by Thomas B. | May 12, 2022 | Articles, History, Military/War
Most wars in history are fought over land, civil rights, or anything in between these lines. But every now and then, we can hear about some strange or weird battle or war. Such thing happened in 1325, when a broke between two cities in Italy. Called War of the Oaken...
by Thomas B. | May 12, 2022 | Articles, People
Have you heard of Öndör Gongor? He was the tallest man in the 20th century. Born in Mongolia, he measured at 236cm (7’9ft). Some sources give him height of 245cm, or 8 feet. But how does he compare to the men we have nowadays? Does he remain the tallest man in the...
by Thomas B. | May 12, 2022 | Articles, People, Political
Before entering politics in the 1990s, Vladimir Putin was working as a KGB agent for more than 15 years. Few people forget about Putin’s past, as the man literally came out of nowhere. Born in St. Petersburg (Leningrad back when Putin was born), Vladimir is the only...
by Thomas B. | May 12, 2022 | Articles, Nature
The Namib is a coastal desert in Southern Africa. There are many reasons why people fall in love with this particular desert. It has some of the tallest duns in the world, red sand, and chance to see oryx. The name itself means “vast place”. According to the broadest...
by Thomas B. | May 12, 2022 | Articles, Crime
Julius Rosenberg and Ethel Rosenberg were American citizens who were convicted of spying on behalf of the Soviet Union. They were born in 1918 and 1915 respectively, and were convicted of providing top-secret information about radar, sonar, and jet propulsion engines...
