Leonid Rogozov, a russian surgeon, was part of the sixth Soviet Antarctic expedition - a team of 12 had been...
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The history of Naples is full of legends and myths, which are lost between truth and fantasy, between streets and...
Tsuneko Sasamoto was born in Tokyo on September 1st 1914. Although photography had been invented the previous century, it was...
The Victorian era technically spanned from June 20, 1837, until Queen Victoria’s death on January 22, 1901. This was a...
A Neapolitan proverb reads: "O munaciello: a chi arricchisce e a chi appezzentisce", which means something like "The munaciello or...
The ancient Lycians are probably one of the most enigmatic peoples of history, because there are not many traces of...
Demons, monsters and ghosts. Anyone who has even a minimum of familiarity with Japanese folklore knows that there are so...
Who does not remember "Tournée Du Chat Noir", one of the most famous nineteenth century posters that advertised the Parisian...
In the 30 years since the devastating nuclear disaster at Chernobyl, the entire area has undergone a radical change and...
On 26 April 1986, a series of explosions destroyed reactor no. 4 of Chernobyl, and several hundred workers, firemen and...
While driving through the outskirts of Wuppertal in the Rhine-Rhur metropolitan region of Germany, drivers are wont to stare in...
It’s 04:00 in central Taiwan and everything is asleep, flashing neon signs of the city of Taichung are off and...
Despite this photo, taken in July 1913, became popular under the name of Albert Khan and if you look for...
Roman Opalka (1931-2011) was a Polish conceptual artist, born in France, who spent his artistic career painting numbers, a functional...
Beyond the many stories that have built the city of Paris, the French capital also contributed to scientific innovations. Indeed,...
The bright blue stripes that color the rocks just off the coast of Okayama beach, Japan, are not strange special...
Visitors would be forgiven for thinking they've entered in a set of a horror movie: hundred of statues stare straight...
Dhanushkodi was an Indian city located exactly opposite Sri Lanka, the last human outpost before the narrow channel between the...
If Gunther Holtorf had a lengthy career with Lufthansa beginning in 1958, in 1989, he left his job to take...
The Vikings are famous in the common imagination for their large banquets of meat and beer, but what did they...
"Any big hotels have got scandals ...Just like every big hotel has got a ghost. Why? Hell, people come and...
A new website is digitising millions of watercolours, to make instantly available a wealth of incredible historic images. Watercolour World...
As we know, all cultures have their own way of celebrating those who have passed away, but in Indonesia, in...
Although over the centuries the reputation of Klaus Störtebeker (1360-1401) took on a legendary aura, almost like a German Robin...
All roads lead to Rome: the ancient expression used since the Roman Empire, never really fallen into disuse, is it...
Teppe Hasanlu, in northwestern Iran, is a famous archaeological site of a city that was excavated in 10 seasons between...
Its name is Mizu Shingen Mochi and it's one of the most curious Japanese specialities. This unusual rice cake looks...
If you go to London and you want a dose of the macabre, you won’t be disappointed! We know that...
Coca Cola is undoubtedly the most popular non-alcoholic beverage all over the world, both for the drink and for the...
We all know that Valentine's Day is considered the day of lovers practically all over the world, with a consumerism...