History of the Names of Famous Car Brands

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Audi

In 1909, a German engineer founded his automobile company Audi. The engineer selected the name for the company based on his own name. And his name was August Horch. Audi is a translation of the basis of his surname (from the verb horchen “listen”) to Latin. Therefore, “Audi” means “Listen!”

Alcoholic Drinks With the Most Unusual Tastes

In the modern market there are many different types of alcoholic beverages: from sweet ale to strong, rich brandy. Many of us are familiar with and recognize the taste of most alcoholic beverages and it seems that we are no longer surprised. However, today's selection is designed just to prove the opposite ...

A Young Trucker Told About Her Work

There are some women who are not afraid to go beyond the generally accepted framework and do as their hearts tell them, even if it alerts the society and raises a lot of perplexing questions. Ekaterina Mironova, a trucker from Nizhny Novgorod, Russia is just such a woman. She told about her work, a 20-ton truck and the dangers on the road in one of the interviews ...

15 Photos of Animals Strikingly Similar to the Stars

The world of people and animals has been closely connected by invisible threads for many centuries. Among amusing animals it is surprisingly often possible to meet familiar facial features of some world celebrities. Perhaps this is due to the popularity of celebrity, because it is their faces that we see every day on TV screens and pages of glossy magazines. But, from here it is easy to conclude that if you look closely, everyone can find a double in the animal world!

Hit Parade of the Most Beautiful Japanese Models: 15 Photos

Japanese girls are very popular around the world. The most sophisticated and graceful, they are like blooming sakura - they are used to opening up and giving this world all their charms and beauty. Popular model girls in Japan are called gravure idol. It is believed that a girl who was awarded the title possesses not only incredible beauty, but also some talent: she sings, acts in films, dances. It is with such girls that today's rating of the most beautiful Japanese women in the world has been compiled!

Rare Archival Photos With Arnold Schwarzenegger

During his long career, Arnold Schwarzenegger managed to be a bodybuilder, actor, businessman and even the governor of California, as well as collect many titles and awards. His successes and achievements are an undeniable reason for pride and envy, because Schwarzenegger really has something to respect for. These rare footage and archive photos will remind you what Arnie was like at the dawn of his career and the peak of his youth ...

The Actual Sizes of Some Things: 20 Examples With a Comparison!

The truth is, everything in this world is known in comparison! Human vision is an amazing thing, but alas, it is not always possible to trust it. Sometimes, in order to understand the real size of certain things, sometimes familiar to us, things, they just need to be placed next to those whose real sizes we know for sure. You will be surprised how big or small some objects, phenomena or creatures actually are, the real size of which we could not have guessed.

Facts From Behind the Scenes of Popular Films

Films immerse us in another reality, allowing us to enjoy unique characters, their incredible stories and an amazing world. But have you ever thought about what was happening behind the scenes of popular scenes? How the actors behaved, what they had to endure in preparation for the role and how they interacted with each other ... See all the most interesting facts in this collection!

Chelsea Hotel — New York Bohemian Habitat

The New York Chelsea Hotel was built in 1844 and since then has become a magnet for famous writers, musicians, actors, artists, etc. This place has always been not simple, as if a special atmosphere reigned in it, which attracted the whole New York bohemia. What does this place look like now and what was so special about the legendary Chelsea Hotel? More on this later ...

10 Most Dangerous Snakes in the World

Probably, every person who possesses even the most standard fearlessness experiences a kind of excitement at the sight of their ... snakes. Of course, these animals are very beautiful, intelligent and in complete safety will not attack a person, but for some reason this does not soften the fear in the eyes of an ordinary person at the sight of a huge python. Some of the snakes can cause death with one bite, while others are less poisonous. However, this does not negate the fact that a quarter of these reptiles are, in one way or another, dangerous to humans. We show the most "terrible" of possible snakes in this list ...