TOP Best Islands for Active and Beach Recreation

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Ilya Grandi Island, Brazil

A large number of beaches and beautiful green landscapes — all this you can observe on the island of Ilya-Grandi. Tourists are offered a huge variety of activities with any water sports here. There is snorkeling, diving, and all kinds of surfing, and even boat trips or riding a «banana». In the town of Abrao (the main settlement of the island), various open-air music festivals are often held, as well as a vibrant nightlife. Here you will definitely not get bored!

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 ...

9 Mysteries of the Past That Still Remain Unresolved

The world is an amazing thing, filled with many secrets. To this day, researchers and great minds from all over the world are trying to solve the puzzles that our Universe periodically throws up to us. Some of them can be solved, althought not in the shortest possible time, but some remain unresolved for thousands of years and to this day confuse scientists. It is about such secrets and mysteries of the past that this collection will be discussed ...

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.