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Tobacco enemas existed in the late 1700s. With their help, tobacco smoke was blown into the rectum of the patient for various medical purposes, primarily resuscitation of drowning victims. Chronicler

In ancient Rome there was a tradition of giving a personal name only to the four eldest sons, while the others could be given by ordinal numerals: Quintus (fifth), Sextus (sixth), Septimus (seventh) and so on. Over time, these names became common, and as a consequence, the man who bore the name Sextus was not necessarily the sixth son in the family. Chronicler

Albert Einstein's high school diploma, which he received at age 17, with his grades Chronicler

Walt Disney shows a sketch of a "Mickey Mouse gas mask" to Major General William Porter, January 8, 1942. According to the idea of the creators, this design of the mask was supposed to relieve children from fear and protect them in case of a gas attack. The fact is that in case of danger it was difficult to make small children put a regular gas mask on their head, but they were perfectly willing to wear a "Mickey Mouse mask". Chronicler

Long before the invention of the lie detector, many nations of the world invented their own ways of determining a person's truthfulness. For example, the Arab Bedouin required the interrogator to touch a red-hot blade with his tongue. If the suspect got burned by the blade, it meant that his mouth had dried up before, which indicated his guilt. Chronicler

The word "idiot" is of Greek origin, originally used to refer to a person who has no interest in politics. When democracy began to develop in Athens, speakers began to use the word in a contemptuous context, implying that idiots did so not simply out of personal preference, but out of a lack of intelligence. Thus the word "idiot" gradually acquired its modern meaning. Chronicler

During the 872 days of the blockade of Leningrad, almost 1,500,000 people died in the city. That is, in the time you spent watching this post, 3 people died of starvation, disease, or explosions in Leningrad. Chronicler

During World War I, cats were kept in trenches on purpose to give advance warning of a gas attack. It is also known that during World War II they were taken aboard submarines as live air quality detectors. Chronicler

Arnold Schwarzenegger with his older brother Meinhard, 1967, Austria. ⠀ In 1971, Meinhard Schwarzenegger crashed to his death in a car while returning home in a drunken state. Arnold did not come to the funeral, but subsequently took on the support of Meinhardt's son. Chronicler

Prisoners of the Bastille were not only human beings. Once the famous Encyclopedia de France, compiled by Diderot and D'Alembert, was imprisoned. The book was accused of harming religion and public morals. Chronicler

The only shot from an atomic cannon was shown on video! In May 1953, at the Nevada Test Site, the US Army conducted a series of nuclear weapons tests, during which 11 charges were detonated in the atmosphere: charges dropped from aircraft, mounted on towers and the first-ever atomic artillery shell with a capacity of 15 kilotons. It was fired by a giant cannon named Atomic Annie. Chronicler

In 1944, Onoda Hiro, a junior lieutenant in the Japanese army, was ordered to lead a guerrilla unit on the Philippine island of Lubang. Having lost his soldiers in the fighting, Onoda managed to survive and escaped into the jungle. In 1974, Onoda Hiro was found on the same island where he was still a guerrilla. Not believing the war was over, the lieutenant refused to lay down his arms. Only when Onoda's immediate commander arrived on the island and ordered him to surrender did he come out of the jungle, acknowledging Japan's defeat. Chronicler

Colombia's national soccer team defender Andres Escobar scored an own goal against the United States at the 1994 World Cup. After losing that game, the Colombians failed to advance from the group and flew home. A few days later, Escobar was shot while in his car. The killer accompanied each shot with a shout: "Goal! Chronicler

The very first Apple logo showed Sir Isaac Newton and an apple tree, from which an apple was about to fall on his head. This emblem was not on the case of the Apple I computer, only in the instructions for it. The general composition of the logo was heavily overloaded with details, so less than a year later it was replaced by the familiar bitten fruit. Chronicler

KGB agents once tried to blackmail Indonesian President Sukarno by claiming that they had in their possession a video recording of his sexual pastimes. Sukarno was delighted and asked them to send him a couple of copies. Chronicler

Photo by Freddy Overstegen, a Dutch girl who helped kill dozens of Nazi soldiers. Together with her friend Hannie and her sister Truus, the girls worked with a team from the Dutch resistance. They lured the men into the woods where they promised them a kiss. Once they got to a remote location, the men were shot in the head. Chronicler

Bran Castle, better known as the "Castle of Count Dracula", where, according to legend, the famous voivode Vlad III Tsepesh spent the night during his campaigns. Romania, 1929. Chronicler

Salvador Dali often resorted to sleep with a key in his hand. Sitting in a chair, he would fall asleep with a heavy key clamped between his fingers. Gradually his grip would loosen, the key would fall and hit a plate on the floor. The thoughts that arose during his slumber might be new ideas or solutions to difficult problems. Chronicler

The legend of the medieval Swiss archer William Tell, who was forced to shoot an apple at his own son's head for disobedience to the German governor, is widely known, and Tell did not miss. Inspired by this story, the American writer William Burroughs wanted to surprise his guests at one of his parties. He put a glass on his wife Joan Vollmer's head and fired a pistol - his wife died from a hit to the head. Chronicler

James Robert Rinrose was on the list of the most wanted criminals in the United States. When FBI agents arrested him, he told them he had prepared for his arrest because he had been carrying the essentials for years - and handed them a "Free Prison Release" card from the game Monopoly. Chronicler