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24.03.25
The scariest church in the world
23.03.25
the 10 most famous criminal duos
23.03.25
The most absurd taxes in the world
23.03.25
Vintage portraits of tattooed women
![The story of nurse Lucia de Berk, nicknamed the "Angel of Death"](/img/2025/the-story-of-nurse-lucia/the-story-of-nurse-lucia-540x310.jpg "The story of nurse Lucia de Berk, nicknamed the "Angel of Death"")
21-03-2025
Why are there so many useless buttons on the sleeves of ...
On the sleeves of men's jackets, several buttons are almost always sewn in a row. They are both on clothes of expensive brands, ...
21-03-2025
It's hard to believe, but these 5 people with anomalies ...
From time to time, nature plays a cruel joke on us and "special" people are born. They are often called freaks, but this does not ...
![The history of the schooner "Kodor" - the main sailing ship of Soviet cinema](/img/2025/the-history-of-the/the-history-of-the-170x170.jpg "The history of the schooner "Kodor" - the main sailing ship of Soviet cinema")
21-03-2025
The history of the schooner "Kodor" - the main ...
This beautiful sailing ship is known by different names: “Secret”, “Hispaniola”, “Scorpio”, “Duncan”, ...
20-03-2025
From beauty in the beast: a history of Mary Ann Webster — ...
Every woman wants to be beautiful, desirable and, of course, wants to see proof of their attractiveness in the mirror. Hard to ...
20-03-2025
The Tamam Shud Case: The Mystery of Australia's Somerton ...
Every second, two or three people die in the world. Some leave this world surrounded by loved ones or in hospital, some die in ...
20-03-2025
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 ...
20-03-2025
Fun from a century ago: Strange interactive Postcards with ...
In the first two decades of the XX century, against the background of technological progress, the development of photography, ...
20-03-2025
As in Nazi Germany invented the first sex doll — Aryan of ...
The Nazi occupation of France in 1940 led to multiple sex German soldier with Parisian prostitutes, and as a result, by the ...
20-03-2025
Escape from the "Alcatraz": the story of three inmates who ...
March 21, 1963 was closed to the famous American prison for dangerous criminals Alcatraz, also known as "the Rock". Located on the ...
19-03-2025
10 facts about the deceptive "Execution in Saigon"
Photojournalist Eddie Adams captured one of the most famous images of the Vietnam War — the moment of execution amid the chaos ...
19-03-2025
Embalming relatives, brewing beer and other reasons for ...
Today, work truants are treated strictly everywhere. The reason why the employee did not come to work must be valid. How was it in ...
19-03-2025
How people waited for mobile phones: 18 photos from the past
Before Motorola introduced the first portable phone in 1973, ordinary people also thought that the phone should be more convenient, ...
19-03-2025
20 Instructive Facts About the Romances and Intrigues of Kings
Love stories associated with people of royal blood always attract the attention of the public - both in the old days and now. Maybe ...
19-03-2025
Atmospheric photos straight from our 90s
What were the distant 90s like for you? For those who remember them well, have already forgotten them or were born later, we ...
19-03-2025
Treatment current up to burning at the stake: the worst ways ...
In ancient times, long before the beginning of the development of medicine, mankind has unsuccessfully wrestled with the problem ...
19-03-2025
How the one-child policy affected the present and future of China
From 1979 to 2015, the rule in China was “one family, one child.” We can say that it was a social experiment in which an entire ...
18-03-2025
Keep your mouth shut: the iron mask used to punish gossip in ...
The Middle Ages is a period well known for the variety of corporal punishment. The idea of corporal punishment was closely related ...
18-03-2025
God's Judgement: How a Dog from Montargis Avenged His ...
In the early Middle Ages, there was a special method of justice known as the Court of God. It was usually used when ordinary ...
18-03-2025
Amazing stories about how the world's masterpieces were ...
In this article you will find incredible stories about people who are incredibly lucky to buy priceless works of art for a mere ...
18-03-2025
The story of Kaspar Hauser - the man who came out of nowhere
There are many stories of children disappearing without a trace. Much less often, they appear out of nowhere, as happened on May ...
18-03-2025
Zhang Shichai is the tallest Chinese man in history
It is generally accepted that the Chinese are not very tall people. This is basically true - the average height of men in the ...
![Why flea markets are called "flea markets"](/img/2025/why-flea-markets-are/why-flea-markets-are-170x170.jpg "Why flea markets are called "flea markets"")
18-03-2025
Why flea markets are called "flea markets"
Popular folk names, as a rule, have a simple origin, but are associated with an interesting history. There are many examples, for ...
17-03-2025
Joseph Pujol is the most famous fart in the world
Have you noticed that often people who are about to spoil the air, raise their index finger up, saying " Attention, something is ...
17-03-2025
Hop-stop, we are not afraid of Scotland Yard: Color ...
This series of pictures of criminals from the county of Tyne and Wear, engaged in their dirty deeds in the 1930s, was recently ...
!["Tyburn Tree": How executions took place on London's main gallows](/img/2025/tyburn-tree-how-executions/tyburn-tree-how-executions-170x170.jpg ""Tyburn Tree": How executions took place on London's main gallows")
17-03-2025
"Tyburn Tree": How executions took place on ...
In the Middle Ages, human life was worth next to nothing in England. Both noble lords and simple peasants were executed for ...
17-03-2025
Harsh students of the Middle Ages: how was the largest ...
In the student environment, a fight is quite a common phenomenon. What can I do, it's a young thing — they argued, fought and ...