That day, to have some fun, Pierre went to the village of Vorontsov to see the great air balloon that Leppich was building to defeat the enemy, and the test balloon that was to be launched the next day. The balloon was not ready yet; it was built, Pierre found out, at the monarchs request, wrote Leo
In 1943, the bombing of the Third Reich became more and more intense, but the losses connected with them were unpalatable for the Allies. British scientists Joan Curran and Robert Cockburn in great secret developed a trivially simple way to deceive German radars. Today it is hard to believe that the
How did a small island nation conquer as much as a quarter of the globe? How did he manage to subdue the nations of five continents? The British Empire was the greatest power of the modern West when the United States was still in its infancy. The foundations for British domination in the oceans were
For 155 million years they dominated the skies of the world of dinosaurs. From the smallest - the size of a sparrow to giant flying dragons, with wings spanning up to several meters. We are talking about pterosaurs, of course. Scientists believe that these flying reptiles died out 65 million years a
The journal The Innovation recently published articles stating that nearly 150,000 years ago, the earth was inhabited not only by Homo sapiens and Neanderthals. According to the authors, there was also a third evolutionary branch of Homo. Where does this belief come from? Lets go back in time. I
The most magnificent buildings of the ancient world. We know them mainly from accounts, because only one of these structures has survived to modern times. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is a lockpick. Everyone knows about them, but can you name them without thinking? We know them mainly
After the retreat of the glacier from what is now Poland, trees tirelessly occupied the stripped plains ... until the time when man appeared. The ice sheet left behind gigantic plains cut by riverbeds formed by slow melting. It was then, around 12,500 years ago, that trees began an arduous proce
Is every plane, from which a pilot with a parachute jumps out in flight, doomed to extinction? Or maybe such ghost planes can fly further, covering long distances or reaching their destination precisely? It turns out that sometimes ... yes. The most famous plane that took off with a pilot, but l
Witold Aleksander Herbst, a 303 Squadron pilot, recalled that when he escorted an expedition of American four-engine B-17 bombers in 1944, he noticed a small plane climbing very quickly. His pilot had to be brave - he attacked 250 Flying Fortresses alone, protected by a hundred fighters. The Mystery
Wars below the surface were fought in antiquity - long before submarines were invented. Who were the first submarines? The pursuit of a decisive, lethal advantage over the enemy has for many centuries been the goal of those undertaking military operations under water. In imitation of Achilles
The polar expedition of the airship Italia in 1928 was to be a spectacular success. It turned out to be a series of failures that cost the lives of half the crew. April 15, 1928, around 8:30 p.m. The airship Italia flying to the North Pole appeared in the sky over Katowice. Earlier that day, the c
Called the Columbus of cinematography, the third brother of Lumière and the first filmmaker. Prószyński spent almost his entire life building and improving the camera. Even before Kazimierz Prószyński started any work, Poles were not idle. The constructor was on the threshold of adulthood when Pio
In the opencast mine in Borkowice, excellently preserved tracks and bones of dinosaurs were found. Experts have estimated their age at around 200 million years. According to scientists from the Polish Geological Institute, these are the best preserved remains of predatory dinosaurs found in Poland
Caligula is famous as a mad and extravagant tyrant. However, hardly anyone has heard of one of his biggest and weirdest frills - the floating palaces. “He has overwhelmed all wasters with the size of profligacy. He invented a new type of bathhouse, the most bizarre types of dishes and meals. He ba
They worshiped the gods so zealously that they did not hesitate to make human sacrifices. They hid their rulers inside monumental buildings. What secrets do the Mayan tombs hide? In 2020, the secrets related to the funeral tradition of the Indians were put on the wallpaper by researchers from the
An unusual find at Al-Bahnasa in Upper Egypt shocked archaeologists. The mummies of a woman and a man had golden tongues. But this is not the first such discovery. In the town of Al-Bahnasa in Upper Egypt, archaeologists have discovered the remains of a 2,500-year-old man and woman. Scientists - m
Leonardo da Vinci is considered the archetype of the Renaissance man. He painted, sculpted, wrote, counted, discovered and played musical instruments. He gained fame thanks to the paintings Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. He was also appreciated by the designs and sketches of various types of machine
Ok. 5700 years ago, an anonymous artist placed a drawing of a wagon with four wheels on a clay vase. It was done by an artist who lives in todays Poland! It is believed to be the first drawing of a sled vehicle in human history. If so, it means that the ancient inhabitants of our country knew and
The bodies found in a cemetery near Aylesbury may have been Roman criminals or outcasts. 1,200 coins were also discovered. A team of nearly 50 archaeologists made an unusual discovery during an excavation conducted at Fleet Marston Cemetery, a small English village near Aylesbury. 425 Roman skele
The Internet was supposed to be developed for military purposes. So how did it happen that it became an inseparable part of our lives, and by the way ... the kingdom of pornography? Postcards for adults, sneaking through colorful newspapers, playing at night cassettes. Late evenings with pay-per-
The heated confrontation between Danton and Robespierre The video which I report in this post (from youtube.com) is a scene from the famous film by the Polish director Andrzej Wajda Danton (1983), whose role is entrusted to a masterful interpretation by Gérard Depardieu. At the home
The Battle of Bzura was described by the German general as one of the greatest, most devastating battles of all time. The Poles surprised the Wehrmacht soldiers and for a moment it seemed that they had a chance to win. However, not everything went according to plan. From the beginning of the Sep
Freedom, equality, fraternity ... and the guillotine. The modern decapitation machine was initially a symbol of progress. She quickly turned into an instrument of terror, beheading the royal heads as ruthlessly as the bourgeoisie. Until she finally turned against the children of the revolution. Exac
In August 1944, a bloody tank battle took place near Studzianki on the Vistula River. It lasted 8 days. The Red Army soldiers fighting the Gierings were supported by Polish tankers. The crew of the tank No. 102 under the command of Lieutenant Wacław Feryniec stood out in particular. It is true that