Empty Ghost Towns in China

In the United States, Prohibition began to operate in 1920 and continued right up to 1933. For 13 years, people have tried in every possible way to circumvent the ban on the sale, production and transportation of alcohol, staged demonstrations, protests, and massively engaged in smuggling. In our time, it is still difficult to imagine the effect of this law in full force. However, what the consequences may be and how people lived during the prohibitions on alcohol can be seen in the next photo selection.

People who are afraid to fly usually reluctantly get on airplanes and travel long distances. Usually their fear is not confirmed by anything and is based on personal beliefs. However, looking at some airports, even the most daring traveler would have thought a hundred times before planning a flight to these countries. We offer you a rating of the most dangerous airports in the world, from which blood runs cold ...

The new year 2020 began with the advent of a new virus in the Chinese city of Wuhan. To date, coronavirus has claimed about 100 lives and continues to test people for strength. The history of mankind has repeatedly known extremely dangerous viruses and epidemics, which claimed millions of lives, wreaking havoc on the trail of panic and chaos. But even the worst of all infections, people managed to win and live on ... exactly until the next outbreak of some mutated flu.

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 ...

Wedding is the main day in the life of every girl. Everybody want to carry the memory of it through many years! That is why the girls are so careful in choosing the most perfect magnificent dress, the most symmetrical wedding arch and the most immaculate banquet hall. And what will we tell you that a wedding at which something is not going according to plan is appreciated and remembered much better than the most flawless celebration? Photos from this collection are collected here to prove that sometimes the most imperfect wedding becomes the most enchanting and memorable! Just trust your imagination and do not dare to get upset over trifles ...

The world is full of beautiful places. But there are those who not only inspire horror and fear, but can also deprive you of sleep. Lovers to tickle their nerves - welcome! TOP 10 creepy places on the planet

The world of people and animals has been closely connected by invisible threads for many centuries. Among amusing animals it is surprisingly often possible to meet familiar facial features of some world celebrities. Perhaps this is due to the popularity of celebrity, because it is their faces that we see every day on TV screens and pages of glossy magazines. But, from here it is easy to conclude that if you look closely, everyone can find a double in the animal world!

Water in a plastic bottle - it is certainly very convenient. But is it so safe as it might seem at first glance? The price of such a convenience is quite high: from environmental damage to health problems. It is time to consider whether a bottle of water is worth the terrible consequences that it may entail ...

The heart is the motor of our body. In order for the heart to "not let us down," you need to regularly use the following foods ...

Bananas are one of the most popular fruits in the world. They are fourth in the list of the most valuable food crops and are grown in more than 105 countries. Despite the short shelf life, bananas are great as a healthy food. Largely due to the sweet taste and the rich amount of vitamins contained in it. But is everything as rosy as it might seem at first glance? Find out what happens if you eat 2 bananas a day!

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 ...

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.