13 Most Terrible And Dangerous Airports in the World

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1. Airport on Madeira Island, Portugal

In 1977, after a plane crash that killed 131 people, this airport was recognized as one of the most dangerous in the world. The pilot, who was at the helm of the aircraft, began a landing just 300 meters after the designated point, which caused the plane to collide with the mountain. The runway was increased for 8 years in a row and now its length is 2777 m and most of it is an overpass located on 180 pillars. Their diameter is 3 m, and the height of some of them reaches 50 m. Thanks to this decision, the engineers managed to reduce the risks of landing, and yet the airport remains one of the most dangerous to this day.

20 Little-known Facts About World War II

World War II began on September 1, 1939 with the Nazi German attack on Poland. Subsequently, 61 states took part in this war (this is 80% of the entire globe). The great war claimed the lives of more than 70 million people and became one of the most devastating conflicts in the history of mankind. We prepared the 20 most interesting and little-known facts about the World War II for today's selection.

Funny Shots Directly From the Football Field: 30 Photos

Football is perhaps the most popular game in the whole world. Millions of men are ready to spend a lot of time watching matches of their favorite teams, and what can we say about days, weeks, and sometimes months of waiting for decisive games and world championships! Of course, football could not do without curious cases. Photographers are always ready to please the fans with interesting shots right from the scene, thanks to which any, even the most intense and responsible match, begins to seem like a fun childish naughtiness of adult uncles. A few shots from this category we will share today with you ...

«I’m an Engineer»: 25 Ingenious Inventions of Ordinary People

Obviously, loyal fans of the Crazy Hands section from a popular TV show worked on inventions from today's selection. The genius of the authors of these ideas sometimes crosses the maximum mark, but let's be honest ... Who cares how and from what this or that device is made if it works 100%? We bring to your attention 25 ingenious inventions from the category of "I’m my mother’s engineer"!

10 Erroneous Facts About Animals

Some knowledge about animals was passed on to us by word of mouth, some we learned at the school desk, and some we learned from the media. But is all our knowledge true? We picked up 10 erroneous facts about animals that you might not have guessed about ..