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.

20 Photos From the Days of Prohibition

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.