12 Hollywood Stars That Have Changed Significantly for the Role

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Meryl Streep

In 2009, Meryl was lucky to play a major role in the movie «Julie and Julia» For the role of a fat woman who graduated from a culinary school and taught housewives to cook, Meryl gained about 10 kg. This role brought the actress another Oscar nomination, but the actress failed to get a gold statuette.

Empty Ghost Towns in China

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 ....

History of the Names of Famous Car Brands

Have you ever wondered why the brand of your car is called exactly what it is called? Of course, many automakers adopted the name of their founders, but there are also those whose history has a more complicated history ...

TOP 10 Attack Helicopters of the World And the Present

For half a century, attack helicopters have made a significant contribution to the total strength of the military forces of various countries. Impact helicopters are capable of hitting ground, sea and even air targets. Such helicopters carry a deadly threat to any tank or other armored unit of military equipment. Most countries have long equipped their military forces with similar “machines” and some of them even entered the ranking of world leaders ...

The most delicious borscht recipe

Borsch is by far the most authentic Ukrainian food. Red borsch with vegetables on beef broth, and with lard - it is not only tasty, but also healthy! Each Ukrainian mistress has her own, undeniably the best, recipe for rich borsch. The recipe published here can be taken as the basis for the preparation of this first dish and further supplemented with ingredients to taste and desire.

50-year-old Stellar Beauties Who Easily Overshadow 30-year-olds

Probably, almost all celebrities are trying to make every effort to make their appearance admired and set an example, even if they are not already 30 years old. However, sometimes it happens that even 50-year-old women look much more pleasant and well-groomed than their young followers. Why did it happen? One can only guess, but we hope that the examples of women from today's selection will help you draw the right conclusions ...

Color Photos of London During the Second World War

The attacks of the German Wehrmacht at the beginning of World War II brought a lot of fatal destruction and claimed more than one hundred lives. Many cities suffered from German “attacks”, but sometimes it seems that London has suffered the most: more than a million buildings were completely destroyed, more than 20,000 civilians were killed, but the Wehrmacht did not achieve its main goal, because the British’s strong spirit was not to break just ...

Exotic Pets Held by the Chinese at Home

Snakes, crocodiles, spiders, toads - this is not the whole list of domestic animals brought up by the inhabitants of China. We share with you the stories and photos of the owners of the most exotic species of animals ...

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!

An Elderly Grandmother Sold Her House. No One Expected to See What Was Inside!

In the real estate market, it often happens that the photos of the published object do not coincide with reality. This is done in order to simply attract the attention of the client. But in the case of this house, everything was exactly the opposite. A 96-year-old grandmother sold her home in Toronto. What the realtors saw when they went inside an unremarkable house caused them genuine surprise ...