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.

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.

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 ...