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22 charming girls who won the title of beauty queen in the middle of the last century

25-06-2025

22 charming girls who won the title of beauty queen in the ...

In America, in the middle of the last century, every self-respecting company considered it its duty to hold a beauty contest and ...

La Jana: the star that burned in the Zenith of fame

25-06-2025

La Jana: the star that burned in the Zenith of fame

Beauty, which was not destined to grow old, was considered one of the brightest stars of the early XX century. Her life ended on a ...

Rotten Apple: a dark underside of new York of the 80s on the photo of Myron Zownir

24-06-2025

Rotten Apple: a dark underside of new York of the 80s on the ...

New York- «Big Apple», which is not on all sides looks delicious. He has a rotten side, carefully hidden from tourists ' ...

The dark story of silent twins June and Jennifer Gibbons

24-06-2025

The dark story of silent twins June and Jennifer Gibbons

The close relationship of twins with each other has been known to people since ancient times. But sometimes such dependence crosses ...

What is the secret of Victorian photographs?

24-06-2025

What is the secret of Victorian photographs?

In the era of the reign of Queen Victoria in Great Britain, with the advent of such a miracle as photography, quite strange ...

"Hug and cry": how did the expression popular among modern youth appear

23-06-2025

"Hug and cry": how did the expression popular among modern ...

The expression "hug and cry" is used today mainly by young people when they want to ironically pity someone or emphasize the ...

Deok Hye is a Korean princess whose life turned out to be scarier than any fairy tale.

23-06-2025

Deok Hye is a Korean princess whose life turned out to be ...

In the real world, the lives of princesses are not always a story with a happy ending. As an example, we can offer the fate of ...

Drowning in Nantes — a monstrous massacre organized by a fanatic

23-06-2025

Drowning in Nantes — a monstrous massacre organized by a ...

The French Revolution of 1789 put an end to the monarchy. And at the same time, she took the lives of tens of thousands of ...

30 rare photos of Hollywood's golden age stars

23-06-2025

30 rare photos of Hollywood's golden age stars

The 1920s and 60s are called the "golden age of Hollywood". It was a time when the whole film industry was run by the Big Five ...

Which families are considered cursed: top 8 dynasties with tragedies

23-06-2025

Which families are considered cursed: top 8 dynasties with ...

Some families seem to attract misfortune. In India, they call it karma, in the Christian world, a family curse. You can laugh at ...

Underwater cemetery of Japan: pictures of submerged equipment from the Second World War

23-06-2025

Underwater cemetery of Japan: pictures of submerged equipment ...

Japanese military planes, trains, tanks, ships and other equipment are now covered with corals and lie on the bottom of the Pacific ...

Creepy photos from the past that make the hair stand on end

23-06-2025

Creepy photos from the past that make the hair stand on end

This collection of dark and sinister photos from the past really makes you feel uneasy and goosebumps run down your skin. ...

"British pet Massacre": why people voluntarily killed 750,000 cats and dogs

23-06-2025

"British pet Massacre": why people voluntarily killed 750,000 ...

Fear, fuss, panic, mass hysteria… All these are invariable companions of war. When the newspapers write about the approaching ...

Born in a shirt: 10 amazing rescue cases that are hard to believe

22-06-2025

Born in a shirt: 10 amazing rescue cases that are hard to believe

There is such an expression "to be born in a shirt". This is usually said about a person who manages to avoid difficulties and even ...

"How the London dandy is dressed...", or What we know about the metrosexuals of the past

22-06-2025

"How the London dandy is dressed...", or What we know about ...

The phrase from Pushkin's "Eugene Onegin" about London dandies is understood by few. This is not surprising, since the word "dandy" ...

Summer traffic: photos of drivers in traffic jams on London roads of the 80s

22-06-2025

Summer traffic: photos of drivers in traffic jams on London ...

On a warm May morning in 1986, London photographer Chris Dorley-Brown took his camera and went to the Rolls Royce car sale to take ...

Declassified photos of the Great Patriotic War

22-06-2025

Declassified photos of the Great Patriotic War

On June 22, 1941, on Sunday, Nazi Germany and its allies attacked the Soviet Union: 190 divisions, more than 4 thousand tanks, 47 ...

The creepy affairs of the Warrens: from the Annabelle doll to the witch Bathsheba

22-06-2025

The creepy affairs of the Warrens: from the Annabelle doll to ...

Many people today treat demons, ghosts and spirits with obvious skepticism. For most, these are just images from horror films, ...

40 incredible vintage finds that no one expected to discover

22-06-2025

40 incredible vintage finds that no one expected to discover

Time flies quickly and quietly. Especially clear you realize that when you suddenly find a thing of your past. But if not from his ...

Versailles luxury: "Phantom of Love" is the most expensive Rolls-Royce in history

22-06-2025

Versailles luxury: "Phantom of Love" is the most expensive ...

The interior design of this Rolls-Royce Phantom car was ordered by businessman Clarence Gasque for his wife in 1926. The luxury ...

Every meal is like the last: the story of Margot Welk-Hitler's taster

22-06-2025

Every meal is like the last: the story of Margot ...

And great villains have basic needs — the same as other people. For example, sleep and nutrition. At the same time, not all of ...

Cossack slaves: how the Russians imposed female slavery in Siberia

22-06-2025

Cossack slaves: how the Russians imposed female slavery in ...

Despite the fact that the Russian people suffered from slavery for most of their history, this did not discourage the desire to ...

How children traveled on board an airplane in the 1950s

21-06-2025

How children traveled on board an airplane in the 1950s

Nowadays, flights on airplanes, especially long ones, can bring a lot of inconvenience and discomfort even to adult passengers, not ...

The ruthless woman-executioner: why everyone was afraid of the wife of the commander Shchors like fire

21-06-2025

The ruthless woman-executioner: why everyone was afraid of ...

Frum Haikin was feared like fire. Because she killed people without thinking: about 200 people are listed in her personal assets. A ...

Almost a detective story, or How humanity became acquainted with botulism

21-06-2025

Almost a detective story, or How humanity became acquainted ...

Botulism is an acute infectious-toxic disease caused by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum and the toxic product of its vital ...

The national question, or were our heroes Russian

21-06-2025

The national question, or were our heroes Russian

It seems that the answer to the question — to which nationality the epic heroes belonged is obvious. But do not rush to write ...