Cats and cats have become a real cult of our time, and here's a proof of this: in different countries celebrate the Day of the cat, and twice. Once local and once international. And with this day, their traditions begin to take shape
People from all over the world are trying to help Australia, which has suffered from forest fires: both rich celebrities and ordinary people make donations. But what six-year-old Owen is doing has touched the hearts of internet users around the world. A little boy from the American state of Massachusetts creates miniature koalas from polymer clay and sells them, and his parents transfer the proceeds to Australia. To date, Owen has raised $ 255,000
A person's love for animals can manifest itself in different ways. Someone keeps a dozen cats at home, someone feeds homeless poor fellows, some fight for their rights and try to protect them by law, but some simply pray to animals, and in the literal sense of the word. And we are not talking about old totem cults
Giant futuristic buildings are a sign of the twenty-first century. But the soul of an ordinary person sometimes wants something fabulous, as if from a children's book with cute and cozy children's illustrations. It turns out that there are a lot of architects who built fabulous, as if painted houses
Walking along the streets of Moscow and admiring the historical buildings, few people think that some of these houses, some hundred years ago, stood in a completely different place. In the last century (especially in its first half), domestic engineers actively practiced moving houses. Buildings of many tonnes were not dismantled, but moved as they are - sometimes together with the residents. The reasons for moving buildings could be different. But the result, as a rule, was the same - success. Such professionalism in engineering
If a black cat crosses the road, don't expect good luck. White puppies are nicer and more expensive than black ones. In the shelters, they believe that it is these beliefs that make people ignore black pets, which is why they wait longer to be taken to new families, if they wait at all. In the United States, the results of a study on this issue were recently published - and these results even surprised experts
Scientists are sure: you need to be extremely careful with your decision to learn a foreign language. Not only can it open up new perspectives at work, it can also change how you think, how you feel, and even completely change your personality. These are the conclusions reached independently by groups of scientists who organized experiments and polls among people in different parts of the world
Talking about how the dinosaurs disappeared, many people recall pictures in which tyrannosaurs and brontosaurs flee from the falling fire rain, and forests are blazing behind them. Perhaps some of the dinosaurs really died from the direct impact of a meteorite, however, as scientists recently found out, most living creatures then died for a completely different reason
Birds regularly get into aircraft turbines, but in most cases, huge colossus simply do not notice such "interference". It is almost impossible to avoid such collisions, which is why modern aircraft are designed in such a way as to cope with isolated cases of missed birds. It's another matter when the birds are a flock
On the Internet, you can find a lot of information about color and advice when choosing a color for your home or for creating a website. Green is about nature, Ireland and spring, blue is about sky, water and tranquility, yellow is about the sun, joy and energy … However, all such articles are relevant only for a certain culture. It is worth leaving your country, and you may encounter completely unexpected interpretations of ordinary colors
The ability to travel in a matter of hours to the other end of the world has radically changed the whole picture of the world. Now we can travel without wasting time on a difficult and monotonous road, we can visit our relatives and friends, just buying a plane ticket. And at the same time, people are faced with a new problem that they did not know about before - jetlag, or a failure of the circadian rhythm
The Salem witch hunt was perhaps the most famous and large-scale process of loss of life due to prejudice. Then, due to accusations of witchcraft, about 200 people were imprisoned, of which at least five died, and another 20 were executed. However, two centuries later, a new panic began in the same region - this time they began to hunt vampires
Lake Retba, or as it is often called - simply Pink Lake - is located in Senegal, just 20 km from the Cape Verde Peninsula. This is the only lake of its kind in all of Africa - you cannot see real rose water anywhere else on the continent. It is both a heavenly resort and a hellish place of daily work
“Even when I spend hours up to my waist in the mud, making my way through thickets and swamps, you know, one glance at my manicured nails on the trigger of the gun is enough to improve my mood,” Christina Pavlovsky once said. This petite woman, an immigrant from Poland, at one time became a real legend throughout Australia, as the most formidable crocodile hunter
Very often people volunteers who take care of stray animals have to face indifference and even cruelty from people. They see how reckless owners tie their dogs on the street and leave them unattended, how they let their pets go for a walk - and they get lost or get hit by cars, how people deliberately bring their animals out of town to get rid of them. And therefore it is not surprising that when meeting a lost animal, many immediately begin to think only the worst
Residents of the Altai Territory can observe incredible beauty every day - these are powerful mountain peaks, powdered with snow, and dense pine forests, and lakes with water so clear that you can see the bottom. The mountains are not very densely populated, sometimes it takes several hours to travel from village to village. But the locals do not get bored, their life is full of worries - to graze sheep and cows, take care of vegetable gardens and at the same time collect the remains of spaceships
Since rainbow clouds are quite a rare phenomenon, it is rather difficult to see them with your own eyes. And, in fact, even when such clouds hang directly overhead, not everyone will pay attention to them for one simple reason - they are in the sky in close proximity to the bright sun, so without dark glasses to notice them in the sky almost impossible
Abandoned cities have become so popular lately that sometimes there may be too many tourists there to really feel the desolation and remoteness of the city. A completely different story with the abandoned islands, where there were once settlements, now there is not a living soul left. It is much more difficult to get to the islands, and therefore the feeling of abandonment is felt there in a special way
Today, thousands of tourists walk across the bridges of Venice every day, but there were times when it was better to stay away from them - for about a year, during the fall and winter, zealous fights were arranged on these narrow bridges - and not just one-on-one, but whole crowd against another crowd of the same kind
One of the attractions of Istanbul is Topkapi Palace. Until the middle of the 19th century, it was the main palace of the Ottoman Empire and therefore was built with all the pomp - with all the gardens and annexes, the territory of the palace occupies more than 700 thousand square meters. It was here that the sultan kept his harem, and it was here that future sultans were raised. In cages
A 24-year-old Arizona resident suffers from panic attacks during which she is unable to control herself and often self-mutilates herself. Her loyal friend Rottweiler rescues the hostess in such difficult moments. The girl posted a video of one of these seizures, so that people would understand what happens to people who have the same diagnosis as her
A-Shi-Sle-Pa (in another version, Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah) is a huge wasteland, where there are no animals, no water, no plants, no cellular communications, and certainly there are no human settlements for many kilometers around. But there are absolutely stunning landscapes of conical and mushroom-shaped rock formations, cairns, fossils of various mollusks and insects, as well as dinosaur bones
Mattel - the same company that was once branded as being extremely sexist in positioning its flagship doll, the blonde Barbie - is now at the forefront of adapting its dolls to - literally - every taste. The new doll is officially gender-neutral, and it can portray both a girl and a guy, either one of them, or both at once
Ani is a majestic ancient Armenian city in Turkey, located on the banks of the Akhuryan River. It was first mentioned in historical texts in the 5th century. Ani is worthy of the title of one of the wonders of the world, on a par with the Egyptian pyramids, or, say, Petra, Pompeii, because he was insanely beautiful. In the old days it was called the city of crafts and arts. Ani was famous for its magnificent beautiful palaces and stately churches. Contemporaries christened it "the city of a thousand and one churches." What is the main secret and
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Caño Cristales, flowing in distant Colombia, has rightfully earned the title of the most beautiful and fantastic river in the world. And it is also called “The River of the Gods”, “The Rainbow That Melted”, “The River of Five Colors”. Why? Because it literally shimmers with all the colors of the rainbow, as if someone had poured tons of different colors here and didn't mix them. Getting here is not easy, but worth it. No wonder Caño Cristales was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List
It seems difficult to find a more secure building in the world than Buckingham Palace. Many guards protect the peace of the inhabitants outside and, probably, the same number are in the premises of the royal residence. Nevertheless, history knows many cases of illegal entry into the royal chambers. However, it was only in 2007 that it became a criminal offense. However, this fact does not stop the attackers
They are never called by their last name, but each of the members of the British royal family has their own title, which is difficult to remember and even more difficult to pronounce. It is difficult to convict these aristocrats of inappropriate behavior, sometimes it seems that they are not at all of this world. In fact, nothing human is alien to the representatives of the British monarchy. They are happy to use in an informal setting not long names and titles, but affectionate or comic nicknames
Observing the monarchs in principle and the Queen of Great Britain in particular, it is very easy to forget that they are, first of all, the most ordinary people. They, like millions of other people, have not only responsibilities, but also rights. For example, personal life. Surely, Elizabeth II will not refuse to spend her free time with those people she loves. And it's not always her family members
It seems that the face of this woman does not even resemble the Queen of Great Britain, but it is she who has been considered the official understudy of Elizabeth II for 30 years. Ella Slack and the reigning queen have a very similar physique, with only two inches of height apart. Ella Slack happily replaced the queen for more than three decades, believing that she got the job of her dreams. It was pure chance that changed her whole life
The Queen of Great Britain reviews the menu twice a week, with the latest suggestions from the head chef. But at the same time, the cult of food never existed in the family of Elizabeth II. The daily diet of the royal family includes fairly simple dishes, but the chef always takes into account everyone's personal tastes. Today we invite you to learn all about the favorite food of the Windsor
In the UK, absolutely anyone who meets the requirements of the employer can be hired for the Queen. Information about available vacancies is often published on the official website of the royal house and other open resources on the Internet. Some British publications write that working for Elizabeth II is not only prestigious, but also profitable, while often in the advertisements they indicate that work experience is not at all required
Unfortunately, children of royal families often see their parents much less often than they would like. Most often, they take their first steps or speak their first words in the presence of their nannies, who, unlike members of the royal family who are busy with their duties, are inseparably close to the young heirs. Some nannies became close people for their pupils, while others were remembered by the princes for their enduring torment and even bullying
There are several places in Dagestan famous for their masters in clay modeling - an art that has reached an incredibly high level here over many hundreds of years. Aul Balkhar is one of such centers of pottery art. Alas, he is not very widely known outside the republic, but if you happen to visit Dagestan, be sure to look into this mountain village to see with your own eyes intricately painted dishes and amazing original figurines
The weight of many names has wavered recently, when historians have closely studied certain biographies. Edith Piaf gave concerts in concentration camps not at all to help the prisoners escape; Coco Chanel spied on the Third Reich; many prominent firms in Europe carried out Hitler's orders and used the labor of prisoners and slaves driven from the east. Yet many people whom the Nazis relied on as Aryans refused to cooperate with the Third Reich
Nowadays, it is not at all necessary to go on a long journey to distant continents for treasures, it is enough just to come to the local flea market. That's where the real Eldorado and Klondike are in one bottle. You just walk through the rows with junk and look for your treasure, because it lies literally under your feet - the main thing is not to pass by
Post-apocalypse is not yet today. Although it is possible that it will come tomorrow, and we will have to dress up in some kind of skins, shake over every drop of gasoline and start tribal wars. How do you like this prospect? Perhaps you will not take it seriously - yet hundreds of people have already started playing post-apocalypse to feel the spirit of a cruel future. Their unusual hobby is called "jagger" - we will tell you about this funny game
People tend to dream about the future and often fantasy throws them completely crazy ideas. But this is only at first glance. After all, many of the incredible predictions of the past have come true today. They have become firmly established in everyday life. The first cell phone was released in 1984 and was incredibly expensive. Nowadays, few people can even imagine life without a mobile with a touch screen, built-in camera and face recognition system. They are much cheaper than the first such device
Everyone knows her as the wife of Prince William, who may well eventually take the throne of Great Britain. And Kate Middleton is also a wonderful wife, caring mother, benefactor and role model for millions of women around the world. Perhaps the duties of a member of the royal family and a mother of three children leave the Duchess not so much time for her hobbies, but still she tries not to give up her interests
It has long been known that foreigners often perceive Russia in accordance with prevailing stereotypes, down to bears on the streets, the craze for the primordially Russian alcoholic beverage, and extreme technical backwardness. Fortunately, those who have had a chance to visit or even work in Russia are ready to dispel the ideas that have long lost their relevance. Even if this sometimes causes mistrust or misunderstanding on the part of colleagues