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Florentine football: little for the war, but cruel for the game
Florence is not only the world capital of art, birthplace of the great Dante and the Italian literary language. This is a city ...
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Rats, mines, tuberculosis and other unpredictable things ...
What do dogs and Velcro have in common? And between painting and nuclear weapons? If you say nothing, you will be very mistaken. In ...
14-07-2025
Fleece, bandits, bikini with: pre-Islamic Iran to the movie ...
In January 1979, the Shah Reza Pahlavi left Tehran, leaving the "long vacation". Power passed to the Islamists, led by Ayatollah ...
14-07-2025
Why is China called the "Celestial Empire"
When talking about China, this country is often called the Celestial Empire. At the same time, residents of this country are ...
14-07-2025
"Changes? Forget!": sex tips from the past for ideal wives
Even in the "swinging 60s", which became synonymous with a rebellious time, innovation and vibrant life, the sexual topic is almost ...
14-07-2025
"Spinning houses", "chorus girls" and other features of ...
Prostitution is called the oldest profession and, most likely, this statement is not far from the truth. But in different parts of ...
14-07-2025
Scientists recreate faces of people who lived centuries ago, ...
When we want to know how to look people in the past — not only of an era before photography, but in prehistoric times, — there ...
13-07-2025
The story of the knight Goetz von Berlichingen - a mercenary ...
Nowadays it is difficult to surprise someone with a functional prosthesis. But just fifty years ago, a biomechanical arm or leg ...
13-07-2025
People without a permanent place of residence: an Italian ...
Since the time when the Roma people left India about 1500 years ago, they have been constantly subjected to discrimination and ...
13-07-2025
The incredible story of Lina Cavalieri from a music hall ...
Lina Cavalieri — one hundred years ago, this name spread throughout Europe and in Russia. Italian Opera singer has received ...
13-07-2025
Hunting for sewing machines, or Why antique dealers need ...
On August 12, 1851, the American tailor Singer patented an improved sewing machine. This ingenious invention changed the economy. ...
13-07-2025
Carnyx - the psychological weapon of the ancient Celts
In ancient wars, along with conventional weapons, psychological weapons were often used. Frightening-looking objects, and musical ...
13-07-2025
The crime and tragedy of Typhoid Mary: how the sinister cook ...
Due to the popularity of films about zombie apocalypses, even people far from medicine are now familiar with the term "patient ...
13-07-2025
8 people who were acquitted too late
On June 23, 1912, the brilliant mathematician Alan Turing was born, who, despite all his scientific works and achievements, was ...
13-07-2025
A special caste: how peasant women were selected for the role ...
Among the upper classes, not only Russian, to feed their children breast was not accepted. Therefore, for these purposes were ...
12-07-2025
Lived sinfully-died funny: the story of the last King of ...
King Farouk I of Egypt and Sudan was, without exaggeration, the most extravagant monarch of the 20th century. He collected red ...
12-07-2025
The most iconic songs of the band Queen
On July 13, 1973, the first album of the band Queen was released under the EMI label. Most of the songs were written by the band ...
12-07-2025
Looked like before the peasants in the age of 30-40 years
Peasant life at all times was difficult. These pictures were taken in the late 19th — the early 20th century, and we show how ...
12-07-2025
How the Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang ran away from death ...
A way out can be found even from a seemingly hopeless situation. The main thing is not to give up and then the chance that luck ...
12-07-2025
5 of the most crazy warriors of the middle Ages
You know, talking about some "generally repulsed"? And while "captured" quite often it turns out that, for what he undertakes — ...
12-07-2025
Gang murder in Caddy - a crime that has remained unsolved for ...
When a murder is committed, people who have a motive are looked for first. If the crime is committed spontaneously, by a serial ...
12-07-2025
Pharaoh's Secrets
It turns out that the beloved boy king of Egypt was not so golden. New research has revealed that Pharaoh Tutankhamun was actually ...
12-07-2025
Egypt's Merimde Civilization: The Ancestors of the ...
The civilization of Ancient Egypt is still full of unsolved mysteries. People who built majestic pyramids and temples before the ...
11-07-2025
10 creepy photos and the stories behind them
An impartial technique captures real-life events with photographic accuracy. Some pictures immediately cause a storm of emotions ...
11-07-2025
How did the cutlet in Kiev
Kiev cutlets are known and loved all over the world. In our country, it is difficult to find a person who has never tried this ...
11-07-2025
25 of the most amazing archaeological finds in history
Archaeology may not be the most breathtaking profession, but it certainly has its own exciting moments. Of course, it's not every ...