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

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7. Pocket dogs

If you think that the fashion of carrying around pocket dogs everywhere has appeared recently, then you are very mistaken. In the Middle Ages, ladies also eagerly dragged after themselves tiny dogs, though the reason was completely different. The fact is that dogs were the best bait for fleas, lice and other parasites. The body temperature of animals is higher than in humans, so all kinds of bugs more often chose their hair as their «home». Also, some young ladies used their pocket pets as towels or napkins and often wiped their hands on them after a meal.

Funny Shots of the Uneasy Relationship Between Cats and Dogs

You probably know pictures from the Internet, which show the true friendship between pets and their devoted love for each other. It is so dear to look at such shots that the heart is squeezed by the sugary sweetness. But, as you probably already guessed, reality sometimes looks a little different and not all furry members of the same family get along as peacefully and amicably. Often their uneasy relationship gives a lot of trouble to their owners, but one cannot argue with the fact that their internecine showdown always looks very comical!

Snow Beauty: Incredible Albinos From Different Countries

These people are different. Their appearance will always be an occasion for discussion: both good and quite the opposite. On average, albinism appears in one in 20 thousand people and the most unusual is that it can be people of completely different nationalities. In this collection we will show you how albinos look in different countries of the world ...

12 Hollywood Stars That Have Changed Significantly for the Role

Almost all the stars of show business and Hollywood actors try in one way or another to keep themselves in good physical shape, but when it comes to a major role, how many are ready to subject their body to transformations for the sake of cinema? Well, art requires sacrifice ... And before you is a list of stars who dared to gain or lose weight well for the role in the movie.

How Women Live in Saudi Arabia: Bans and Prejudices

Being a woman in Saudi Arabia is not as easy as it may seem to uninformed people. The thing is that inside their country they have more prohibitions than permits, which greatly affects their life in general and their existence in society. The most interesting thing in this situation is that at the legislative level, no prohibitions have been spelled out and to this day exist as a kind of tribute to traditions. But this, of course, does not free the woman from moral repressions and even physical punishment for the slightest misconduct, up to and including loss of life. The one that can and cannot be women in Saudi Arabia will be discussed in this collection.

Ingenious Everyday Inventions: 17 Ideas

Every day, people around the world face many inconveniences in using familiar things. Fortunately, at the same time, other people invent ingenious devices that simplify a human’s life. It is about such necessary, but very simple at first glance, things and ideas that will be discussed today ...

A Young Trucker Told About Her Work

There are some women who are not afraid to go beyond the generally accepted framework and do as their hearts tell them, even if it alerts the society and raises a lot of perplexing questions. Ekaterina Mironova, a trucker from Nizhny Novgorod, Russia is just such a woman. She told about her work, a 20-ton truck and the dangers on the road in one of the interviews ...