Large-Scale Tragedies… The Largest Accidents in the USSR That Did Not Receive Publicity

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The explosion at the Minsk Radio Plant. March 10, 1972. The explosion occurred during the second shift. Its power was such that the two-storied building instantly fell apart. The difficulty in liquidating the accident was that the rescuers had little equipment to disassemble the rubble. Many people have died under the ruins. This accident take away more than 100 lives. And more than 300 people were injured.

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.

What are these products made of? You will not believe!

At first glance, all these products are quite edible and appetizing and look so realistic that immediately there is a desire to sweep them off the plates without a trace. In fact, all this food is the work of the talented Japanese sculptor Seiji Kawasaki, who makes identical-looking food products from ... wood!