11 Disaster Films Based on Real Events

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The Perfect Storm (2000)

In 1991, on Halloween Day, a powerful hurricane swept over the Atlantic Ocean, which suddenly caught the small fishing vessel Andrea Gale in the middle of the sea. During the filming of this picture, all the actors not only suffered massively from seasickness, but were also exposed to real danger. The lead actor Mark Wahlberg nearly drowned while shooting one of the scenes where he was supposed to perform a difficult trick.

Alcoholic Drinks With the Most Unusual Tastes

In the modern market there are many different types of alcoholic beverages: from sweet ale to strong, rich brandy. Many of us are familiar with and recognize the taste of most alcoholic beverages and it seems that we are no longer surprised. However, today's selection is designed just to prove the opposite ...

Al Capone`s Prison

The world's first correctional prison in Philadelphia, with the full name of Eastern State Penitentiary, first received a prisoner in 1829. For more than 100 years of work, a lot of villains and criminals were there, one of which was the well-known mafia boss Al Capone. How was this place different from other prisons and what does it look like now? More on this later ...