It is said that Poland in the 17th century stretched from sea to sea. It was then a real territorial power. But unfortunately it wasnt that strong in all respects. Many readers are probably familiar with the statement that Poland stretched from sea to sea. Our homeland had its golden age. We were
1413 year. King Jagiełło still does not have a male heir. The conspirators want to put a descendant of the Hohenzollern on the throne. Meanwhile, there is a series of cruel killings. From dawn, they traversed tall, un-strewn oak-hornbeam trees, an icy thicket of oaks, beeches, hornbeams and firs,
He was known as Lionel in many countries. A rare genetic disease made Stefan Bibrowski famous. What was life like for a lion-faced man? His hairy body was admired in Europe and the United States. A rare genetic disease made Stefan Bibrowski an international circus artist. A child with a lions fa
The Aztecs did human sacrifice on a really huge scale. Each year they killed thousands of their enemies in honor of the deities. But why did they eat them afterwards? In this house there were many large pots, jars and jugs full of water in which they cooked the meat of the unfortunate Indians, w
Thanks to the circus car, Michał Drzymała went down in history as a symbol of national cunning and stubbornness. Who was? And what was that about with his car? Resistance to the Prussian invaders? A more attentive student would name Rota. Apart from her - cultivating the Polish language and… Micha
On the night of April 30 / May 1, witches gathered on Mount Brocken. They reached Walpurgisnacht on brooms and goats. Where did this strange celebration come from? The theme of this holiday was used in Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. For centuries, it has been associated with witches Sabbaths
Childless couples, unmarried and bachelors in the Peoples Republic of Poland did not have it easy. The authorities, in order to increase the birth rate, introduced bulls - increased income tax. The bull itself is absolutely not a figment of the rulers of Peoples Poland. The term is much, much olde
June 1st seems obvious, but Childrens Day is celebrated in different countries on different dates. In Poland, it was celebrated not so long ago ... in September! The history of the Childrens Day celebrations is not very long - it dates back only less than a hundred years. It is hardly surprising,
On the wave of the discovery of a new element by Maria Skłodowska-Curie and her husband at the beginning of the 20th century, there was ... a fashion for radium. It was seen as a panacea. At the beginning of the 20th century, the world learned about radioactivity. In 1898 - just two years after An
A nuisance neighbor? Unrequited love? Trouble in business? Centuries ago, shocking solutions to problems were used - for example, magical artifacts ... from under the gallows. Sometimes a desperate person clings to solutions that make others creep. But what if you are a professional thief and fear
Some people are afraid of needles. Others - stick them into the body to heal themselves. The inventor of acupuncture will likely remain anonymous. What do we know about its history? The oldest thin healing needles were used several thousand years ago. Today, this technique is known almost all over
Thousands of years ago, humans tame and become attached to wild animals. They even had their pets in cemeteries. And much sooner than you might think. A tomb from ... fourteen thousand years ago. This is the estimation of the oldest animal remains found so far, bearing the features of a burial. B
Duck soap, pagan rituals and whispers ... One can get the impression that time has stopped in Bieszczady villages on the Ukrainian-Polish border. Women and girls stand up to their calves in the cold stream of a mountain river, rinse their underwear. It is summer, the birds are chirping, the cows a
Disco polo is a phenomenon of our music scene. Poland was rebuilding itself after the gray decades of communism to the rhythm of the songs You are crazy and Soap Fa. The second half of the 1960s brought many cultural changes. Also those related to the phonographic world. Rock began to evolve in ne
For centuries, being diagnosed with diabetes was a death sentence. Patients were intoxicated with alcohol and drugs, starved and stuffed with carcinogenic substances. The earliest records of diabetes are found in the writings of ancient Chinese, Hindu and Egyptian medics. In the Ebers papyrus of 1
In the south of Poland, traces of a Celtic settlement from before 2.5 thousand were discovered years. The Celts who got here brought knowledge and skills unknown to the locals. The cradle of the Celts is the area of the Lower Rhine and Danube, north of the Alps. It was in this area of Europe (
In the late nineteenth century, male domestic service was rare. But not every woman would be a suitable servant either. What was taken into account? And was it worth the effort? This is a definitely female profession. Many positions available, a young, dynamic team. The guild of servants includes
Concern or sheer sexism? In 1908, in the United States, women were banned from smoking in public places. Literally one person was punished for breaking the oppressive law ... According to some politicians, the 20th-century United States faced a real threat. On the threshold of the new century, mas
Strange shows provided people with a non-standard appearance a shelter and an opportunity to earn money. However, the story of the living skeleton shows that not all ... Isaac W. Spraque was born on May 21, 1841 in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts. During the first dozen or so years of his life, th
The discovery of America was a tragedy for its indigenous peoples. Indian civilizations almost died out. The survivors lived in a post-apocalyptic world. We should start by thinking - was it really that bad? Did the vast majority of Native Americans actually die? And did it have anything to do wit
Portrait of a 16th century man (the work is by Il Parmigianino) wearing a showy braghetta During the 1500s the use of a rather particular and decidedly risque item of underwear (but not too much) became widespread among men, the braghetta, that we can consider the ancestor of the modern jocks
They have ransacked dozens of museums, archives and colleges, stealing everything of value to our heritage. It is largely on their shoulders - the Berlin professor of prehistory, Paulsen and his eager helpers - that are responsible for the losses of Polish culture amounting to $ 20 billion. Almo
Immediately after the so-called liberation in 1944-1945, the new authorities targeted the entire tradition of the Polish army to date. Home Army soldiers, pre-war officers, but also ... God of spirit owed the ordinan The new official propaganda criticized your army from the top. Under this pecu
Torture, re-education in camps, forced sterilization ... Dozens of countries condemned Chinas conduct against the Uighurs as a crime against humanity. The first Turkish prime minister and now president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was the first, in 2008, to describe the Chinese policy towards the Uighu