Time Machine

Because of the realistic scene of a mutilated dog in the 1971 film "Lizard under a Woman's Skin", director Lucio Fulci was accused of "animal cruelty" and planned to be imprisoned for two years. The highlight is that no one tortured the dogs for the film - it's just that Carlo Rambaldi created such a realistic mock-up of a dog that no one believed that it was a set. It got to the point that Carlo had to bring the scenery to court to prove that he was really so talented and did not torture a real dog. Later, Carlo Rambaldi will receive an Oscar and become a legend for his work on the film Alien, and many others.

ATTENTION! THE VIDEO IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART! Robert Dwyer, an American politician accused of corruption and shot himself live on air during a press conference. Later it turned out that he was innocent, 1987.

The situation during the "Great Stink" of London in 1952. At that time, little attention was paid to the protection of nature and the banal protection of people's lungs. As a result, for five days in a row, London was covered with toxic fog from factories and coal plants. The fog was so dense that transport in the city completely stopped, and hospitals were filled with suffocating patients.

What do you know about romance? In the 1950s, the "snogometer" was invented - a device for measuring the passion of kisses.

While serving in the army, Frank Richards discovered an unusual ability to withstand heavy blows to the stomach. After the service, Frank began to earn money by entertaining the public. Twice a day, he took the shot of a 40 kilogram cannonball for the amusement of the public. And he got the nickname "Cannonball", having lived for 81 years despite his extreme hobby.

Jack Ketch is one of the most brutal executioners in history. Jack deliberately chose the most brutal method of beheading - with a blunt axe, so that the victim would be alive as long as possible. In English, the name Jack Ketch has become a household name and in a figurative sense can mean any executioner or just a cruel person or sadist.

Duren, Germany - news release for 1949. "A statue of Hitler was found in the sewer. After the inspection, it was thrown back. In the process, people were afraid that they had fished out a corpse or a real archaeological find. During the cleaning process, realizing that it was Hitler, people exhaled, relaxed and threw the statue back into the sewer where they found it."

This is the day in history when Queen Victoria ascended the throne. It was June 20, 1837. At that time, she was 18 and few people thought that the girl would pay attention to something. But it turned out quite the opposite - during the 64 years of Victoria's reign, Britain experienced a real flourishing. Sidewalks, plumbing, colonies, street lighting and many many other things elevated the queen to the rank of one of the key personalities in the history of the country. And her grandchildren staged the First World War almost immediately after.

Bonnie and Clyde's car after the shooting On May 23, 1934, Barrow and Parker was ambushed by him in Louisiana: their Ford V8 was shot by a squad of six people. Several hundred bullets were fired towards the car, of which 167 hit the car and 110 directly at the criminals: 60 - in Bonnie Parker, 50 - at Clyde Barrow. So ended the story of the most famous American crime duo of the 1930s.

You've almost certainly seen this shot. It was made after February 19, 1945 - on this day, the Battle for Iwo Jima began. The first U.S. operation in Japan. The battle for the island of Ioto lasted until March 25 and ended with the victory of the Americans. And also, becoming the only battle of the Pacific Front where the United States suffered more losses than the Japanese.