History
30.03.25
10 facts about the Eiffel tower
28-03-2025
Portraits beyond the edge
Photographer Marc Garanger took these photos in Algeria during the War of Independence (1954-62). He happened to work there as a ...
28-03-2025
What the Moscow Metro looked like in 1935
The first line of the Moscow Metro opened on May 15, 1935 and ran from Sokolniki station to Park Kultury station. Since then, 14 ...
28-03-2025
The story of conjoined twins, the Blazek sisters, one of whom ...
Can Siamese twins give birth to children? Modern doctors say that everything depends on the specific case - everything depends on ...
28-03-2025
Like today: 11 color photographs of the Russian Empire and ...
Initially these photographs were black-and-white, but the colorist Olga Shirnina restored the correct colors invisible to the ...
28-03-2025
5 examples of cruel retribution for the defeat of the ...
It happens that the loss of a national team leads to the most tragic consequences not only for fans, but also for the athletes ...
28-03-2025
What's inside the Kaaba, the Muslim holy site
The most sacred place for all Muslims in the world is the Kaaba. It is a cubic structure located in the courtyard of the Masjid ...
27-03-2025
Like a champion, Robert Gutyra fled with his family behind ...
It was very difficult to leave the countries of the socialist camp at the height of the Cold War. Almost always, escaping to the ...
27-03-2025
Fairs, matchmakers, marriage announcements: how to look for ...
Sad statistics show that in our era of the Internet in Russia is full of lonely people. Many sites and applications offer to get ...
27-03-2025
Nangavalli has come true: the terrible events that have been ...
In 1969, during a speech on TV, the American Joseph Delius predicted that at the end of the year there will be a plane crash. He ...
27-03-2025
The story of Alice Kyteler - the first witch in Irish history
The medieval witch hunt cost the lives of thousands of women from different countries. And in each there was one who was destined ...
27-03-2025
Messages Lost in the Ocean: Who Sent Mail in Bottles and Why
A sealed letter is placed in a bottle and left to the mercy of the waves and wind - this image is often found in adventure novels. ...
27-03-2025
Striptease - from ancient times to modern day burlesque
Once, in the famous Parisian cabaret "Moulin Rouge", during the dance, the beautiful Mona threw off all her clothes. For ...
27-03-2025
The history of porn films: from the origins to the present day
"Adult films" appeared almost simultaneously with the opening of the cinema. To understand the development of the most intimate ...
27-03-2025
When reality is much worse than the film: the story of an ...
The story of a woman who drifted across the Pacific Ocean for 41 days on the wreckage of a yacht and survived against all odds ...
27-03-2025
The Tragic Story of the Spotted Boy George Gratton
Today, vitiligo is a common occurrence. Of course, people with this disease stand out externally, but they are only given special ...
27-03-2025
Why Henry IV is the only king whom the people of France loved
It just so happened that the kings of France were not in good standing with the people. The monarchs had a reputation as ...
26-03-2025
Pedophilia, harems, torture and executions: wild ...
Among all the misfortunes that the Russian people have faced in their history, serfdom can be considered one of the most severe. An ...
26-03-2025
The rumors and the truth about the death of Gagarin
March 27, 1968 in the village of Novoselovo Vladimir region crashed MiG-15UTI, piloted by Yuri Gagarin and instructor Vladimir ...
26-03-2025
31 color photographs documenting life in Haiti in the 1970s
Haiti is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. The eastern part of the island ...
26-03-2025
Virgin-Martyr St. Agatha in the paintings of European artists
As we know from the history of the Christian religion, at the time of its formation and development was widespread mass ...
26-03-2025
Why the Babylonian Queen Semiramis has remained forever in ...
The ancient Babylonian kingdom existed for almost fifteen hundred years. Despite this, most of us will find it difficult to name at ...
26-03-2025
"The woman in the sea – team grief!", or the hard life of ...
Since it was believed that the woman on the ship — unfortunately. The ladies want to see on Board otherwise than as a ...
25-03-2025
Bourne Takes a Break: The Greatest Double Agents in Human History
Do you like spy movies? Chases, secret meetings, code ciphers, riddles and investigations. And someone actually "lives" ...
25-03-2025
How a miner turned into metal — the story of the "iron man" ...
In the summer of 1719, residents of the small mining town of Falun in central Sweden were excited by an extraordinary event. An ...
25-03-2025
The ancestor of Skype and FaceTime: the first videophone ...
Today, it is rare to meet a person who does not use Skype or another video calling application. A face-to-face conversation is much ...
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25-03-2025
The Third Reich's School for Brides: How the Nazis ...
One of the features of a totalitarian state is unceremonious interference in the personal lives of citizens. The Third Reich, which ...