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The USSR has always been a closed country. Many events remained secret, especially with regard to disasters. However, not all of them were able to hide ...

Each item is endowed with its own unique history of appearance. Some of the inventions are quite explainable and logical, but how can you connect, for example, dogs and velcro closures for shoes? In today's selection, we will talk about the most unusual interconnections of some things that are already familiar to us.

Around the married couple of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, there were a lot of rumors and accusations, even when they were not a couple at all. But not all of them are meaningless, since this couple really stands out from other honorable royal families with its contradictory and rebelliousness. What rules did the duke and duchess of Sussex manage to break?

In many countries and cities, taxis are not just a yellow car with checkers, but a whole culture. These unusual examples of taxis that are collected here to surprise you ...

A selection of good old dashboards from cars of the 90s that will dispel your confidence that "everything was better before." You will not find such chips and functions in any modern car ...

Did you know why Steve Jobs always drove without numbers and why in the Porsche the ignition key is always on the left? We will reveal these and other interesting facts in this collection of unusual facts that you did not know about cars ...

You probably know pictures from the Internet, which show the true friendship between pets and their devoted love for each other. It is so dear to look at such shots that the heart is squeezed by the sugary sweetness. But, as you probably already guessed, reality sometimes looks a little different and not all furry members of the same family get along as peacefully and amicably. Often their uneasy relationship gives a lot of trouble to their owners, but one cannot argue with the fact that their internecine showdown always looks very comical!

In the early 2000s, the Chinese government threw all its efforts into the construction and development of large cities. For this reason, today we see many skyscrapers, large business centers and residential buildings built according to the latest technological inventions. This process does not stop to this day, and therefore if you ride around China today, you can stumble upon real ghost towns. Large, equipped with everything necessary for life, but did not know it ....

Dictatorship is one of the forms of government by the state, the meaning of which is believed in unlimited power. Unfortunately (and maybe fortunately), in the modern world you can still meet real dictators at the helm. We present to you 10 of the most famous dictators.

Each period in our history is distinguished not only by significant events and moments that turned its course once and for all, but also by certain standards of appearance that were adopted at one time or another. Today we offer you to see what were the standards of beauty 100 years ago among women and which of them were considered at that time the most attractive, charming and desirable ...

Every day, people around the world face many inconveniences in using familiar things. Fortunately, at the same time, other people invent ingenious devices that simplify a human’s life. It is about such necessary, but very simple at first glance, things and ideas that will be discussed today ...

In the United States, Prohibition began to operate in 1920 and continued right up to 1933. For 13 years, people have tried in every possible way to circumvent the ban on the sale, production and transportation of alcohol, staged demonstrations, protests, and massively engaged in smuggling. In our time, it is still difficult to imagine the effect of this law in full force. However, what the consequences may be and how people lived during the prohibitions on alcohol can be seen in the next photo selection.