoths - how did the ancient ancestors of ...
Everyone has heard about mammoths. Huge, hairy animals with trunks and curved tusks are strongly associated with primitive people ...
26-06-2025
Photos of a woman who switched from modeling to photographing ...
The life of Lee Miller is full of bright and fateful episodes. At age seven, Miller was abused. At 19 she became a model. After ...
26-06-2025
Why do the Eskimos do with their wives "aredirect"?
Eskimo custom of "aredirect", that is, the exchange of wives at the time, is rooted in antiquity. Scientists believe that it ...
25-06-2025
Destruction and disassembly: the Russian province in the ...
In short, the atmosphere of this period can be described as " suddenly everything became possible (but not everyone)". Dashing and ...
25-06-2025
Attire of Japanese firefighters of the 17th and 19th ...
In the Edo era (1603-1868) in Japan, fires were not uncommon & # 8212; thin wooden floors in houses could easily catch fire. The ...
25-06-2025
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, ...