11 Disaster Films Based on Real Events

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Alive (1993)

The plane, on board which was the Uruguayan rugby team, crashed in the highlands of the Andes. The rescuers did not even have the approximate coordinates of the guys ’location, and because of the heavy snow enveloping the mountains and the wreckage of the plane, it was extremely difficult to notice people from above. As a result, the victims of the disaster, the young guys were left in harsh conditions to their fate, often making morally difficult decisions on which their life depended. The consultants on the set were real people from that same team.

6 Forbidden Types of the Most DANGEROUS Weapons

Throughout history, mankind has never stopped trying to create various types of weapons for various purposes. At the same time, while mankind created them, certain prohibitions on its use came out. For example, the popes banned the crossbow, and Homer spoke disapprovingly of the bow. In the 21st century, the scale of invented weapons reached a completely different level of danger, which can be called deadly. Which of the existing military guns managed to be banned and why are these inventions so dangerous?

10 Accidents That Determined the Career of Future Stars

Looking at the popular stars of show business, many present a difficult thorny path that those had to go before they achieved success. But among the popular celebrities there are also those who were brought into their careers by the most ordinary accidents, which made them literally by surprise. But, of course, all the accidents are not accidental ...

What Did the Most Beautiful Women in the World Look Like 100 Years Ago?

Each period in our history is distinguished not only by significant events and moments that turned its course once and for all, but also by certain standards of appearance that were adopted at one time or another. Today we offer you to see what were the standards of beauty 100 years ago among women and which of them were considered at that time the most attractive, charming and desirable ...