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@ceky321 · 8 months ago

Oko is a mysterious rotating island in Argentina

El Ojo, also known as Eye Island or Circular Island, is a unique and mysterious floating island located in the Paraná River Delta in northeastern Argentina (34°15'07.8″ S 58°49'47.4″ W). It is a thin...

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@ceky321 · 8 months ago

Al Capone - a gangster who was loved by the public

Although his name regularly appears on lists of the most notorious criminals in American history, Al Capone was by no means the embodiment of evil. We could describe him as a man of contradictions – h...

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@ceky321 · 1 year ago

Woman called Calamity Jane

In the company of legends of the Wild West, such as Bill Hickok, Jesse James and Wyatt Earp, there was also one woman - the one who was anxiously called Calamity Jane and who could match any cowboy, w...

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@ceky321 · 1 year ago

Swimming to Antarctica. and other record breaking Swims by Lynne Cox

The epic story of Lynne Cox, one of the world’s greatest long distance swimmers ever who traveled the world to swim places no-one had ever swam before. Her mission to swim the world’s most treacherous...

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@ceky321 · 1 year ago

Face on Mars: A History of Martian Illusions

You've probably all heard of the Martians, the inhabitants of Mars who are often referred to as "little green beings". People have been seeing strange things on the surface of Mars for centuries. From...

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@ceky321 · 1 year ago

The sad end of the most beautiful sports fairy tale: The departure of "basketball Mozart"

Dražen Petrović has been gone for a long time, but his name is still synonymous with all that is noble and beautiful in sports. The second son in the family of Biserka and Jola Petrović, he was born...

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@ceky321 · 1 year ago

The "weak point" of the famous General Patton

Everyone has heard of the great and headstrong General George S. Patton, who was an excellent tactician and one of the best generals in the U.S. Army. He took part in both world wars, but was partic...

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@ceky321 · 1 year ago

Not even a severed arm could stop him from taking down Nazis

I guess you’ve never heard of American lawyer and politician Daniel Inouye, better known as a U.S. senator, but his political career is irrelevant to the story I want to tell you today. His unusual en...

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@ceky321 · 1 year ago

The first and only presidential wedding at the White House (1886)

On June 2, 1886, for the first and only time in history, the American president was married in the White House. The wedding took place in the Blue Room on the first floor of the White House. This room...

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@ceky321 · 1 year ago

Monkeypox

We have not yet emerged from the covida-19 pandemic, and a new contagious disease has already emerged - monkeypox. The disease, known for decades, endemic in Central and West Africa where people are...

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@ceky321 · 1 year ago

The mummified body of a little "sleeping beauty" who "blinks her eyes"

We live in a world where the process of preparing the dead for eternal rest is becoming simpler, so mummification is sure to sink into oblivion. Existing mummies, despite the embalming process, decay...

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@ceky321 · 1 year ago

The Case of the "American Unknown Child"

Who was the boy found in the cardboard box in the woods of Philadelphia? Why didn't anyone ever ask for it? What tortures did he go through in his short life? If you are interested in the answers to t...

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@ceky321 · 1 year ago

Does Russia really have a famous weapon of complete destruction?

Russian President Vladimir Putin's order to raise Russia's nuclear forces to a high level of preparedness, which he justified with NATO's aggressive statements and economic sanctions against Moscow, h...

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@ceky321 · 1 year ago

When robots become priests, things get weird!

The world is changing rapidly, sometimes to such an extent that you may have the impression that you are losing ground under your feet in all these changes. One of the novelties is robots, which most...

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@ceky321 · 1 year ago

Molotov cocktail

Probably most of us like cocktails, but today we will deal with another type of cocktail that can be classified in current history, but a completely different type from those common colorful alcoholic...

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@ceky321 · 1 year ago

Attack on Ukraine and the conquest of Chernobyl: Walking on the edge!

You know the one thing that can go wrong will go wrong, and at this point globally most have the impression that everything is going from bad to worse. The world has been facing a climate crisis for d...

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@ceky321 · 1 year ago

Buffalo Bill - bison hunter and fighter against the Indians

William Frederick Cody, famous under his nickname Buffalo Bill, was born on February 26, 1846 in the small town of La Claire, Iowa. He became known as the fearless postal rider of the Pony Express and...

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@ceky321 · 1 year ago

Al Capone - a gangster loved by the public

Al Capone is much more of a myth than a man in the popular imagination. While the infamous Chicago gangster from the Prohibition era of the 1920s still remains in our cultural consciousness, this imag...

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@ceky321 · 1 year ago

Famous Sheriff Wyatt Earp

Sheriff and revolver Wyatt Earp has been remembered in history for his involvement in the skirmish at OK Corral. Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp was born in Monmouth, Illinois, on March 19, 1848, and was nam...

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@ceky321 · 1 year ago

The love story of Malena and Klepetan, who gave birth to 66 cubs

Klepetan and Malena were a couple of white storks who became famous in Croatia for their romantic endeavors. Since 2001, Klepetan has flown every spring from the Republic of South Africa to Brodski Va...

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@ceky321 · 1 year ago

On the verge of possible: A rooster who did not want to die

70 years ago, a farmer in Colorado beheaded a rooster, who refused to die. Mike, as he was called, lived another 18 months and became famous. How could he live so long without a head? The first time I...

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@ceky321 · 1 year ago

Wealth from the sale of Coca-Cola

On December 30, 1851, Asa Griggs Candler was born, a man who made a huge fortune by producing and selling Coca-Cola. He was born in the US state of Georgia, near the city of Atlanta, where Coca-Cola i...

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@ceky321 · 1 year ago

Benazir Bhutto - the first woman to head a Muslim state

Benazir Bhutto was a Pakistani politician who tried to lead the country through democracy and the growth of civil society. That road was thorny, marked by house arrest and exile from Pakistan until a...

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@ceky321 · 1 year ago

Crazy balloon escape from East Germany

After World War II, East Germany was separated from the West by a well-fortified border and the Berlin Wall. That wall was secured by border patrols, and the area was surrounded by landmines. The bord...

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@ceky321 · 1 year ago

Louis Pasteur - a man to whom many owe health

On December 27, 1822, one of the greatest scientists of all time was born - Louis Pasteur. He was one of the founders of microbiology and a modern way of treating and preventing disease. According t...

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@ceky321 · 1 year ago

Sitting Bull

Sitting Bull (c. 1831-1890) was a Teton Dakota Native American chief who united the Sioux tribes of the American Great Plains against the white settlers taking their tribal land. The 1868 Fort Laramie...

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@ceky321 · 1 year ago

The legend of the beast from Gévaudan

If you’ve read “The Donkey Journey to Cévennes,” Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1879 novel, or watched “The Wolf Brotherhood,” the acclaimed 2001 horror film by French director Christophe Gans, you’ve proba...

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@ceky321 · 1 year ago

Suicides, myths and persecutions: a creepy story about Hotel Del Salto

Hotel del Salto, which translates quite literally to “hotel of the leap,” has purportedly been haunted for decades. Now serving as a museum, the century-old structure in Colombia overlooks a waterfall...

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@ceky321 · 1 year ago

7 Tips for Healthy Digestion

A smooth running digestive system relies on the right foods at the right time. Of all our bodily functions, we probably focus more on our digestive system than any other. I’m sure one reason for thi...

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@ceky321 · 1 year ago

The most unusual prison sentences: Dog Pep sentenced to life in prison!

In the 1920s, there was a story in the media about a black Labrador named Pep, who was accused of killing a cat. According to the story, the eaten cat belonged to the wife of Pennsylvania Governor Gif...

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