11 Disaster Films Based on Real Events

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The Finest Hours (2016)

The film tells the story of the aftermath of the Pendleton oil tanker wreck that happened in 1952 off the coast of New England. A ship caught in a blizzard posed a difficult task for rescuers to save all crew members from a damaged tanker.

12 Hollywood Stars That Have Changed Significantly for the Role

Almost all the stars of show business and Hollywood actors try in one way or another to keep themselves in good physical shape, but when it comes to a major role, how many are ready to subject their body to transformations for the sake of cinema? Well, art requires sacrifice ... And before you is a list of stars who dared to gain or lose weight well for the role in the movie.

Unexpected Dolphin Facts

Dolphins are quite intelligent animals of the underwater world that children and adults all over the planet love. Legends about the kindness of dolphins reach fantastic examples, but is everything so smooth in the idealized behavior of these animals?

Interesting Facts About Ants

We are used to consider ants an icon of hard work and strength. These small insects were able to create their own hierarchy and build entire cities underground. This collection will tell you about interesting facts that you might not have known about ants ...

10 Girls Who Turned Their Flaws Into Virtues

Beauty, as you know, is a very relative concept. And while someone is struggling with naughty hair and problematic skin, others are forced to put up with very unusual flaws, turning them into their own characteristics. It is about these girls that will be discussed in this collection ...

Plastic Surgery Victims — Men

It is generally accepted that plastic surgery is a disease of women, because their desire to achieve the ideal of their beauty sometimes knows no boundaries. But, the modern world expands the scope of stereotypes and today it is not uncommon to meet a man with implants in his cheekbones, a corrected nose and deflated lips. True, some representatives of the stronger sex also sometimes "go too far" in their pursuit of beauty, and this is what we see later ...

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 ...

Funny Laws From Around the World

Man, like all life on our planet, obeys the laws of nature. We may not know something about them, but they work. But ignorance of the laws written by man, as we recall, will not help to avoid punishment. Each country has its own laws and regulations, so before planning your trip to a new country, do not forget to familiarize yourself with the nuances of the legislative regulation of life on its territory. And to convince you of this, we suggest you look our selection of non-standard and funny laws from around the world ....

Age is Not a Hindrance: 10 Examples of Stylish Old Women

We live in an amazing time when not only young girls of 20-30 years old can be fashionable, but also elderly ladies, whom even the language does not dare to call "grandmothers". At the age of 60, they bloom with renewed vigor and, despite the graying curls, are not going to close at home and crochet, but quite the opposite - they live in a way that sometimes even young youth themselves do not live.

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!