Some people talked about it without shame, although some attempts were made to embarrass them. Others felt Jews and Poles alike. There were also those who preferred not to mention it all their lives. Today we have all of them for flesh and blood Poles. Can you guess who we put on this list? 1. J
It is thanks to them that we know that there are different blood groups, and that vegetables and fruits contain vitamins. We owe them vaccines for polio and typhus. Unfortunately, they are like Leonardo di Caprio before 2016 - they seem to deserve the main award in their industry, and yet the Nobel
A nation of heroes or ... a nation of ungrateful people? We can boast of hundreds of geniuses and explorers. So why do we rarely do this? Below eight people whose achievements you were unlikely to know. And you should. As always, all the items in the TOP10 ranking were based on the articles we p
Obsessed with the Marxist-Leninist vision of the world. Ruthless and detached from reality. In their scientific work, truth was placed very low in the hierarchy of priorities. Some of the achievements would be funny ... if they werent terrible. Everyone knows that Ivan Ivanovich discovered elect
Who were they, how did researchers involved in Stalinism live and work? What did plant seeds sewn into the guts of animals by a geneticist turn into? When did the Kalashnikov machine take on a terrorist flair? Find out from the latest book by Marta and Andrzej Goworski, Scientists from under the red
Parachuted priests, wiretaps in Vatican chambers, the strongest radio transmitter in the world ... The Vatican intelligence service did not exist officially. And unofficially? She was doing really well! Specifically, there is no Vatican intelligence service. Even so, the Church had intelligence
Scientists were Stalins ammunition in the fight against the rotten capitalist West. Their great discoveries were to prove to other countries the power of the Soviet Union. But in the hands of the Red Tsar and his successors, even Nobel Prize winners, though useful in propaganda, were only passive to
Who wouldnt want to be a great inventor? Come up with something new, revolutionary that will change the world. When it comes to a wheel, car or plane, the culprits from abroad have managed to beat us. But it is no loss. The most ingenious ideas were really born in Poland. Only in the years 1918-
The greatest physicist in history or a dishonest scientist who robbed his wife of her achievements? There are facts that Albert Einstein did not develop the theory of relativity himself. Mileva Marić, later Mrs. Einstein, was born in the city of Titel in the Austro-Hungarian Vojvodina. Due to co
A skewer stuck in the eye, multiple blood transfusions, skin burned down to the flesh ... Outstanding scientists will do anything to learn something new. Because who said it was a safe career to be a scientist? When Kevin Warren and Barry Marshall won the Nobel Prize in 2005, emotions were aroused
In B movies, the mentally ill invariably pretend to be Napoleon. In the true Polish history, we also have a king who started a real fashion for his doubles. Even in Spain, people were found who considered themselves ... Władysław, the king of Poland and Hungary, died in the battle with the Turk
Do you consider yourself a victim of banksters? Have you been surprised by the loan installments? What does the APR abbreviation mean, did you find out only AFTER taking a payday loan? Spend your sleep over the course of a franc? Bankers have been doing this with us for centuries. It was no differen
He lied, stole, blackmailed and intimidated. He destroyed and spat upon the real explorers. And he himself became the idol of the press and an icon of an entire era. Do you also believe in the fairy tales told about him? Thomas Alva Edison is mentioned in school textbooks as the one who lit up the
He lived at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, when modernity was being born. He epitomized progress, and many of his brilliant ideas underpin the technologies indispensable today. He was - as it was said directly - the ruler of thunder. But not only! 1. Alternating current One of Teslas
Genius and madness. Lust for fame and absolute power. A fascinating story about people who, while creating the terrifying power of the Soviet Union, did not stop at nothing. In the murderous race with God to rule over human life, they became the laughingstock of not only the scientific world In
The fertilization of women with methods used in cattle breeding. Growing people for workforce and for beauty shows. And finally, an attempt to cross a human with a chimpanzee. What were a handful of charlatans capable of meeting Stalins superpower ambitions? In the first years after gaining powe
The dream of being the perfect race was not only about the Germans. The Russians also wanted to be invincible. The illustration shows a fragment of a Soviet propaganda poster. The concept of eugenics was coined in 1869 by the British scientist Francis Galton. He understood by this word actions t
At the beginning of the 20th century, the era of great discoveries was drawing to a close. There were fewer and fewer white spots on the maps, and the travelers redoubled their efforts to reach previously unconquered places ahead of others. The last race turned out to be one of the most unusual. Jus
Months spent in ice hell. A murderous fight against low temperatures, hunger, diseases and the monotony of travel. Most of the daredevils trying to reach this most inaccessible place on earth died. He not only conquered the pole but survived. Good morning, dear Lindstrom. Have you prepared some
At the end of the 19th century, the German expansion was in full swing. However, when the Second Reich began to sharpen its teeth on the mountainous part of Cameroon, it encountered an unexpected obstacle. All because of ... cursed Poles at which Chancellor Bismarck cursed healthily. How did they ge
Why was the coastal massacre in December 1970? A new article by prof. Andrzej Chojnowski suggests that it was the result of a military conspiracy against Władysław Gomułka. Its prominent participant was to be General Wojciech Jaruzelski. While there is no shortage of research into the events of
The history of Poland abounds in interesting characters, among whom there is no shortage of inventors. But not all of them are popular, moreover:some of them were not even considered Poles for many years! Here is a list of inventions, many of which we use or have used every day, created by people
A spark was enough to ignite the fire of the rebellion. It turned out to be the arrival of Ignacy Jan Paderewski to Poznań. It was enough for the Greater Poland Uprising to break out on December 27, 1918. The uprising was different from the one it has been so far - without great fights, without tens
Vibrators to heal hysteria, sex toys from the home medicine cabinet and a long list of diseases that can be combated with ... sex. This is the story of unconventional medicine for people with strong nerves. Remember Marvin Gayes song Sexual Healing? The classic soul expression expressed in its t