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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.

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.

Useful Car Accessories You Might not Know About

Chinese engineers have come up with many useful, but sometimes very strange-looking, accessories for the convenience of using the car and increasing the comfort of the driver behind the steering wheel. This collection will acquaint you with the most unusual of them!

«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"!

20 Shocking Facts About China That Will Surprise You!

China is undoubtedly a great and very developed country. Perhaps there is nothing in this world that the Chinese could not do. This is a strong nation with a huge population and continuous growth of infrastructure used to surprise. Sometimes it seems to us that we already know a lot about this country and that it will be difficult to hit us with something new, but no such luck! Then you will find 20 of the most unexpected and stunning facts about China, which you are likely to hear for the first time ...

20 Photos That Will Prove to You That the Wedding Should not be Perfect!

Wedding is the main day in the life of every girl. Everybody want to carry the memory of it through many years! That is why the girls are so careful in choosing the most perfect magnificent dress, the most symmetrical wedding arch and the most immaculate banquet hall. And what will we tell you that a wedding at which something is not going according to plan is appreciated and remembered much better than the most flawless celebration? Photos from this collection are collected here to prove that sometimes the most imperfect wedding becomes the most enchanting and memorable! Just trust your imagination and do not dare to get upset over trifles ...

Charming Triplets From London

There are not so many triplets as three drops of water in this world, and they certainly attract much more attention. Especially when it comes to pretty girls, identical twins and completely identical sisters. You are not familiar with them yet? Then it's time to fix it!

10 Unobvious Things to Change if Your Health is Dear to You!

The first thing that comes to mind when we think about a healthy lifestyle is a gym, proper nutrition and rejection of bad habits. But will these 3 whales be enough to maintain a healthy body? Today we want to share with you a list of 10 small things that in one way or another have a significant impact on your health. Most likely, you hardly ever suspected that something from this list could be so important, however, neglect of these everyday trifles can literally reduce all your good goals to zero.

History of the Names of Famous Car Brands

Have you ever wondered why the brand of your car is called exactly what it is called? Of course, many automakers adopted the name of their founders, but there are also those whose history has a more complicated history ...