Interesting Facts About Michael Jackson

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Anti-gravity shoes

The video for the song «Smooth Criminal» did not leave indifferent any surprised fans. In the video, Michael and his dancers perform an amazing trick that argues with all the laws of gravity. At the time of shooting the clip, secret ropes were used to perform such a movement, which returned the singer to an upright position, but later Michael Jackson patented the so-called “anti-gravity shoes”. Their sole was attached to special pegs located on the stage floor, that made it possible to perform the dance quickly, effectively and without other auxiliary means.

SOCIETY 20 Photos From the Days of Prohibition

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.
SOCIETY Life in the Cemetery: 13 photos

Life in the Cemetery: 13 photos

Manila is the capital of the Philippines and the most densely populated city on the island of Luzon. This city makes the most unpleasant first impression and the more you delve into its history and atmosphere, the more terrible it becomes. One of the most frightening places in Manila is the city cemetery, in the territory of which hundreds of living people settled. It is about this place that will be discussed in this collection ...