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2022-05-07 17:18:00 In 1812, Samuel Wilson contracted with the U.S. Army to supply salted meat in barrels labeled US, short for United States.

The soldiers jokingly began to decipher the abbreviation as Uncle Sam, which means "Uncle Sam," and then the expression carried over to other US-labeled goods.

Thus Samuel Wilson became the prototypical symbol of America, which later appeared on many posters, the most famous of which recruited Americans for military service. Open / Comment

2022-05-07 14:18:00 In ancient Egypt, makeup was worn not only by women but also by men.

Eye dye was usually green (made of copper) or black (made of lead). The Egyptians believed that makeup had healing properties.

In Egypt, makeup was originally used as protection from the sun's rays and only secondarily as jewelry. Open / Comment

2022-05-06 21:18:00 An earthenware dress that is 4,000 years old. The outfit was created around 2323-2150 BC.

It was made of earthenware cylindrical beads. According to one version, such dresses were worn casually over linen clothes. According

to another, it was a funerary garment. The exhibit was found in a tomb at Giza. Today it is in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Open / Comment

2022-05-06 17:18:00 "Balila" is an Italian fascist children's organization (the equivalent of the Hitler Youth).

It takes its name from the nickname of the boy from Genoa who, in 1746, threw a stone at an Austrian soldier and thus began a rebellion against the Austrian forces occupying the city. 1930 Open / Comment

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2022-05-03 21:18:00 Painting: King of Rome.
Artist: Jean Georges Vibert

Rome first felt the heavy hand of Napoleon when French troops in the revolutionary tricolor entered the city in February 1798, and a fickle Roman crowd with cries of "Liberty!" began to demand a republic. Open / Comment

2022-05-03 17:18:00 The cabinet with the keys to the coffins of all the Habsburgs.

Each coffin was locked with 2 keys, one key was given to the Capuchin monks along with the coffin of the deceased to be stored in the family crypt, and the second in the cabinet. In total, the closet has 139 keys. The earliest belongs to the coffin of Otto the Merry who died in 1339, and the latest to Otto von Habsburg - the son of the last Emperor died in 2011. Open / Comment

2022-05-03 14:18:00 In the Great Patriotic War our troops included the 28th Reserve Army, in which camels were the draught force for the cannons. It was formed in Astrakhan during the battles near Stalingrad: the shortage of vehicles and horses forced to capture wild camels in the vicinity and tame them.

Most of the 350 animals died on the battlefield in various battles, and the survivors were gradually transferred to household units and "demobilized" into zoos. One of the camels, named Yashka, walked with the soldiers to Berlin. Open / Comment

2022-05-02 21:18:00 Panels from the 16th century.

These are houses in the ancient city of Shibam in Yemen. The first mention of this settlement dates back to the III century. Here are the world's tallest earthen buildings, built since the XVI century. Most of them are five-storey buildings, but there are houses of seven and even eleven floors. Open / Comment

2022-05-02 17:18:00 The Milan Conservatory bears the name of Giuseppe Verdi, although in 1833 it denied him admission. The young Verdi was told that he was four years older than the normal age of admission, was not a citizen of the Lombardo-Venetian kingdom and was devoid of musical talent. Open / Comment