History

D'Annunzio and his Republic of Fiume: Nudist soldiers, air pirates and free cocaine

24-01-2025

D'Annunzio and his Republic of Fiume: Nudist soldiers, air ...

On September 11, 1919, an unrecognized country called the Republic of Beauty appeared on the map of Europe. Its founder was the ...

"Thimblerig": the noble origins of Russia's most criminal game

24-01-2025

"Thimblerig": the noble origins of Russia's ...

When we hear about the game of "shells", images of suspicious guys from the 90s standing at train stations or markets ...

The evolution of a beer can: From simple to elementary

23-01-2025

The evolution of a beer can: From simple to elementary

January 24 is a significant day for beer connoisseurs. 88 years ago, the foam drink first appeared on sale in a metal jar. The ...

Colored century photographs of immigrants who arrived in the USA, reveal the contrast of cultures

23-01-2025

Colored century photographs of immigrants who arrived in the ...

Amazing photos clearly demonstrate the variety and diversity of different cultures of those people who arrived in the United States ...

A window to the past: the first 30 photographs taken in 1839, John Herschel

23-01-2025

A window to the past: the first 30 photographs taken in 1839, ...

John Frederick William Herschel is one of the most famous and respected scientists of the nineteenth century. His interests in ...

The Story of the "Pony Man" by Robert Huddleston

23-01-2025

The Story of the "Pony Man" by Robert Huddleston

Just a hundred years ago, it was incredibly difficult for a person with physical disabilities to find themselves in life. Disabled ...

Cuba Libre: the secret of the strip clubs, the guerrillas and the atmosphere of freedom in the revolutionary 1950s

23-01-2025

Cuba Libre: the secret of the strip clubs, the guerrillas and ...

The Cuban revolution, steaming like a cigar of Fidel Castro, swept the country with a wave in the 1950-ies and radically changed ...

Why did the inhabitants of medieval Venice organize mass fights on bridges?

23-01-2025

Why did the inhabitants of medieval Venice organize mass ...

Venice is a beautiful ancient city built in a sea lagoon. Its main feature is its numerous canals topped with picturesque bridges. ...

On a snow-white yacht: 20 vintage photos of Monroe, Hepburn and other stars at sea

22-01-2025

On a snow-white yacht: 20 vintage photos of Monroe, Hepburn ...

These cute black and white photos were taken many years ago, but they fully convey the charm (and some recklessness!) stars of the ...

Why Hitler had a moustache brush and where mustard gas

22-01-2025

Why Hitler had a moustache brush and where mustard gas

Mustache brush appeared in the late 19th century in the United States and for a couple of decades, the fashion has spread all over ...

Magazine "Ogonek": illustrations of Soviet life

22-01-2025

Magazine "Ogonek": illustrations of Soviet life

Happy people are open, calm smiles and bright eyes, confident about the future, ready to take on the day. You look exactly like us ...

The hottest babes of the 70s

22-01-2025

The hottest babes of the 70s

The seventies of the last century were a real heyday of style, fashion and cinema, and also an era when unforgettable beauties ...

10 revolutionary ideas of Leonardo da Vinci

21-01-2025

10 revolutionary ideas of Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci lived at the turn of the XV and XVI centuries, but the feeling that he came back from the future. Many of his ...

The ridiculous death of the King of Sweden, who was killed by a bun

21-01-2025

The ridiculous death of the King of Sweden, who was killed by ...

Swedish King Adolf Fredrik came to the throne in 1751 thanks to the Russian Empress Elizabeth, but never became an outstanding ...

10 Pics That Are Likely To Infect You With Happiness

20-01-2025

10 Pics That Are Likely To Infect You With Happiness

When you’re happy, everything seems better: the sun feels brighter, the food tastes nicer, and even that one neighbor is less ...

Why didn't women in Rus' cut their hair?

20-01-2025

Why didn't women in Rus' cut their hair?

Since ancient times, women in Rus' have been adorned with long braids that were never cut. Only at the beginning of the 20th ...

Like booze Baker saved from the Titanic, and many passengers of the sunken liner

20-01-2025

Like booze Baker saved from the Titanic, and many passengers ...

Drunk man does not always right. What can I say — sometimes even illogical. Usually this creates problems for him and others, but ...

Color photos of popular tourist destinations, taken more than 100 years ago

20-01-2025

Color photos of popular tourist destinations, taken more than ...

These lovely photos show looked like the main tourist places of the world at a time when colour photography was just starting to ...

What did Europeans eat in the Middle Ages and why we can envy them

19-01-2025

What did Europeans eat in the Middle Ages and why we can envy ...

Many believe that the Middle Ages is a dark and dangerous time in which people did not live, but survived. Mankind was decimated by ...

How did ancient hetaeras live and who wrote them textbooks on seduction?

19-01-2025

How did ancient hetaeras live and who wrote them textbooks on ...

There are many legends about the ancient Greek hetaeras. These controversial ladies are no less famous than ancient gods and ...

The hippie camp Taylor camp — a utopian place with no worries, evil and clothing

19-01-2025

The hippie camp Taylor camp — a utopian place with no ...

Many believe that if Heaven on earth exists, it certainly is on the Hawaiian Islands. That is why it was built here in the late ...

13 Nostalgic Paintings Of This Romanian Artist’s Childhood That You Might Relate To

19-01-2025

13 Nostalgic Paintings Of This Romanian Artist’s Childhood ...

f you grew up in the 90s in Eastern Europe, this Romanian artist has a treat for you! 

Top 5 most unusual Railways of Switzerland

19-01-2025

Top 5 most unusual Railways of Switzerland

At the end of the XIX century on the "roof of Europe", in the Alps, became like mushrooms after the rain appeared the mountain ...

Monsters or ordinary people? What the everyday life of the Third Reich looked like

19-01-2025

Monsters or ordinary people? What the everyday life of the ...

No matter what, life always goes on. The new state regime can pursue a policy that many suffer from, but at the same time the ...

22 photos from the 1990s that won't leave you indifferent

19-01-2025

22 photos from the 1990s that won't leave you indifferent

Remember the roaring 90s with our new selection of photos! From the fashion trends of the day to the iconic people of their day, ...

How medieval pranksters played tricks on people — sophisticated and merciless

19-01-2025

How medieval pranksters played tricks on people — ...

The word «prank» appeared in our lexicon in the Internet era. But the practical jokes on people themselves, which lead ...