04-05-2024
"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 ...
04-05-2024
Bicycle History: The Penny-Farthing, or High Wheel
The penny farthing, also known as the high wheel, was the first vehicle to be called a bicycle. This two-wheeler was popular in the ...
04-05-2024
Any eroticism is an art!
A rich Jew finds out that his wife is cheating on him with an artist. He orders a portrait of his wife from a rival for a huge sum. ...
04-05-2024
The story of Josef Menchik - the last Czech knight
Josef Menčík is often called the last Czech knight. This is not entirely true, because this man, most likely, was the last knight ...
03-05-2024
20 rare and unexpected photos of celebrities from the 80‑90s
In the 80‑90s, digital photography was not yet widespread – therefore, most often pictures were taken with ordinary cameras, ...
03-05-2024
Who are the chaperones and what did the women of this ...
Fans of old English novels have probably encountered such a concept as a "companion" on their pages more than once. These women are ...
03-05-2024
Honor is more precious than life: how the samurai in Japan ...
A stunning series of vintage photos shows the life of Japanese samurai 130 years ago. Among the pictures there are also those that ...
03-05-2024
Monuments of the socialist era from the Park-Museum "memento" ...
Park "memento" on the outskirts of Budapest is a Museum under the open sky, which contains sculptures of the time of socialism in ...
02-05-2024
Why do women give birth lying down and what does King Louis ...
In most cases, women give birth lying down. Many are sure that this is the most optimal position for a woman in labor and a child. ...
02-05-2024
The bodies that people look years: 8 of the most famous ...
When someone is talking about mummies, I usually come ancient Egyptian pharaohs, their tombs and the same film with Brendan Fraser ...
02-05-2024
Spies in skirts: female intelligence officers whose exploits ...
In the history of domestic intelligence, there are many women whose exploits are classified even after many years. But their fates ...
02-05-2024
Marilyn Monroe without makeup and 33 more interesting and ...
History keeps a lot of interesting pictures of people, events, places that somehow stood out and were remembered. In this ...
02-05-2024
Himalayan Lake Roopkund is a cemetery of 500 people, which ...
People have been talking about the existence of a mysterious Skeleton Lake in the Himalayas for hundreds of years. The shores of ...
02-05-2024
7 Russian girls that the whole country knew
Agree, after all, people who have crossed the threshold of youth usually become famous throughout the country or the world. And ...
01-05-2024
Nazi Germany in color photos by Hugo Jaeger, Hitler's ...
These color photographs were taken by Hugo Jäger, Adolf Hitler's former personal photographer. He traveled with the future Nazi ...
01-05-2024
Top 10 bizarre military inventions that were not meant to get ...
The easiest way to attract investments in the military project, if you say that the new army will become invincible. However, as ...
01-05-2024
The story of Pluto Lamp: how a Briton taught lanterns to sell ...
What functions do you think, besides lighting, can street lamps perform? Well, unless you count their use as makeshift bulletin ...
01-05-2024
Nature of the Wild West 150 years ago
Thanks to westerns, the Wild West seems full of romance and is associated with cowboys, loyal mustangs and excellent Colts. Wild ...
01-05-2024
How we walked in Chicago nightclubs in the 70s
Dangerous pimp guys and their hot chocolate girlfriends. They didn't let strangers near them, so these pictures taken in the ...
01-05-2024
Prostitutes of Japan of the XIX century
In the Land of the Rising Sun, since ancient times, there have been many professional courtesans-geisha, and prostitutes-oiran, ...
01-05-2024
How to use fear in the wars of the past
Psychological warfare involves the deliberate continuous pressure on the enemy soldiers. Intimidation and misinformation leads to a ...
30-04-2024
Women Who Ruled Paris from Bed: a scandalous catalog of ...
In the 19th century, prostitution was legal in France. For the convenience of customers, each district of Paris published a booklet ...
30-04-2024
Detective in ancient Roman style, or How Emperor Tiberius ...
In ancient Rome there was no such thing as an investigator or detective. Any crime was investigated in court and, as a rule, the ...
30-04-2024
Is the artist Adolf Hitler an unrecognized genius or mediocrity?
The future founder of the totalitarian dictatorship of the Third Reich studied very poorly at school. Almost the only subject with ...
30-04-2024
Why do men wear watches on their left hand
Traditionally, men wear watches on their left hand. They say that the rules of etiquette require this, but no one can explain what ...
30-04-2024
Walpurgis Night – how the commemoration of the righteous ...
On the night of April 30 to May 1, Walpurgis Night comes. If you believe the legends, in these few hours witches and sorcerers ...