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Pantyhose and speed skating

The age of «nylon» was marked by the discovery of the Soviet skater Viktor Kosichkin. When an athlete spoke at the World Championship in Davos, then in the evening he faced an unpleasant problem — the cold could interfere with the successful race and spoil his exit. Then Victor ran into the locker room, where at that time there were Germans and Americans, and demanded at least some clothes from them. Those women handed him the tights that Kosichkin cut and pulled to his feet.

Cars With Beautiful Female Names

Giving women names for cars is a romantic tendency of many automakers. Such names sound melodic and cannot be pronounced without much trepidation. In this collection, we look at a dozen of the most popular cars that bore (or still carry) female names ...

13 Most Terrible And Dangerous Airports in the World

People who are afraid to fly usually reluctantly get on airplanes and travel long distances. Usually their fear is not confirmed by anything and is based on personal beliefs. However, looking at some airports, even the most daring traveler would have thought a hundred times before planning a flight to these countries. We offer you a rating of the most dangerous airports in the world, from which blood runs cold ...

Stereotypes About Cars and Their Owners

It's no secret that a car is no longer just a vehicle for moving from point A to point B. The choice of cars has imposed certain stereotypes on its owners and it is sometimes difficult for us to imagine anyone other than a farmer driving a pickup truck. Today we will debunk the most popular myths related to cars and their owners.

11 Disaster Films Based on Real Events

Often, exciting stories from catastrophe films turn out to be real events based on the fates of real people and the stories of real incidents. Such films will be discussed in this collection, which contains the best pictures based on completely existing disasters of anthropogenic or natural character.

Color Photos of London During the Second World War

The attacks of the German Wehrmacht at the beginning of World War II brought a lot of fatal destruction and claimed more than one hundred lives. Many cities suffered from German “attacks”, but sometimes it seems that London has suffered the most: more than a million buildings were completely destroyed, more than 20,000 civilians were killed, but the Wehrmacht did not achieve its main goal, because the British’s strong spirit was not to break just ...

Ingenious Everyday Inventions: 17 Ideas

Every day, people around the world face many inconveniences in using familiar things. Fortunately, at the same time, other people invent ingenious devices that simplify a human’s life. It is about such necessary, but very simple at first glance, things and ideas that will be discussed today ...

The Most Ridiculous Reasons for Children’s Tears

Children can cry for completely different reasons. But sometimes some of them reach the literal ... absurdity! Greg Pembroke, the father of a little boy, once created a website, which is called - "Why is my son crying." Since then, parents from all over the world have sent him pictures for publication in the likeness of those that we will show you now ...

7 Reasons not to Drink Bottled Water Again

Water in a plastic bottle - it is certainly very convenient. But is it so safe as it might seem at first glance? The price of such a convenience is quite high: from environmental damage to health problems. It is time to consider whether a bottle of water is worth the terrible consequences that it may entail ...

The Most Beautiful Men of World Cinema: 15 Photos

Male beauty has always been a very, very relative concept. Rather, here we are talking about charisma, fortitude and identifiable images that a man can carry in his appearance. Movie actors are men who have always been spoiled by female attention, their faces are well known and loved, which means many of them deserve to appear on this list. However, in today's selection we will highlight the identities of actors who, in our humble opinion, occupy leading positions in the ranking of the most handsome men in world cinema.