12 Hollywood Stars That Have Changed Significantly for the Role

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Tom Hanks

For the sake of his role in the film «Outcast», where the well-fed protagonist ends up on an uninhabited island, where, of course, he loses weight in the course of the story, Tom Hanks had to first gain 23 kg and then quickly drop them to a critical point. The actor’s body experienced such metamorphoses poorly. Due to uncontrolled discharge and weight gain, he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. After the diagnosis, Tom said that he would no longer experiment with sharp fluctuations in weight for the sake of roles and will preserve his health. By the way, for this role, Tom Hanks received a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination.

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.

Living Barbie Doll From Russia

Angelica Kenova is a girl from Russia, whose appearance is very similar to the appearance of Barbie dolls. Long blonde hair, a thin waist and big eyes - all these advantages are harmoniously interwoven into a single puppet image, but is the girl happy to be the owner of such an appearance?

How Women Live in Saudi Arabia: Bans and Prejudices

Being a woman in Saudi Arabia is not as easy as it may seem to uninformed people. The thing is that inside their country they have more prohibitions than permits, which greatly affects their life in general and their existence in society. The most interesting thing in this situation is that at the legislative level, no prohibitions have been spelled out and to this day exist as a kind of tribute to traditions. But this, of course, does not free the woman from moral repressions and even physical punishment for the slightest misconduct, up to and including loss of life. The one that can and cannot be women in Saudi Arabia will be discussed in this collection.

Ingenious Everyday Inventions: 17 Ideas

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 ...