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12 the worst architectural disasters

17-10-2020

12 the worst architectural disasters

Architect — responsible and difficult job, but we all make mistakes. Mistakes in construction can sometimes result in terrible ...

Call from the depths of the ocean, with a length of two days and cost 28 lives

17-10-2020

Call from the depths of the ocean, with a length of two days ...

This story is about a very long phone call. What you call is when the handset emits a ringing sound "Dr-R-R-R-R-ring". Perhaps, it ...

In England nineteenth century, divorce was expensive. Therefore, wives sold at auction

16-10-2020

In England nineteenth century, divorce was expensive. ...

Now just try to infringe on woman rights — feminists instantly horns pooblomayut But in the old days things were different. After ...

13 historical figures who were married to their relatives

16-10-2020

13 historical figures who were married to their relatives

In the culture of many countries it is not customary to conclude a marriage between cousins or second cousins and sisters, and ...

Student received the highest score, instead of passing the history test ninja clean sheet

14-10-2020

Student received the highest score, instead of passing the ...

Japanese freshman Amy Haga (Haga Eimi), which was given the task to write an essay on the history of the ninja and passed the ...

12 records that no one will ever beat

14-10-2020

12 records that no one will ever beat

It seems that since then, in 1955, he became popular Guinness Book of records, people continually try to beat other people's ...

Looked like the fitness of the early twentieth century

12-10-2020

Looked like the fitness of the early twentieth century

Despite the fact that fitness, shaping and other programs to improve the figures became popular only in the last decade, the desire ...

False attraction, gathering crowds of tourists, ready to believe any tales

09-10-2020

False attraction, gathering crowds of tourists, ready to ...

If you're dreaming of this travel and of immersion in the history and atmosphere of the place where you are going, you should avoid ...

The author's collection of the strangest postcards from the past

09-10-2020

The author's collection of the strangest postcards from the past

Illustrator Sveta Dorosheva collects antique postcards. Among the exhibits of her collection there are also rare, and very strange ...

Deep breath of freedom: footage of shiny rock revelry perestroika

08-10-2020

Deep breath of freedom: footage of shiny rock revelry perestroika

The restructuring freed Russian rock. The rock band officially ceased to be parasites, the opportunity to give concerts without ...

The ships and officers of the Navy of the Russian Empire in 1893

07-10-2020

The ships and officers of the Navy of the Russian Empire in 1893

By the end of the XVIII century the Russian Navy was the third largest in the world (first and second places were taken by Britain ...

Old pictures of celebrities that you haven't seen

05-10-2020

Old pictures of celebrities that you haven't seen

If you secretly, but passionately love to consider photos of celebrities and interested in their life, then these frames you'll ...

The age-old history of the main world of the cabaret "Moulin Rouge" in photos

05-10-2020

The age-old history of the main world of the cabaret "Moulin ...

In Paris, at the foot of Montmartre October 6, 1889, received its first visitors cabaret night "Moulin Rouge". This year ...

Blue denim shorts a favorite among American women 70 years

05-10-2020

Blue denim shorts a favorite among American women 70 years

1970-ies in the United States was marked by sexual liberation, rejection of military service, the struggle for women's rights. And ...

Death defying crazy stunts in retrofuture

04-10-2020

Death defying crazy stunts in retrofuture

Looking at these old photographs, you might think that the people of the past was absolutely no instinct of self-preservation. In ...

25 photos that will change your perception of world history

01-10-2020

25 photos that will change your perception of world history

When you read something about history, whether a memoir, a textbook or article, the mind develops its own unique view about how it ...

Unique fire mummies of Cabana

01-10-2020

Unique fire mummies of Cabana

Mummification is a relatively well-studied ancient ritual of preserving the dead bodies — mostly associated with the embalmed ...

A lost "Golden age": 44 documentary photos by Vladimir Sokolaev

29-09-2020

A lost "Golden age": 44 documentary photos by Vladimir Sokolaev

If Vladimir Sokolaev once took up a camera and realized that photography is his life's work, we would have lost a very unique and ...

Color images of the First world war, which made like yesterday

28-09-2020

Color images of the First world war, which made like yesterday

For over a hundred years have passed since the end of the First world war. Since then, there have been many generations. When ...

Wild West photos of Timothy O Sullivan

27-09-2020

Wild West photos of Timothy O Sullivan

Since childhood, the Wild West associated with vast prairies, for which the jump of the brave the cowboys, firing from the ...

Portraits of the Nazi guards of Auschwitz 1940-1945 years

26-09-2020

Portraits of the Nazi guards of Auschwitz 1940-1945 years

After the German invasion of Poland in September 1939 began the construction of camps for thousands of Polish political prisoners ...

23 amazing scenes of Stanley Kubrick

26-09-2020

23 amazing scenes of Stanley Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick is a famous Director and screenwriter, had a huge impact on American cinema. His talent was already evident at the ...

Launch the time machine: 25 photos of grandparents, who recreated their grandchildren

26-09-2020

Launch the time machine: 25 photos of grandparents, who ...

Of course, none of you have not seen their grandparents at a very young age. But, leafing through pages of a family album, we ...

Classic elegance Dior: sophisticated designs in 1940-1960-ies on the streets of Paris

25-09-2020

Classic elegance Dior: sophisticated designs in 1940-1960-ies ...

Willie Maiwald grew up in a family engaged in the hotel business. But as sometimes happens, the young man realized that his path ...

The nature of the Wild West 150 years ago

25-09-2020

The nature of the Wild West 150 years ago

Thanks to the westerns, the Wild West seems to be full of romance and associated with cowboys, Mustangs faithful, and smart colts. ...

From corsets to thin stripes: how to change underwear in 100 years

23-09-2020

From corsets to thin stripes: how to change underwear in 100 ...

From the beginning of XX century the most intriguing and intimate part of a woman's wardrobe has undergone not only significant and ...