“And it Was Fashionable ?!” Strange Trends That Were Previously at the Height of Fashion …

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1. Volumetric collars

Lush multi-layered collars came into fashion during the reign of Elizabeth I. Among the people, this fashion trend was also called «head on a plate.» Such voluminous collars emphasized the status and were a fashion accessory of the elite society of those times. I must say that wearing such collars was extremely inconvenient, especially considering that their size was increasing every year. For the same reason, in addition to the main collar, a stiff upright collar was put on, which kept fit. But starch was used to maintain neatness and cleanliness.

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 ...

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 ....

Coronavirus for the Good! The Extraordinary Effect of Quarantine on Nature …

Now many people compare the coronavirus pandemic to World War. In just a few months, global quarantine managed to stir up the economies and health systems of many countries, but at the same time significantly affected the environmental situation in the world. “The planet is being cleared!”, shout scientists and ecologists from all sources. How exactly does this process occur and in what way is it manifested? We will talk about the positive impact of quarantine on nature in today's selection of facts ...