The Strangest Monuments in the World: We Don’t Know Where They Are Located, but That Doesn’t Matter, Probably Because the Meaning and Value of These Artworks Are Known Only to Their Creators. So, simply admire the flight of imagination of some sculptors,</p>\n "home_text": "<p>try to guess what they really wanted to convey to us all – the viewers.</p>10 photos

「Ooni wa Soto! Fuku wa Uti!」 This collective chant is always heard in temples, on squares, and at specially designated venues, as well as in Japanese homes on February 3rd. „Evil spirits, go away from the house! Happiness, come into the house!“—this is what these words mean, accompanied by the scattering of dry soybeans. Beans are thrown in handfuls, sometimes hitting nearby participants or patient onlookers, and at home, they land on family members. Scattering soybeans while inviting happiness

Top 10 of the Most Dangerous Buildings in the World: A List of Fifty Amazing but Also Unbelievably Beautiful Structures That ‘Are About to Fall’

102 years ago, Rolls-Royce created its emblem for its automobiles. On February 4, 1911, the company introduced the famous symbol: a winged woman poised to leap forward. The sculpture was created by Charles Sykes, who named it 'The Spirit of Ecstasy.' The sculptor's favorite model was Eleanor Thornton, who served as the prototype for the statue. Unfortunately, Eleanor met a tragic death near Port Said—she was aboard a ship with Lord Montague, a pioneer of British automotive development. She was h

St. Petersburg in 1931 in Color: Photos from the archive of traveler Branson DeCou, taken by him in St. Petersburg in 1931 and later colored with aniline dyes

Soviet Reality: A Large Collection of Photos That Circulated Throughout Europe but Were Banned in the Soviet Era. This was one of the first compilations of photos that captured the Russian reality

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What is the Merlion? It is well known that many cities have their unofficial but quite poetic nicknames. For example, Chicago is known as "The City of Winds," Paris is called "The City of Lights," and Rome has gone down in history as "The Eternal City." Undoubtedly,...

Bob Marley Day in Jamaica: Celebrating the Life of a Reggae Legend

February 6th is considered New Zealand's National Day. On this day in 1840, the Treaty of Waitangi was signed on the banks of the Waikanghi River (meaning "noisy waters" in Maori) between the British and the Maori. This treaty forever sowed seeds of discord,</td>\n "home_text": "<p>The history between the Maori and European settlers is complex. By the end of the 19th century, New Zealand was plagued by unfair trade practices and illegal land transactions. Fierce competition also came from Frenc

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