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Himalayan Lake Roopkund is a cemetery of 500 people, which keeps its secret

02-05-2024

Himalayan Lake Roopkund is a cemetery of 500 people, which ...

People have been talking about the existence of a mysterious Skeleton Lake in the Himalayas for hundreds of years. The shores of ...

7 Russian girls that the whole country knew

02-05-2024

7 Russian girls that the whole country knew

Agree, after all, people who have crossed the threshold of youth usually become famous throughout the country or the world. And ...

Nazi Germany in color photos by Hugo Jaeger, Hitler's personal photographer

01-05-2024

Nazi Germany in color photos by Hugo Jaeger, Hitler's ...

These color photographs were taken by Hugo Jäger, Adolf Hitler's former personal photographer. He traveled with the future Nazi ...

Top 10 bizarre military inventions that were not meant to get adopted

01-05-2024

Top 10 bizarre military inventions that were not meant to get ...

The easiest way to attract investments in the military project, if you say that the new army will become invincible. However, as ...

The story of Pluto Lamp: how a Briton taught lanterns to sell coffee and call the police

01-05-2024

The story of Pluto Lamp: how a Briton taught lanterns to sell ...

What functions do you think, besides lighting, can street lamps perform? Well, unless you count their use as makeshift bulletin ...

Nature of the Wild West 150 years ago

01-05-2024

Nature of the Wild West 150 years ago

Thanks to westerns, the Wild West seems full of romance and is associated with cowboys, loyal mustangs and excellent Colts. Wild ...

How we walked in Chicago nightclubs in the 70s

01-05-2024

How we walked in Chicago nightclubs in the 70s

Dangerous pimp guys and their hot chocolate girlfriends. They didn't let strangers near them, so these pictures taken in the ...

Prostitutes of Japan of the XIX century

01-05-2024

Prostitutes of Japan of the XIX century

In the Land of the Rising Sun, since ancient times, there have been many professional courtesans-geisha, and prostitutes-oiran, ...

How to use fear in the wars of the past

01-05-2024

How to use fear in the wars of the past

Psychological warfare involves the deliberate continuous pressure on the enemy soldiers. Intimidation and misinformation leads to a ...

Women Who Ruled Paris from Bed: a scandalous catalog of 19th-century Parisian courtesans

30-04-2024

Women Who Ruled Paris from Bed: a scandalous catalog of ...

In the 19th century, prostitution was legal in France. For the convenience of customers, each district of Paris published a booklet ...

Detective in ancient Roman style, or How Emperor Tiberius solved the crime

30-04-2024

Detective in ancient Roman style, or How Emperor Tiberius ...

In ancient Rome there was no such thing as an investigator or detective. Any crime was investigated in court and, as a rule, the ...

Is the artist Adolf Hitler an unrecognized genius or mediocrity?

30-04-2024

Is the artist Adolf Hitler an unrecognized genius or mediocrity?

The future founder of the totalitarian dictatorship of the Third Reich studied very poorly at school. Almost the only subject with ...

Why do men wear watches on their left hand

30-04-2024

Why do men wear watches on their left hand

Traditionally, men wear watches on their left hand. They say that the rules of etiquette require this, but no one can explain what ...

Walpurgis Night – how the commemoration of the righteous nun turned into a witches' Sabbath

30-04-2024

Walpurgis Night – how the commemoration of the righteous ...

On the night of April 30 to May 1, Walpurgis Night comes. If you believe the legends, in these few hours witches and sorcerers ...

When hung noodles: manufacture of spaghetti at the beginning of the XX century

30-04-2024

When hung noodles: manufacture of spaghetti at the beginning ...

Spaghetti is probably one of the most popular Italian dishes. They began to do in Sicily in the XII century. For a long time, pasta ...

Bell-bottoms: the peak of fashion of the 70s and the symbol of the decade

30-04-2024

Bell-bottoms: the peak of fashion of the 70s and the symbol ...

In the 1960s, bell‑bottoms became fashionable for both women and men. They became popular in Europe, and then in North America, ...

Historical facts that will make you take a different look at the concept of time

30-04-2024

Historical facts that will make you take a different look at ...

When you start studying history at school, it seems that the construction of the pyramids and Cleopatra were a very long time ago ...

Men in Russia, he cared for his beard: 6 ways to preserve its relevance

29-04-2024

Men in Russia, he cared for his beard: 6 ways to preserve its ...

The image of a real Russian man many centuries is associated with a thick beard. This image is not to eradicate any European ...

Crimea in photos from different years

29-04-2024

Crimea in photos from different years

Today we decided to remember what Crimea has been like since the beginning of the last century: interesting, atmospheric ...

The era of the great poisoning, or What is "powder the heirs"

29-04-2024

The era of the great poisoning, or What is "powder the heirs"

The late Medieval period from XV to XVII century called the era of Great geographical discoveries. But not everyone knows that it ...

Made in the USSR: legendary cosmetic products and their advertising campaigns

29-04-2024

Made in the USSR: legendary cosmetic products and their ...

Until 1917 cosmetics in Russia practically was not made. The pioneer becomes the trust "TEJA" (Trest essential oil essences), which ...

Incredible fortitude and courage: how a Russian doctor operated on himself

29-04-2024

Incredible fortitude and courage: how a Russian doctor ...

Usually, when researchers go on long trips, a doctor is next to them to provide assistance if necessary. So, one of the ...

10 creepy medicines that were made from the dead

28-04-2024

10 creepy medicines that were made from the dead

The history of medicine knows many examples when medicines were made from strange and even dangerous substances. But the most ...

9 People That Absolutely Nailed Their Family Photo Recreations

28-04-2024

9 People That Absolutely Nailed Their Family Photo Recreations

Looking at old family photos is like riding an emotional roller coaster. You smile at those happy (read: goofy) moments spent with ...

22 archival photos that will not leave you indifferent

28-04-2024

22 archival photos that will not leave you indifferent

Impressive and captivating, these archival photographs will reveal the world of the past - a time full of history and drama, ...

I Photographed An Abandoned Building From The 15th Century, And Here’s The Result

28-04-2024

I Photographed An Abandoned Building From The 15th Century, ...

The Chamber of Commerce, or CDC (Chambre du Commerce - French), was Antwerp's stock market, first opening in 1531. At the end of ...