The mechanism for execution “guillotine” got its name after the name of the French doctor Joseph Guillotin. At that, Guillotin himself invented nothing new

The board game “Monopoly” first appeared on store shelves in 1932. It happened in the U.S. during the terrible economic crisis, dubbed “Great Depression”

The first public launch of a balloon took place on June 4, 1783. Spectators could watch as brothers Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier sent their invention into the air

Geese once saved Rome from falling during the invasion of the Huns.

In today’s world, it is impossible to do without aluminum. Alloys based on this metal are so widely used in a variety of industries that they have become truly indispensable

In the Indian Ocean, about equidistant from Australia and Sri Lanka are the Cocos Island, or Keeling Islands as they are called

The game “Monopoly” appeared in the United States at a hard time - in the early thirties of the last century

Pompeii is one of the oldest Roman cities. Archaeological research shows that the settlement was founded in the 7th century BC

Games similar to modern badminton were popular among many peoples in many parts of our planet