During World War II, the future and current Queen of Great Britain, Elizabeth II, served as a mechanic for ambulances and military trucks. Her service lasted 5 months and after it she left with the military rank of lieutenant.
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.
Each item is endowed with its own unique history of appearance. Some of the inventions are quite explainable and logical, but how can you connect, for example, dogs and velcro closures for shoes? In today's selection, we will talk about the most unusual interconnections of some things that are already familiar to us.
2020 for Ukraine begans with a large-scale plane crash, which claimed the lives of 176 people. On the morning of January 8, in the capital of Iran, Tehran, a Ukrainian passenger plane, UIA, crashed on a Tehran-Kiev flight. All 9 crew members, as well as 2 passengers were citizens of Ukraine. Read more about this tragedy and other major air crashes in the world ...
Chinese engineers have come up with many useful, but sometimes very strange-looking, accessories for the convenience of using the car and increasing the comfort of the driver behind the steering wheel. This collection will acquaint you with the most unusual of them!
The USSR has always been a closed country. Many events remained secret, especially with regard to disasters. However, not all of them were able to hide ...