29-11-2023
"Killed a spy or a woman on the run?": I would say, in the ...
In 1970 in the valley Isdale in Norway passers-by found the burnt body of a woman. What at first looked like an accident, start to ...
29-11-2023
What are the restrictions for women operated in the Russian bath
For Russian people Banya was never just a place for washing. It's an iconic, almost sacred place to visit which has been taken most ...
28-11-2023
Why was lithium added to 7UP soda?
Everyone knows the carbonated drink 7-Up. But no one can say why it was called that way. Surely its creator, Charles Leiper Grieg, ...
27-11-2023
5 design breakthroughs that forever entered the history
Modern man is difficult to surprise with cart for supermarket or table lamp, which is able to rotate in different directions. Yeah, ...
26-11-2023
10 Fascinating Archeological Finds We Are Lucky Enough To ...
Archeology is a fascinating subject. It has helped us understand the history of many cultures around the globe. It’s the reason ...
25-11-2023
"Like the devil from incense": how did this phrase appear and ...
Smells have always played a big role in people's lives. Many of them have been used for centuries for medicinal purposes, which ...
24-11-2023
Mamihlapinatapai is the most mysterious and difficult word to ...
In 2002, Christina Calderon, one of the 1,600 descendants of the Yagan Indian tribe still living on the lands of their ancestors, ...
21-11-2023
Rare pictures of young Mariah Carey in the 90-ies
The vocal style of American singer Mariah Carey have significantly influenced contemporary music. It is called one of the greatest ...
20-11-2023
20 Scenes From Famous Movies That Have Become Iconic, As ...
The drama, the set, the acting, the dialogue, there are certain film moments that end up sticking in our brains. Whether it is a ...
19-11-2023
Faces of British crime of the XIX century
What did the petty criminals of the XIX century look like? We offer you a look at the faces of English prisoners held in a penal ...
19-11-2023
Fear and disgust in Sumer, or What representatives of ancient ...
Almost all the holidays that exist today, in one way or another, are associated with ancient agricultural cults. Settlement and ...
19-11-2023
“It Didn’t Fit In With Artistic Rules”: Terrifying ...
It takes years and sometimes centuries to unveil some of the world’s biggest historical figures and understand our most precious ...
17-11-2023
Who were the mysterious maenads - women who dedicated their ...
These women were called bacchantes by the Romans, and maenads by the Greeks. In ancient times, when women were in the shadow of ...
16-11-2023
The secret of Marilyn Monroe's skirt: why she pulled up and ...
At the beginning of the 20th century, Manhattan became a favorite walking place for lonely New York men. They gathered in groups in ...
15-11-2023
Child labor in twentieth-century America: photographs of ...
After the American Civil War, the availability of natural resources, new inventions and a capacious market provoked a rapid ...
11-11-2023
Why are there two different types of toilets in Turkish ...
If you have been to Turkey and visited the residents of this country (or rented an apartment in a Turkish house), you may have ...
11-11-2023
The artist showed what historical celebrities could be today
Becca Saladin is a graphic designer who has been drawing since childhood. Since childhood, she has also been interested in history. ...
10-11-2023
Why by the age of 40, the daughter of Peter I turned from a ...
Elizabeth Petrovna is the youngest and favorite daughter of Peter I. She ascended the Russian throne in 1741 and ruled the country ...
10-11-2023
The story of circus athlete Alexander Zass — Russian "Iron ...
Alexander Ivanovich Zass remained in world history as one of the strongest people. He could carry a horse on his shoulders, tear ...
09-11-2023
What Volgograd looked like in the 1980s
In 1985, the Moscow publishing house "Soviet Russia" released a large album called "Volgograd", collecting the works of five Soviet ...
07-11-2023
The Undertaker's notes: grim details about the state of ...
The owner of the funeral home, who was preparing the body of a Hollywood star for burial, shared shocking details about it in his ...
04-11-2023
20 Vintage Ads And Commercials That May Intrigue And Fascinate
If you take a quick look at fashion magazines or some home decor ideas that are trending, you might see quite a few vintage items ...
01-11-2023
Soviet intelligence officer laughs before being shot — and ...
We offer you to remember the Second World War with the help of nine amazing photos. Some may even seem like perfectly ordinary ...
01-11-2023
Why do the French kiss the village waitress on the fifth point
Perhaps some day on vacation animators offered you to play balls on the beach. A simple game in which you want to throw your ball ...
30-10-2023
12 Intentional And Accidental Pieces Of Art That People Have ...
If you’ve ever taken a stroll through an antique shop, you know that they’re full of unexpected treasures. You might find a ...
28-10-2023
14 photographs behind which lies the history of the century
Iconic photographs, better than any history textbook, can tell about the most important things in our past, be it a historical ...