True History

2021-12-19 16:56:09 PAVEL DUROV is the creator of Telegram.

He believes that there is no point in discussing the success of the Russian education system if the average graduate is not proficient in English and arithmetic.

The famous photo, in which he displays his middle finger, is his response to the efforts of the Mail Group, which wanted to take over his first social network, VKontakte. Open / Comment

2021-12-19 14:35:50 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Beethoven wrote his most famous works after he lost his hearing.

In some of his famous works, rhythms have been found that may have been based on the beating of his heart with arrhythmia. Open / Comment

2021-12-19 11:32:31 ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER

He was critical of the study of the writings and thoughts of great men of the past. At the same time, he himself copied much of Kant's way of life.

From time to time the suspicious scholar hired correspondents to search for evidence of his fame. Open / Comment

2021-12-18 14:14:41 MARGARET THATCHER

On any foreign trip, the British Embassy would look for the best hairdresser for her who could do her hair with a certain kind of curler.

Before entering politics, Thatcher invented soft-serve ice cream. She had a background in chemistry. Open / Comment

2021-12-18 11:25:08 VLADIMIR PUTIN

The president of Russia has a black belt in judo.

He is fluent in German. Open / Comment

2021-12-17 17:00:04 LEBRON JAMES

LeBron is a connoisseur of basketball history. None of the documentaries about past stars are without James: Everyone knows LeBron is obsessed with basketball history and the evolution of the game.

In high school, James was forced to cover his tattoos with Band-Aids. James went to a Catholic school. Tattoos were looked down upon there, so they had to be covered up during games. Open / Comment