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15-10-2025
Like a wild people in Germany were accustomed to the vaunted ...
It is known that the Germans — this is the most prone to the order and discipline nation on the planet. But, on the other ...
14-10-2025
Alaska Eskimos in priceless historical photographs of 1903 - 1930
The Lomen family from Minnesota moved to the city of Nome in 1903, at a time when thousands of prospectors rushed to Alaska in ...
13-10-2025
Chukchi and trampoline: why hunters and reindeer herders of ...
On the web, you can find a lot of pictures of Chukchi jumping on improvised trampolines. Among these photos there are both modern ...
12-10-2025
Why do Jews bring stones to the cemetery, not flowers
You will never meet a person with flowers in a Jewish cemetery. Moreover, any flowers, cut, in wreaths, flowerpots or just in the ...
09-10-2025
Rare photos of everyday life on Sakhalin of the late XIX - ...
Sakhalin is Russia's largest island in the Pacific Ocean. The population of the island according to the latest data is about 489 ...
08-10-2025
Incredible color photos of Japan of the XIX century
The Japanese allowed foreigners to trade in the ports of the country only in the middle of the XIX century. It was then that ...
08-10-2025
10 grim border walls dividing the world
A mock-up of the "Wall" (the border on the West Bank of the Jordan River) was presented in London, and the public was asked to ...
08-10-2025
"Black Cossacks" Ukrainian Cossacks who did not take prisoners
"Black Cossacks" was the most fearsome fighters of the Civil war in Ukraine. They were remembered not only for his military ...
07-10-2025
The last secret of the Great Alexander: where did two ...
By the age of 30, Alexander, the son of King Philip of Macedon, had become the ruler of a vast empire from Greece to India. Even ...
07-10-2025
10 islands where there are completely unique languages
There are more than 6,000 languages on earth. In most places, there has historically been contact between their carriers. But such ...
06-10-2025
The faces of the planet in the photo by David Lazar
Travel photographer and musician from Australia David Lazar (David Lazar) — the author of thousands of wonderful pictures taken ...
06-10-2025
The battle for the wooden bucket. Who won the most stupid war ...
In 1325 between the Italian cities of Bologna and Modena, there was a battle, which killed thousands of people. The reason for the ...
04-10-2025
How to raise children in Cossack families
Don, Siberian, Greben, Kuban and other Cossack integral part of the Russian people. They owned land in return for a commitment to ...
03-10-2025
Hyenas and other people
Once, a photographer from Cape Town, Peter Hugo, received a curious photo from a friend traveling in Nigeria. It showed people ...
03-10-2025
20 mestizo girls striking with their beauty
We have already told you before what will happen if parents of different nationalities have a daughter. But girls with mixed blood ...
03-10-2025
Human Sacrifice in Ancient Rome - Who and Why They Sacrificed
History books, novels and films portray the ancient Romans as a peculiar but quite civilized people. Therefore, references to human ...
03-10-2025
Why are dark-skinned blondes born in the Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands is a small archipelago lost in the Pacific Ocean. It is inhabited by Melanesians — a dark-skinned people ...
03-10-2025
Sexual slavery, orgies, legalized pedophilia: how the ancient ...
Ancient Rome is the foundation of modern civilization. The Eternal City has given us jurisprudence, principles of government, and a ...
02-10-2025
How did the Yagans live and why did they disappear — the ...
Tierra del Fuego is an archipelago of more than 40 thousand islands located in the very south of the mainland of South America. It ...
01-10-2025
On schedule: why the Chinese eat only in 12 days and sleep in ...
Most of us live without some sort of clear routine: Wake up in the morning, drinking coffee, and further — as will go. But the ...
29-09-2025
Life of Roma in Europe before World War II
Take a look into the past! These rare images take us into the lives of European Roma before World War II. Archival photos reveal ...
28-09-2025
10 Countries That Revere Female Obesity
Despite the many problems that come with being overweight, obesity is embraced voluntarily by many countries because it is ...
28-09-2025
Miracle Casket: where in Bulgaria to buy anything and whenever
In the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia, there are street stalls of the basement type, where the windows are barely above the level of ...
28-09-2025
Almost like 300 Spartans: How a squad of 21 Sikhs stopped an ...
Everyone knows about the feat of 300 Spartans, which still causes doubts among historians. But few of us know the real heroic ...
27-09-2025
For that, the last master of the knights Templar cursed the ...
On January 21 1793, the French revolutionaries beheaded king Louis XVI of the Bourbon. Someone in the crowd shouted that the master ...
25-09-2025
A complete list of the wives of Ivan the terrible. Do not ...
Tsar Ivan the terrible created for himself the image of the monk on the throne, who is forced not to pray, and to rule. His ...