The most unpredictable interconnected things

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Vikings and advertising

When the Scandinavian navigator opened a settlement in Greenland, he called it «Green Land». Without suspecting it, at that moment Eric Ryzhiy applied one of the most effective marketing tricks: “the right name is the first step to success”. The thing is that the name of this area runs counter to the white ice and cold that is inherent in Greenland. Having given the earth such a name, Eric managed to attract dozens of ships with settlers and populate the area with people.

12 Dogs That Have Become Famous all Over the World

List of dogs whose affairs were not limited to lying on the couch and eating food. These dogs really became the heroes of their time and deserved to be mentioned in history. Why did these dogs deserve such fame and how did they end up on this list? More on this later ...

How a Cat Named Zuu Became a New Star

It's no secret that cats are the cutest animals. However, at times there are such instances as the cat Zuu, who became a real Instagram star and an example of an absolute cuteness.

A Huge Stone Ball in the Middle of the Forest

The mountainous country of Bosnia and Herzegovina is shrouded in a considerable number of various miracles. These mysterious stone balls are just one of them. Most of these "balls" in the city of Zavidovichi. It was there, in the town of Podubravle that this huge ball of regular round shape was found, the study of which to this day is closely engaged by archaeologists and scientists ...

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.

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 ...

10 Interesting Facts About Hedgehogs

For many people, hedgehogs are associated with cute prickly animals that drag apples and mushrooms on their backs into a hole. In fact, the hedgehog is a predator that eats everything that it can find. And this is far from always mushrooms and berries ...