Man, Stop it! Animals That Halved in 40 Years

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Hippopotamus.

The main threat that caused the disappearance of these animals was hunting. The number of hippos fell from 29,000 in 1970 to 1515 in 2003.

The most unpredictable interconnected things

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.

Fancy 90s Dashboards

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 ...

«I’m an Engineer»: 25 Ingenious Inventions of Ordinary People

Obviously, loyal fans of the Crazy Hands section from a popular TV show worked on inventions from today's selection. The genius of the authors of these ideas sometimes crosses the maximum mark, but let's be honest ... Who cares how and from what this or that device is made if it works 100%? We bring to your attention 25 ingenious inventions from the category of "I’m my mother’s engineer"!

Animals That are Almost Impossible to Find in the Wild

The main problem of the extinction of these rare animals is the overpopulation of their habitats, global catastrophes and weather disasters. So far, people have not wiped out unique species of fauna from the face of the earth, let's look at those who can hardly be found in the wild ...