Salaam Aruch – Greek Jew. Worked as a stevedore. Passionately fond of Boxing. In 1941, at the age of 17, became the champion of the Balkans in the Middleweight. In 1943, his parents, three younger sisters and brother, together with other Jews from Thessaloniki were sent to Auschwitz concentration camp (from 47 000 of those arrested by Greek Jews will survive only 2 000). His mother and sisters immediately killed in the gas chambers.

One of the officers for their entertainment were recruited from newly arrived prisoners who can participate in Boxing matches, and Aruch became one of them. The choice before him was simple and terrible: if you win, you get a loaf of bread and another few days to support their lives and the lives of their family, but if you lose, you will be killed in the gas chamber. Him as a boxer, not directed at the physical work – he was an accountant. After a while in the gas chamber died of his weakened father. His brother refused to pull out the gold teeth of dead and was shot.

During fights the guards of the camp were arranged by a tote. Salaam has won over 200 fights. All the losers were killed in gas chambers. Knowing this, the boxers fought hard. In 1989, this story was filmed "Triumph of the spirit".

In 1942, the controversial actress, Hedy Lamarr patented a secret communication tool, which dynamically changed the broadcast frequency to prevent interception by the enemy. The impetus for the invention was the message fotoplenka 17 September 1940 evacuation ship, which took the lives of 77 children. Already in 1962, this invention was used in the American torpedoes, and today is used in mobile communication and Wi-Fi.

     The flag of the United Kingdom has such a complex shape is no coincidence.

       Its history began after the announcement of the Union of England 

       and Scotland in 1603. Flag got by imposing the English flag of

       St.George (red cross on white background) on the Scottish flag of

       St. Andrew (white diagonal cross on a blue background).

       When in 1801 the Kingdom of Ireland joined, put the flag of

       St. Patrick (red diagonal cross on white background). 

       It is worth noting that some Welsh appeal put it on the whole web 

       and its symbol — the red dragon, but that would be unlikely.

   In the First world war pigeon post was widely used by all warring countries. In some of them, the marine, she was used on military ships. Particularly notable birds for merit were awarded orders and medals. Moreover, in the British army the homing pigeon number 888 was awarded the rank of Colonel. When he died, he was buried with all the honors, put in the funeral of military high ranks.

The only justified on the first the Auschwitz trial in 1947, was Dr. Hans münch. He was a member of the NSDAP and the SS, but was the only employee of Auschwitz, who did not participate in the division of the incoming prisoners to work, experiment and "suicide." Although münch conducted experiments on prisoners, he tried to resort to various tricks to stretch the experiences for as long as possible, and to cause harm as little as possible. Thus he saved many lives as test subjects, which could not bring any benefit, sent to the gas chambers.

The most numerous ethnic group in the USA are descendants of Germans. The total number of people who believed their German roots completely, or half, is about 60 million people. This figure is comparable to the population of Germany is about 82 million.

                 Coca-Cola was invented by pharmacist John Pemberton, 

                 consisted of Coca leaves and Cola nuts, was patented as a medicinal remedy 

            for nervous disorders and sold in pharmacies.

Cards "Engaged", "Divorced", "Married". Of the Russian Empire. 1900s.
Categorically unambiguous postcards that could be sent without text.

     British posters of the Second World war.

                Stewardess ocean liners passenger company "White Star Line"  

                Violet Constance Jessop survived three shipwrecks, 

                surviving on "Olympic" (20 September 1911), 

                Titanic (14 April 1912) and "Britannic" (21 November 1916). 

                She died in 1971 aged 84 years, of heart failure.

                               Wedding dress Audrey Hepburn, 1969

                       Robert Wadlow, the giant of Illinois, 

                       was the tallest man in history - a growth of 272 cm.

                       He died at the age of 22.

                 Berlin wall - the best place for drying clothes. GDR, 1963

              In Scottish Gaelic has no words for "Yes" and "no". 

              Agreement and disagreement are expressed in complete sentences.  

              When Gaelic children learn English, they first explain why we need 

              "Yes" and "no" and what do they mean.

                If you put the British coins together, they will create a shield.

                                      Queen Elizabeth in the service during WWII.

    In 1902 U.S.A. President Theodore Roosevelt was on a hunting trip. 

    He was offered to shoot a bear cornered by dogs, poluzabytogo and tied to a tree. 

    Roosevelt refused under the pretext that it was unsportsmanlike but ordered to kill 

    the bear to end his suffering. This story in the form of cartoons in the newspaper, 

    but then was softened and entrepreneurs launched production of a Teddy bear received 

    in honour of President the name ‘Teddy Bear’. 

    Soon, these plush toys have become among the most popular and remain so to this day.

Parents Gels Markizovy, girls 

Sfotografirovatsya with Stalin 

for the poster"thank you,  

comrade Stalin for our happy

childhood" repressed.

             In 1605 Marina Mnishek was first brought to Russia a fork. 

             At their wedding feast in the Kremlin Marina with a fork shocked  

             the Russian nobility and the clergy. Further the fork was the reason 

             for the discontent of the opponents of false Dmitry.  

             They reasoned it as follows: once the king and Queen  

             eat with his hands and a spear, so they are not Russians and not monarchs, 

             and tools of the devil.

                    At the bottom of the oceans are at least 90 atomic bombs, 

                accidentally lost the U.S. air force or exploded during U.S.A. military exercises. 

                This is not the most optimistic information has been published 

                the Hamburg Institute for security.

                   Dali walled body on the floor in one 

                  of the rooms of the Dalí theatre-Museum 

                  in Figueres.  

                  The artist asked to be buried so that the grave could walk people.

Leonardo was the first to explain why 

the sky is blue. In his book "On painting"

he wrote: "the Blue of the sky  

is due to thicker particles of illuminated

air which lies between

the Earth and located at the top of black".