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14-11-2025
How the maid Basia Piasetska became the owner of the Johnson ...
Of all the Cinderella stories, of which there are many, it is worth highlighting the biography of Basia Piasetskaya. This woman, ...
14-11-2025
"Mask of shame": a vintage educational tools for gossips, ...
It is believed that the middle Ages it was brutal at times and for different faults immediately whipped, beheaded or hanged. But ...
14-11-2025
Top 10 most beautiful castles in France
The castles and palaces of France are the best "storytellers" of the rich history of the country. They saw the lives of kings and ...
13-11-2025
The tragic story of American Rapunzel: how the fate of the ...
In the days before movies, people had fun in other ways. For example, we went to the circus to admire those who were born different ...
13-11-2025
The history of the discovery of the Aureus
In the night from 16 to 17 September 1899 at the Kharkov Institute for noble maidens it has taken now several pupils. They suffered ...
13-11-2025
Terrible prototypes: 11 real murderers, bloody deeds which ...
Their photos can be found only in the materials of criminal cases about crimes they've committed. Murderers, "famous for" the most ...
13-11-2025
Boris I, King of Andorra: how the Russian combinator briefly ...
The name of Boris Skosyrev is not very familiar in our country, but in Europe this man was remembered very well. This energetic and ...
13-11-2025
Historical pictures of criminals of the 1930s and 1940s
These pictures and details of the arrest were taken from old news newspapers of the American city of New Castle and allow us to ...
13-11-2025
When Moscow was a big village
In the 50‑ies of the last century, the capital began to expand. It was annexed areas Fili, Mnevniki, Moscow, Sviblovo, textile, ...
13-11-2025
Circus albinos of the 19th century: people with shocking ...
In the 19th and even early 20th centuries, circuses attracted audiences not only with acrobats and trained animals. People with ...
12-11-2025
7 unusual occupations that are highly valued in Russia
No one will argue with the fact that Russia — unique country, where it can happen that it is impossible in any other country. ...
12-11-2025
The history of the most unusual armor — the horned helmet ...
This is not a joke and not a fake. This is a real helmet of the beginning of the XVI century. Moreover, it is the helmet of the ...
12-11-2025
Why do bras have a bow sewn on the front
We have already talked about how a small bow appeared on women's underpants. But the secrets of women's underwear did not end ...
12-11-2025
Celebrities of the 20th century on the other side of the lens
We are all used to seeing famous people in front of the camera. And what happens if everyone is swapped? We bring to your attention ...
12-11-2025
The Wreck of the White Ship: How the Death of the Titanic of ...
In 1120, the English Channel became the scene of a tragedy later dubbed the "Titanic of the Middle Ages." The "White ...
12-11-2025
“The King’s Daughters”: how French brides solved ...
Today it is not surprising that people from different continents get married. But 300-400 years ago, even alliances with residents ...
12-11-2025
Siberian Western: in 1943 caught a gang Evenk Pavlova, who ...
In November 1942 on the banks of the Volga, the Red Army counterattacked, bogged down in Stalingrad by the Nazis. At the same time ...
12-11-2025
The Wind of change: Famous cities from the same perspective ...
Over the past hundred years, the world has changed so much that it is difficult to imagine how many things have disappeared and ...
12-11-2025
Why pirates are portrayed as one-eyed
The image of a pirate is very often complemented by a black eyepatch. This pattern is so common that sometimes it seems that all ...
11-11-2025
The Incredible Story of Arthur Barry, the Legendary Jewel Hunter
American Arthur Barry went down in history as one of the most skilled jewel thieves of the 20th century. He was known as the ...
11-11-2025
"Churchill's Egg": why the British prime minister had to fly ...
There are a lot of funny stories about Winston Churchill. Recall at least the story of how the most famous portrait of the British ...
11-11-2025
Money, infidelity, arrests, syphilis: the lives of six wives ...
What's it like to be the wife of the number one criminal? Someone replaced their spouses in business and unleashed criminal wars, ...
11-11-2025
Anatomical Venus, on whom pathologists of the XVIII century ...
Anatomical Venus is a life—size female wax figure, usually with real human hair and glass eyes. It was made specifically for ...
11-11-2025
How dwarfism helped a family of Jewish musicians Ovitz ...
The story of an artistic family of Jewish midget musicians from Romania, who managed to survive Auschwitz and the monstrous ...
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11-11-2025
"The Bomelius Case": Why Ivan the Terrible's ...
History knows many mysterious figures, but Eliseus Bomelius stands out among them with his dark and contradictory reputation. Some ...
11-11-2025
How did the traditional Russian gesture inviting a drink appear
In our country, probably everyone knows what it means to click the index finger on the throat. For a country that relatively ...