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Pirates! The legendary outlaws of the seas. For centuries, their names have inspired fear, fascination and countless stories. Captain Flint, Jack Sparrow, Long John Silver, Captain Hook… the list of fictional pirates is almost endless. But behind the legends were real men and women who raided ships,...
How many people spend the precious moments of their existence that they have been given in human form simply pursuing material goals, while the achievements of generations of scientists, researchers, and inventors continue to shape civilization? Earning money, buying food, fashionable clothes, an ex...
What makes a drug dangerous? Is it the chance of overdose, the risk of addiction, the damage it causes to the body, or the harm it can cause to families and society? There is no single answer. In fact, one of the most famous scientific attempts to answer this question produced some surprisingly cont...
The press is often called the “fourth estate.” Newspapers report the news, announce events and campaigns, and keep the public informed. They can be just a single sheet of paper or run to hundreds of pages. Some are virtually unknown, while others are recognized around the world. This article looks a...
Private military and security companies are commercial organizations that provide specialized services related to military operations, security, intelligence, military training, logistics, and defense. Some of the organizations on this list are traditional private military or security companies, whi...
Countless schemes exist to lose accumulated funds. Scammers know them all too well. Today, we might laugh at Lenya Golubkov, but there was a time when millions believed in the dream of getting rich quickly. What did it lead to? Read on in our TOP financial pyramids. 1 MMM – Exact amount unknown That...
Scientists still occasionally discover new indigenous tribes on our well-explored Earth, tribes that have never had contact with the rest of humanity. Each time, the media celebrates these discoveries. However, far more global and tragic processes often go unnoticed. According to researchers, one la...
Epidemics and pandemics have occurred many times in human history, but it’s one thing to read about it on Wikipedia and quite another to experience it. Since December 2019, the world has been divided into before and after COVID-19. The consequences of the pandemic are not yet fully understood,...