History

The story of the adventurer Lola Montez, who almost became a queen, but lost everything

17-03-2024

The story of the adventurer Lola Montez, who almost became a ...

The XIX century can rightly be called the golden age of courtesans, impostors and adventurers. No era has given the world so many ...

Photos with celebrities that you haven't seen

17-03-2024

Photos with celebrities that you haven't seen

In these photos, lovingly collected in the corners of the large Internet, you will see famous actors, musicians, politicians and ...

How did the famous Chinese “Meat Stone” appear?

17-03-2024

How did the famous Chinese “Meat Stone” appear?

Anyone who sees this exhibit for the first time at the National Palace Museum of Taiwan asks a logical question: what is a piece of ...

Who were the Red Guards of the Cultural Revolution

16-03-2024

Who were the Red Guards of the Cultural Revolution

The events we are going to tell you about could have taken place in the Ming or Qing Dynasty. They do not fit into the framework of ...

Brenda or Bruce: The tragic story of a boy who grew up as a girl

16-03-2024

Brenda or Bruce: The tragic story of a boy who grew up as a girl

At a very early age, children know who they really are-boys or girls. But what if someone comes to mind to deceive nature: will it ...

Spaniard: the story of the worst epidemic of the 20th century

16-03-2024

Spaniard: the story of the worst epidemic of the 20th century

The death of hundreds of millions of people in just 18 months is not a pure apocalypse scenario. The Spanish flu, which awoke at ...

Borsch, dumplings and 5 dishes that are mistakenly believe native Russian

16-03-2024

Borsch, dumplings and 5 dishes that are mistakenly believe ...

The question of what true Russian cuisine is very controversial. Culinary authors in Russia until the nineteenth century was not ...

Delicious photos of icons of the XX century style from Inge Morat

15-03-2024

Delicious photos of icons of the XX century style from Inge Morat

Inge Morath was one of the most prominent photographers of the post-war decade. The book of photographs "Inge Morath: On Style", ...

Dr. Knoche and his “mummy factory” in the jungles of Venezuela

15-03-2024

Dr. Knoche and his “mummy factory” in the jungles of ...

Mad scientists do not leave the walls of the university. The path to madness begins later and is different for everyone. Dr. ...

How did a man manage to tame a wolf and turn it into a dog

15-03-2024

How did a man manage to tame a wolf and turn it into a dog

A dog is the most ancient human pet. No one knows exactly when and to whom it first occurred to get a four-legged friend. But it is ...

10 dark secrets of Prohibition in the United States

15-03-2024

10 dark secrets of Prohibition in the United States

In alcohol, people often find solace in difficult times. Prohibition, introduced in the United States in 1920, deprived Americans ...

Stunning photos of a young Kim Basinger from the 1970s

14-03-2024

Stunning photos of a young Kim Basinger from the 1970s

Actress Kim Basinger, proclaimed a sex symbol of the 1980s and 1990s, started her way into show business at the Ford Modeling ...

The kissing ceremony and other ancient rules of Russian etiquette that amazed foreigners

14-03-2024

The kissing ceremony and other ancient rules of Russian ...

The simplest rules of etiquette appeared as soon as people began to live in society. They progressed and changed, sometimes taking ...

The genius of pure beauty: natural appeal of British girls in the beginning of XX century

14-03-2024

The genius of pure beauty: natural appeal of British girls in ...

Beauty lives in the eyes. Unfortunately, now we need to work hard to find the true beauty among the crowd. In the early twentieth ...

The 4 most dangerous and strange experiment with food in the history of mankind

14-03-2024

The 4 most dangerous and strange experiment with food in the ...

It is now for experiments, mainly scientists use lab rats, and the results of most experiments can predict in advance, starting ...

Evolution of seeds in Russia from Peter I to our days

14-03-2024

Evolution of seeds in Russia from Peter I to our days

It's hard to imagine but there were times in Russia when people knew nothing about seeds. After all, once they are simply not ...

The Heart of France: 30 stunning photos of Paris in the 1930s and 1940s

13-03-2024

The Heart of France: 30 stunning photos of Paris in the 1930s ...

The city of love, fashion and freedom could not leave photographers indifferent. Among them stands out Roger Schall-a French master ...

10 Interesting Photographs From The Past That Might Help You Learn Something New

13-03-2024

10 Interesting Photographs From The Past That Might Help You ...

Old pictures combine two elements that curious minds like – history and photography. But have you ever wondered why you like ...

An amazing find in the attic: a suitcase with personal belongings of a soldier of the First World War

13-03-2024

An amazing find in the attic: a suitcase with personal ...

A suitcase containing the belongings of a World War I soldier has been found in the UK. The mother of Private Ted Ambrose, who was ...

50 cups of coffee a day, unwillingness to wash and other strange habits of 20 geniuses

13-03-2024

50 cups of coffee a day, unwillingness to wash and other ...

From afar, the stars shine brightly and beautifully, but you should not approach them. The same can be said about many famous ...

Why Confucius advised not to tell anything about yourself

13-03-2024

Why Confucius advised not to tell anything about yourself

We are all familiar with the phrase from Hollywood movies: “Everything said will be used against you.” We perceive this as a ...

I'll be damned! This is the only surviving pirate graveyard

12-03-2024

I'll be damned! This is the only surviving pirate graveyard

If you ever get the idea of watching whales come to the surface, there is no better place than the island of Nusi Buraha off the ...

Obscene fashion of a century ago - stockings rolled up under the knee

12-03-2024

Obscene fashion of a century ago - stockings rolled up under ...

Stockings rolled below the knees - the rebellious fashion of the 1920s! Girls longed for freedom, not wanting to wear uncomfortable ...

Women who changed history

12-03-2024

Women who changed history

There are women who are truly worthy of respect and admiration. They change the story, go for broke, not afraid of change, nor the ...

Attitude towards the female nudity in society: a view through the centuries

12-03-2024

Attitude towards the female nudity in society: a view through ...

To female nudity in different attitudes not only different people, but in different times. Moreover, to trace the changes in the ...

The era of human zoos

11-03-2024

The era of human zoos

Since ancient times, sanctioned the slave trade was engaged in by people of different nationalities and religions. Most of the ...