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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 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

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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

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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

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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

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

In 1941, during a concert of the Norwegian Philharmonic Orchestra, a group of Nazis burst into the hall. Their aim was to capture the violinist with Jewish roots, Ernst Glaser, and hand him over to the German occupation authorities. But conductor Harald Heide immediately ordered the musicians to play the Norwegian national anthem, which confused the attackers and allowed Glaser to flee backstage. Chronicler

The Magic Mill, 1650. An old engraving depicting the dream of many husbands - a magic mill that "grinds" ugly and old wives into young and beautiful ones. Chronicler

In Western Europe in the 15th century there was such an ideal woman: S-shaped silhouette, curved back, round pale face with high clear forehead. To match the ideal, women shaved their forehead hair and plucked their eyebrows, just like the Mona Lisa in Leonardo's famous painting. Chronicler

The first issue of the famous Life magazine, published in 1936, featured a picture of a newborn baby named George Story and the headline 'Life Begins! The magazine then periodically published sketches of George's life: how he grew up, married, had children, and moved up the career ladder. In March 2000, the magazine announced its impending closure, and George Story died of heart failure in June of that year. The last issue of the magazine came out with the title 'A Life Ends. Chronicler

"The last non-colorful Frenchmen are the main attraction of the Paris Zoo. This is the cartoon the German magazine Kladderadatsch placed in 1932, predicting what France would be like in 100 years. Chronicler