If the Germans hunted for specific people, they picked them up precisely. Sometimes, however, they just took all the guests of a crowded cafe or restaurant along with their staff, the best food, and cash. Taking ordinary clients as hostages, the Nazis wanted to put pressure on the Polish underground
Weird lines from clothes and shoes, uneven sun exposure, skin burned to the crackle. A tan does not always look beautiful. If you want to get rid of excess color from your skin, we suggest ways from a century ago. Because then the women declared a real war on the traces of tanning ... During the
We know that its members used to kill in antiquity. They were known even earlier. To this day, some of them eliminate as much as 95% of their victims. Are they at the root of urban legends that someone was deprived of healthy internal organs? Ila really have victims on their conscience? Usually
Another celebrity from the TV screen encourages to buy a unique paint that covers all gray hair. Drugstore shelves are full of more and more sophisticated coloring cosmetics. Our great-grandmothers were doing great without the whole stall! Before the war, there were plenty of fair-haired ladies
Early Europeans looked down on cultures that did not consume money. Beads, beads and other means of exchange were treated indulgently, and the ignorance of the ore currency was ruthlessly exploited. But is our system really better? Not always. The first colonizers of the New World found this out.
At a time when women were treated as inferior beings, the relationship between older men and young lovers was considered the only admirable love. But are love and erotic fascination the same? Whoever loves no one, will never know anyones love - warned those living at the turn of the 5th and 4t
This preparation was believed to allow you to rejuvenate for decades. Thanks to him, the old women became charming youngsters. At the same time, it was supposed to be the first cosmetic in Europe and ... an effective remedy for toothache. Did Kazimierz Wielkis sister really invent it? “Three par
Savage and primitive pagans. Murderers of women and children. A good Indian is a dead Indian. Nineteenth-century white settlers made such opinions about the indigenous peoples of North America. But that was not always the case. The first arrivals from Europe looked at redskins quite differently.
Immigrants from Arab countries constitute up to 20% of the population of some Scandinavian cities. Their population in individual countries of the region is in the hundreds of thousands. How did it come about and what are the consequences? Earlier this year, the Muslim Foundation in the Swedish
They left the Old Continent in search of a better life. The New World, which they reached after a long and difficult journey, by no means turned out to be a paradise on earth. How did the Pilgrims, founders of the first English colonies in America, survive their first years on inhospitable land?
Narrow, bumpy roads without signposts. Wild beasts lurking in the forest for inattentive travelers. And the pace proving that life was really slower in the past. If you were to believe the maps, you would have to admit that the Poland of the first Piasts was a real Mecca for traders and travelers.
Despite the promises of the communists, the proclamation of the Peoples Republic of China did not mean the end of suffering for the citizens of the Middle Kingdom. Soon hunger pushed many of them to reach for human flesh. Cannibalism did not disappear later either - it turned from an act of desperat
Ubiquitous dirt, unbearable stench and cutthroat at every step? Or maybe great housing conditions, interesting career prospects and a surprisingly interesting cultural offer? Medieval cities can be described in many ways. How was it really? Are you watching Game of Thrones? Are you fascinated
Even a slice of bread can be deadly, the family is probably planning a way to get rid of you, and if you fall over the ruler, you will face a fate worse than death. The medieval city is a real survival school. But dont worry! We have 10 tips for you on how to survive in it. As always, all rankin
For the Nazis, Jews were the embodiment of all evil. Their insane hatred led to the creation of an extermination system that wiped out millions of lives within a few years. Yet even among the dignitaries of the Third Reich there were deviations from programmed anti-Semitism. Especially when it comes
The explosion of an eleven-story skyscraper in Gdańsk in 1995 shocked Poland. For several days, firefighters searched the rubble for survivors, finding mostly dead bodies. It quickly became apparent that the explosion was not an accident. But who was responsible for it then? On Easter Monday, at
The Russians were able to raise the principle my home - my fortress to a completely new level. Behind high fences, heavy gates and doors closed with a padlock, however, they did not keep rubies and goldheads, but ... their own wives and daughters. Foreigners who came to the tsarist state in the 16
Every day they selflessly risk their health and life to save others. Polish firefighters have often faced unimaginable catastrophes, fighting the elements and providing first aid to the injured. These are their most daring actions in the last half century. The work of a firefighter is not only a
This Polish ruler had a difficult time from the moment of his birth. He was born in captivity while his insane uncle kept his parents locked. When he came to Poland to take the throne, he was called the silent devil. And before him there was a life full of pain. Lets start with the fact that Kin
Everything should be done with the pump. Flowers, a diamond gleaming in the candlelight, and kneeling down on one knee. And of course a touching speech. Meanwhile, he did everything upside down and then disappeared for a few days. Was that the worst proposal of the century? It was probably the m
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Guibert of Nogent called him the liquid sacrifice to Satan. Columbanus recommended a two-year fast for this act, and Jean Gerson recommended self-flagellation as a cure. Whats the matter? The turn of the 4th and 5th centuries AD marks not only the decline of antiquity and the beginning of the Midd
Dont look at a thing, a theory from one side, dont look at it in the same way. What you say will be true, but what others say can also be true. So dont get upset when you hear it. Think from the point of view of the speaker. -Lord Mahavir. About 3500 years before the birth of Christ, the Indus-cu
Clarence Smoyer, a tanker of the US 3rd Spearhead Armored Division, was a quiet boy from Pennsylvania. Since arriving in Europe in 1944, his Shermans crew have fought hard on the West Wall and the Ardennes, watching the Americans die in an unequal encounter with German tanks. September 2, 1944.
Ivan Mayski was the USSR ambassador to Great Britain. From 1934 he kept diaries. He described in them, inter alia, the story of the Eastern Pact directed against the Third Reich - an unrealized treaty that was to protect Central and Eastern Europe from Hitlers attempts. January 18, 1935 Mikhai