A world without miracles would be black and white. Throughout the history of mankind, actions have been committed and traditions have developed that are simply shocking. Our small selection contains the strangest things people are willing to pay for. 1 Walk the rally Since the French Revolution, the French ...

Sharks are one of the oldest inhabitants of our planet. Terrible killers living in the depths of the sea, for 450 million years, have been terrifying the inhabitants of the seas and oceans. They are dangerous to humans. Filmmakers and producers have repeatedly addressed the topic of sharks, and even appeared in world cinema ...

Mixed martial arts, for which individual sporting events are held, are mistakenly called fights without rules. Today in the world of MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) is one of the fastest growing sports. Books are written about “fights without rules”, films and documentaries are shot. We will try ...

The most ancient musical instrument in the history of mankind is considered a flute carved from ivory. The man who extracted the sounds from her lived 35-37 thousand years ago. Around the same time, the first drums, percussion instruments that were used in religious rites and rituals appear ...

A prison is a special world in which its own hierarchy, rules of conduct, etiquette, relationships are formed. Life behind the fence takes on a special meaning, and sometimes every day passes under the sign of the struggle for survival. Filmmakers often touch on this sensitive topic, filming an exciting, psychological ...

Cheese is one of the oldest food products, and its appearance in the human diet is associated with the domestication of sheep. It happened around the VIII millennium BC. This food product is produced both from milk and by melting non-dairy products. The largest world exporter are ...

Werewolves under various names are present in the tales and myths of many peoples of the world. In Western mythology, people who can transform into wolves are called werewolves, or lycanthropes. The Slavs have the Volkolak, and the Scandinavians have the berserker. With the advent of cinema, directors began to turn to the topic ...

Tailed beauties with long hair and a captivating voice are popular characters in the myths of many peoples of the world. The most ancient stories are associated with mermaids. Let's try to consider these sea maidens in the folklore of different nationalities, and also to find out what is the most beautiful mermaid in cinema ...

The first similarity of cigarettes appeared among the American Indians, however, they were the first on the planet and began to smoke and chew tobacco. The word cigarette itself has French roots, and literally means "little cigar." Let's do a little research with a digression into history to present interesting facts ...

“Not by number, but by skill!” This famous phrase of the great Russian commander Alexander Suvorov, as never before fits in the form of an epigraph to this article. The history of mankind has a very small number of years when no wars and armed conflicts were fought on the planet. But today let's talk about tactics ...

The largest and most mysterious musical instrument dates back to the 1st millennium BC. Over time, he was introduced into Catholic worship, and large tools organically fit into the architecture of Catholic, and after the Reformation and Protestant churches. In the cities of Europe and New ...

From the moment that drinks containing alcohol appeared, different nations have developed a traditional drinking culture. But no matter how spirits are consumed correctly, a hangover still ensues. Medical science has not yet fully recognized the nature of this phenomenon. But pharmacologists create drugs, ...

The warlike Iranian-speaking tribes who settled in the VII century in the steppes between the Danube and the Don called themselves chipped. They entered the history of the world as Scythians, and we learn most of the information about them from the records of the first historian Herodotus. Rich material on the history, culture, life and traditions of the Scythians ...

Slavic paganism was filled with a special meaning of the harmonious coexistence of man with nature. The Slavs believed in gods and spirits, presented them with gifts, made sacrifices. Perhaps, if it were not for the geopolitical necessity of adopting Christianity, Slavic paganism grew into an independent ...

More than 4 thousand nationalities live on planet Earth, and each has its own national culture, traditions, rituals and holidays. Historical science and archaeological research confirm that the holidays appeared during the emergence of religious beliefs. If the nations can still somehow count, ...

You can have a different attitude to the work of Quentin Tarantino, but his films, of course, are a special phenomenon in world cinema. The future director began as a screenwriter, and shot the first film according to his own script in 1992. Before that, there were several small roles in low-budget projects, ...

Each people and nation living on planet Earth has their own national costumes, and the types of shoes are largely formed under the influence of climatic and geographical conditions. Agree that warm boots will look ridiculous on the coast of Australia, and in Vietnamese you will not walk in the snow on ...

The history of shoes has more than 10 millennia, and throughout the history of the case there appeared unusual in form, and sometimes quite awkward models. Modern designers annually surprise the world with new strange models of shoes that go beyond the usual understanding. In our selection the most unusual ...

Chinese culture is one of the oldest on our planet, and some ancient Chinese traditions exist to this day. Undoubtedly, foot bandaging in China, leading its history from the 10th century, also applies to this. This process is indicated by two hieroglyphs, and literally means “connected foot”....

Every tourist going on a trip wants to know as much information as possible about the countries he will visit. Then, already on the spot, he replenishes his theoretical knowledge in the “living” in contact with the sights, national traditions and customs of the country. In our review, interesting facts about ...