During the wedding scene of The Godfather (1972), an elderly man takes the microphone and begins to sing a traditional Neapolitan song. This is Gennaro Amato, a renowned Neapolitan comic performer who was one of the great figures of Italian-American stage and recording culture in

Uit historisch onderzoek van het KNMI is gebleken dat het laatste kwart van de 16e eeuw waarschijnlijk het koudste was in de afgelopen 1000 jaar. Dit is gebaseerd op meerdere bronnen, zoals dagboeken, stadsrekeningen en jaarringen van bomen. Deze periode is het dieptepunt van de

The Spanish Blue Division had an excellent combat record in WW2. They were mostly positioned in the north, holding the line around the Siege of Leningrad. They were experts at close assault and trench warfare, and were considered incredibly brave - even reckless - by the

Portugal, 1600s-1900s. Fishing villages along the coast develop a specific practice. Every fisherman eats 200-300g of sardines daily. Fresh. Whole. Including bones, organs, heads. Not because they're poor. Because they noticed something. Fishermen consuming whole sardines:

Joseph Goebbels giving medals to the soldiers after the battle of Lauban , March 1945. The Battle of Lauban (February 1945) was a late World War II clash in Lower Silesia where the Red Army captured the town during its advance toward Berlin, only to be hit by a sharp German

In 1973, comedian Jonny Buchardt performed a social experiment at a German festival. After leading the crowd in a series of rhythmic, upbeat cheers, he suddenly shouted "Sieg!" (the first half of a prohibited Nazi greeting.) A large portion of the audience instinctively roared

Rudolf Hess (Hitler’s former deputy) stands in front of the summer house in the grounds of Spandau Prison. He was a prisoner here from 1947 until he (apparently) took his own life in 1987 aged 94. He was found hanged in the summer house. The last 20 years of his life he had been

Most people do push-ups wrong and its killing your gains

It was impossible for Hitler to hide the fact that an entire 6th Army had disappeared. It was announced and the German people were devastated and in shock. The impact on morale was traumatizing and with that, doubts about the Führer and the future of Nazi Germany itself began to

"ABVV veroordeelt Amerikaans-Israëlische aanval op Iran." Misschien een spoorstaking organiseren als teken van protest.

1/ 1st March marks the 26th anniversary of Russia's worst defeat in the Second Chechen War (1999-2009) – the Battle of Height 776, in which nearly an entire Russian paratrooper company was killed: 84 dead, with only 6 survivors. It's been commemorated today in Russia. ⬇️

Komende nacht in 1945 raakte Hanns Albin Rauter, hoogste vertegenwoordiger van de SS in Nederland, zwaargewond door een toevallige aanslag bij de Woeste Hoeve op de Veluwe. Als represaille executeerden de Duitse bezetters 263 mensen, waarvan 117 gevangenen bij de Woeste Hoeve

During the 1960s and 1970s, Afghanistan was a popular stop on the hippie trail, attracting Western travelers drawn by its culture and open borders.

In 2009, Stanford professor Robert Sapolsky explained why depression is not a mental problem but a biological breakdown. He revealed: - Why “just be strong” is nonsense - Why stress rewires your future - How biology + psychology collide 15 lessons on the science of depression:

Hij gold - voordat Marc Dutroux zijn misdaden pleegde - jarenlang als de beruchtste Belg die ooit geleefd heeft: de Waalse fascist en SS-er Léon Degrelle (1906-1994), de man die zijn berechting ontliep door naar Spanje te vluchten. Ik schreef dit over hem: wimberkelaar.com/2018/02/08/ove…

🇫🇷 #France: A failed contract killing in July 2020 exposed an alleged mafia network operating within the Athanor Masonic Lodge in the Paris suburb of Puteaux. So far, 22 people have gone on trial on charges including murder and other serious crimes linked to the lodge. Of these,

Deze nacht, de nacht van Gethsemane. De nacht van Jezus' dodelijke angst voor wat komen ging. De nacht waarop Petrus, Johannes en Jacobus hem niet in de steek lieten. Maar toch in slaap vielen. Zoals het leven is.

The Most Expensive Tree Trimming in History On August 21, 1976, the United States military launched the single most expensive gardening operation in human history to cut down one poplar tree. Three days earlier, two American officers had been brutally hacked to death with their

🧵In April 1945, the last soldiers defending Hitler's bunker weren't German. They were French. This is the bizarre, tragic story of the SS Charlemagne and one of WWII's most controversial last stands 👇