The most unpredictable interconnected things

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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.

ANIMALS Man, Stop it! Animals That Halved in 40 Years

Man, Stop it! Animals That Halved in 40 Years

More recently, the World Wildlife Fund has published statistics stating that wildlife has declined by 52% since 1970. Your attention is invited to a selection of animals that have experienced the influence of man on nature.
SOCIETY A Young Trucker Told About Her Work

A Young Trucker Told About Her Work

There are some women who are not afraid to go beyond the generally accepted framework and do as their hearts tell them, even if it alerts the society and raises a lot of perplexing questions. Ekaterina Mironova, a trucker from Nizhny Novgorod, Russia is just such a woman. She told about her work, a 20-ton truck and the dangers on the road in one of the interviews ...
SOCIETY Life in the Cemetery: 13 photos

Life in the Cemetery: 13 photos

Manila is the capital of the Philippines and the most densely populated city on the island of Luzon. This city makes the most unpleasant first impression and the more you delve into its history and atmosphere, the more terrible it becomes. One of the most frightening places in Manila is the city cemetery, in the territory of which hundreds of living people settled. It is about this place that will be discussed in this collection ...