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15 real photos of Iranian shah and his harem, which was almost 100 women
Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar and his beloved wife Anis al-Doleh. A few days ago the news spread around the world: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has revived the tradition of his grandfather and father and started a personal harem "Garden of Delights". Harem for europeans seems sort of abode young and beautiful women from...
The most audacious scam in history
How do you make someone bend to your will? In an extract from her new book on con artists, Maria Konnikova finds answers by exploring the psychological tricks of one of history’s most shocking fraudsters. In October 1822, Gregor MacGregor, a native of Glengyle, Scotland, made a striking announcement. He was, he said, not...
10 of the most terrible in the history of human sacrifice (PHOTO)
Mankind has always had a semi-violent nature as its driving force. Over the years, people have obsessed over finding the best ways to dispense of adversaries as well as win conflicts amongst each other; however, not all human violence existed merely for warring purposes. Human sacrifice is known to have been a fundamental part...
Steve Harvey just had the biggest fail in Miss Universe history
Miss Philippines, Pia Wurtzbach, is this year's Miss Universe winner. But thanks to a blunder by Steve Harvey, the host of the event, her crowning was also the most awkward ceremony in recent Miss Universe history. Wurtzbach was one of the final three contestants in the pageant, along with Miss USA Olivia Jordan and Miss...
Six-hundred-year-old Henry V warship ‘found in English river’
A historian is believed to have found a 600-year-old English warship lying in mud in a river in southern England. Holigost (Holy Ghost) was a key cog in Henry V’s war machine, helping England to crush French naval power in the early 15th century. Historian Dr Ian Friel made the discovery while studying aerial photographs...
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