The 7 Worst Epidemics in Human History

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The Plague of Justinian

The first recorded plague outbreak in the world. This sore appeared in 541 in Byzantium and claimed about 100 million lives. To understand the breadth of the problem, it is worth mentioning that the entire population of the then world did not exceed 400-450 million. The whole of Europe experienced the consequences of the plague, but the Byzantine Empire suffered the greatest losses, which soon fell, not fully recovering from the consequences.

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 ...

Al Capone`s Prison

The world's first correctional prison in Philadelphia, with the full name of Eastern State Penitentiary, first received a prisoner in 1829. For more than 100 years of work, a lot of villains and criminals were there, one of which was the well-known mafia boss Al Capone. How was this place different from other prisons and what does it look like now? More on this later ...

12 Kinds of Secret Weapons of China

The scale of China in terms of population and the area of ​​their territory has not surprised anyone for a long time. The Chinese are a very developed and hardworking people. No wonder they say: "If you do something well, then there will always be one Chinese who will do it even better." This also applies to military equipment and weapons, the development of which Chinese engineers keep secret, but not to say so in a very strict manner. That is why today we offer you to get acquainted with 12 types of secret and most powerful weapons and equipment invented by the Chinese.

The Best Cat Cafe in the Whole World

Cat cafe is an unusual place where you can enjoy a cup of delicious latte with warm feline purring. Such places are a great place for relaxation. Of course, provided that you are not allergic ...

Empty Ghost Towns in China

In the early 2000s, the Chinese government threw all its efforts into the construction and development of large cities. For this reason, today we see many skyscrapers, large business centers and residential buildings built according to the latest technological inventions. This process does not stop to this day, and therefore if you ride around China today, you can stumble upon real ghost towns. Large, equipped with everything necessary for life, but did not know it ....