History
27.08.25
An amazing story about the boy Lev
25-08-2025
How the cherry blossom became a sacred tree for the Japanese
When we hear about sakura, we most often think of Japan. It is in this country that a real cult of this tree has reigned for many ...
25-08-2025
The story of Frank Costello, who became the prototype for the ...
Frank Costello, the boss of the New York mafia, has been through a lot in his life. He was the subject of government ...
25-08-2025
From the old to the new: 30 cases in skilled hands ...
People consume more and more things. Now, even phones without a removable battery, because either, the device will die before the ...
25-08-2025
7 Inventions Made So Well They Never Needed Improvement
In October 1873, Joseph Glidden, an American farmer from Illinois, applied for a patent on barbed wire, giving it the form in which ...
24-08-2025
13 Historical Facts That Seem Fiction But Are Actually Real
Sometimes reality surpasses the wildest fantasies. There are events and facts in human history that sound so incredible that it is ...
24-08-2025
Even girls received initial military training in Soviet schools
In 1968, a new subject was introduced in Soviet schools — initial military training. Each educational institution was equipped ...
24-08-2025
Screams of pain and boiling blood: archaeologists told how ...
In 79 AD, the inhabitants of Pompeii died as a result of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The city was located 20 kilometers from ...
24-08-2025
The Captain from Kepenik: how the shoemaker robbed the Town ...
When Kaiser Wilhelm learned the story of the captain from Kepenik, he laughed until tears came. He personally pardoned a man who ...
24-08-2025
Intimate photos of the Rolling Stones, John Lennon and other ...
According to Michael Putland himself, he didn't have days off in the 70s. The renowned music photographer has been capturing rock ...
24-08-2025
10 outstanding personalities who could have changed the ...
The largest maritime disaster of the early 20th century claimed the lives of 1,490 people, among whom there were many people who ...
23-08-2025
The tragic story of a noble bandit Salvatore Giuliano
Salvatore Giuliano is one of the national heroes of Sicily. A young man he went to the mountains and declared war on the rich, who ...
23-08-2025
What are "hungry stones" and why did people cry when they saw ...
To find out about the upcoming disasters, people have long resorted to fortune-telling or to the services of all kinds of ...
23-08-2025
"Let's go to cut down the Germans": how collaborators from ...
The northern and eastern parts of the Czech Republic were liberated by the Red Army, and the west – by the US troops. But for ...
23-08-2025
How did Kaitak — the most dangerous airport in the world - ...
People built airports in the most inappropriate places - among the mountains, in the thicket of the jungle, on coral atolls. But ...
23-08-2025
Directory fetish lingerie French company Diana Slip from the ...
Not vintage erotic photography from vintage catalog, which advertised fetishistic underwear late 1920-ies. A shot of this beauty is ...
23-08-2025
How Londoners used masks to escape the Great Smog in the 1950s
In December 1952, the British capital was covered with a thick layer of smog-the result of cold weather, windlessness and sulfurous ...
22-08-2025
Almost 13 Things That Were Once Considered to Be the Works of ...
The general hysteria about the threat of Satanism was not limited to the 1980s in the United States. If you go back in history, ...
22-08-2025
Sergey Krikalev is the most famous Russian cosmonaut after ...
In February 1994, the first flight of a Russian cosmonaut on an American spacecraft took place. This was the flight of Sergei ...
22-08-2025
Traditions of the Russian feast: 10 stacks on the staff
The Russian feast was distinguished not only by hospitality, excellent snacks, but also by a plentiful libation. And, if for some ...
22-08-2025
Why in the Middle Ages demons were painted with faces between ...
It is hardly worth reminding anyone that art is symbolic. But it's worth considering that medieval art was even more symbolic than ...
22-08-2025
Rare photos of North Korea at the beginning of the 20th century
North Korea today is a mysterious country, a reserve of totalitarianism closed to the whole world. Since the formation of this ...
22-08-2025
Mussolini was a dictator both in life and in bed and ...
On April 28, 1945, Italian partisans shot the leader of the Italian fascists, Benito Mussolini. The same fate befell his mistress, ...
22-08-2025
I was looking for copper, I found gold: 30 photos of ancient ...
Flea markets and flea markets are often associated with cheap, unwanted items, but sometimes you can find real treasures among the ...
21-08-2025
The Story of the Great London Fire, or How a small candle ...
By the middle of the 17th century, London was a crowded city with narrow streets, in which houses were built of wood and covered ...
21-08-2025
"Car of tomorrow" Phantom Corsair: a wonderful combination of ...
This incredible car was created just one copy at the whim Rasta Heinz — the heir to the biggest American company for the ...