The 7 Worst Epidemics in Human History

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Cholera

The first cholera pandemic began in 1816. The spread of a terrible intestinal infection at that time was promoted by heat, water pollution and mass crowding near rivers. It is noteworthy that outbreaks of cholera are still occurring in some parts of the world. One of the last is the outbreak of cholera on the island of Haiti in 2010, which claimed about 800 thousand lives.

Chelsea Hotel — New York Bohemian Habitat

The New York Chelsea Hotel was built in 1844 and since then has become a magnet for famous writers, musicians, actors, artists, etc. This place has always been not simple, as if a special atmosphere reigned in it, which attracted the whole New York bohemia. What does this place look like now and what was so special about the legendary Chelsea Hotel? More on this later ...

Sleeping Beauty: a Girl With an Unusual Syndrome Sleeps for 2 Weeks in a row!

A girl from Southern California, who suffers from a rare disorder, felt on herself what it means to be a princess from a fairy tale about a sleeping beauty with one difference: no matter how beautiful the prince, he will not be able to "spell" a girl ... How an American lives with a rare disease and what does it have to face in the course of life? This will be discussed further ...