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Why don't Jews eat pork? The history of complex relationships

23-03-2025

Why don't Jews eat pork? The history of complex relationships

When we hear about Judaism and Jews, among many associations, the rejection of pork certainly pops up in our memory. This is not ...

"Giants in skirts": 20 tallest women on the planet

23-03-2025

"Giants in skirts": 20 tallest women on the planet

Would you like to know how the tallest people in the world live? It is easy to guess that the greatest difficulties are caused by ...

Rating beauty: what the peoples of the world are the most attractive

22-03-2025

Rating beauty: what the peoples of the world are the most ...

Mankind in all ages have celebrated the beauty. Particularly successful in this the ancient Greeks, who brought a special formula ...

Secluded tribe with incredibly beautiful people in the lens Jimmy Nelson

20-03-2025

Secluded tribe with incredibly beautiful people in the lens ...

The famous British photographer Jimmy Nelson (Jimmy Nelson), who specializiruetsya on the set of vanishing and small peoples, ...

Evil and good Slavic evil spirits in the paintings of Valery Slauk

16-03-2025

Evil and good Slavic evil spirits in the paintings of Valery ...

Our ancestors believed in a huge number of gods and spirits. In their minds, every natural phenomenon, life situation or illness ...

20 incredible things that are found in Iceland

16-03-2025

20 incredible things that are found in Iceland

When travelling to the "land of ice", you need to be prepared for a lot of surprises. Iceland will captivate your heart natural ...

How does the "heavenly burial" take place in Tibet

15-03-2025

How does the "heavenly burial" take place in Tibet

"Heavenly burial" (jhator or bya gtor) is the main type of burial in Tibet and in a number of areas adjacent to Tibet. It is also ...

Ugliness for the sake of happiness: how mothers in Africa and India mutilate their daughters to arrange their lives

15-03-2025

Ugliness for the sake of happiness: how mothers in Africa and ...

The concepts of female beauty in different countries differ significantly. The canons of attractiveness have been formed for ...

How women adorn themselves in different countries

15-03-2025

How women adorn themselves in different countries

Women always strive to look beautiful, but the ideas of beauty in many countries differ. In this issue, you will learn about some ...

Bright Italy the 50-60-ies of the photographs Paolo di Paolo

13-03-2025

Bright Italy the 50-60-ies of the photographs Paolo di Paolo

Photographer Paolo di Paolo did a lot of wonderful pictures dedicated to his native Italy. He was acquainted with many celebrities ...

The most ridiculous complaints of British tourists on holidays abroad

13-03-2025

The most ridiculous complaints of British tourists on ...

The holiday season is approaching, and flocks of British tourists have flocked to the beaches of Spain, Greece and Italy. Many ...

6 sad facts about funerals in China: the place in a million, rental graves and fashion for cremation

13-03-2025

6 sad facts about funerals in China: the place in a million, ...

The country, which is home to more than 1.5 billion people, sooner or later had to face a disposal problem, because the places in ...

Why are there so many Chinese and does the increase in their population pose a threat to the planet?

11-03-2025

Why are there so many Chinese and does the increase in their ...

According to official data, China's population is already about 1.5 billion people. At the same time, the population of the ...

Why the legendary Explorer Thor Heyerdahl searched the home of the Vikings in the Rostov region

10-03-2025

Why the legendary Explorer Thor Heyerdahl searched the home ...

Norwegian Explorer Thor Heyerdahl became famous for his travels that debunked historical myths. Journey on the balsa Heyerdahl ...

Girls of the Chin people get disfiguring tattoos on their faces so that they are not kidnapped

09-03-2025

Girls of the Chin people get disfiguring tattoos on their ...

High in the mountains of Myanmar, the Chin people live, whose women are still forced to wear the ugly scars of ancient barbaric ...

How they lived in the Ottoman Empire: crazy laws and customs that today will seem wild to you

08-03-2025

How they lived in the Ottoman Empire: crazy laws and customs ...

The Ottoman Empire, which existed from 1299 to 1922, was one of the most powerful and influential powers of its time. The majestic ...

Why do gypsies never tell fortunes to gypsies

07-03-2025

Why do gypsies never tell fortunes to gypsies

For all of us, gypsies are invariably associated with divination. The fact that the women of this people earn money by predicting ...

How women's faces change when they are told that they are beautiful

06-03-2025

How women's faces change when they are told that they are ...

Mehmet Genç is a Turkish travel photographer working under the pseudonym Rotasiz Seyah, which can be translated literally as ...

How Little Fluffy Dogs Saved Indians From the Cold for Centuries

02-03-2025

How Little Fluffy Dogs Saved Indians From the Cold for Centuries

Dogs have long been considered man's best friend. These animals help people in the police, rescue services and the army, guard ...

Why don't the Russians smile?

01-03-2025

Why don't the Russians smile?

The first thing that surprises a foreign tourist in Russia is the number of gloomy people. Why do Russians smile so little? And it ...

Always on top: why Banna men prefer to walk on stilts

28-02-2025

Always on top: why Banna men prefer to walk on stilts

For most of us, stilts are something from the realm of entertainment. These devices are most often associated with the circus and ...

Ancient beliefs of Russia: who is a mermaid, and how to protect yourself from it

26-02-2025

Ancient beliefs of Russia: who is a mermaid, and how to ...

"Beware, you will meet a mermaid!", & #8212; said in the old days. But there were sure ways to escape from otherworldly beauties, ...

Vintage photos of Portuguese women in giant hoods from the Azores

23-02-2025

Vintage photos of Portuguese women in giant hoods from the Azores

The Azorean hood (Portuguese for "capote e capelo") is a traditional Azorean garment that was worn until the 1930s. The large cloak ...

The Cradle of humanity

21-02-2025

The Cradle of humanity

Ethno-photographer Joey Lawrence took these expressive pictures in the Omo Valley in Ethiopia in 2010. Due to the dense jungle and ...

5 world-famous things that the Chukchi invented

20-02-2025

5 world-famous things that the Chukchi invented

For many of us, the Chukchi are simple-minded heroes of anecdotes, engaged exclusively in reindeer husbandry and hunting and far ...

What is Afrofuturism and what ideas is it based on?

20-02-2025

What is Afrofuturism and what ideas is it based on?

We usually associate Africa with half-naked savages, exotic predators, impenetrable jungles and crazy dictators. Therefore, the ...