Bullying of people and animals. Deadly games and bizarre sports. Pleasing the lowest instincts. Above all, the ubiquitous lust for blood. Until recently, this was how successful fun was imagined. As always, all TOP10 items are based on the articles we publish. This time we decided to show how mu
Mary Lamb is known today primarily as an author of books for children. Before she began her writing career, however, she murdered her own mother in an fit of madness. In the early fall of 1796, the inhabitants of London were struck by a monstrous crime - a 31-year-old woman in cold blood who murde
A portrait of Rose Bertin, creator of the “flea color” For a certain period of time, at the palace of Versailles , Marie Antoinette dictated the law in terms of fashion. In practice, everything the queen wore was duly imitated by the ladies of the court. For a long time Marie Antoinette
For the leaders of Peoples Poland, the Church was the number one public enemy. They did nothing to limit the influence of the state-spoiling clergy. It seemed that the election of a Pole to the papacy would be a big blow to the authorities. However, it turned out to be quite beneficial - in at least