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Bastards on the throne

The illegitimate sons and daughters of kings were usually kept a bit in the shadows. Even if they were the sovereigns' favorite children. However, the laws of succession - in most cases - did not allow bastards to the throne. And yet, there have been cases in history where children out of wedlock have worn the crown. And they were not a few!

What is the Third Reich

We are used to referring to Germany during the rule of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party from 1933 to 1945 as the “Third Reich”.

“The Death of Stalin.” Uprising in Tbilisi, 1956

The 1950s, as is well known, were marked by the 20th Congress of the CPSU, at which First Secretary of the Central Committee Nikita Khrushchev condemned Stalin's personality cult and dissociated himself from the recent past. It is less known that on this occasion there was a real uprising with mass casualties in Tbilisi, loud but now forgotten even in Georgia itself.

The king weighed 240 kg

Once upon a time in the 10th century, there was a prince named Sancho. His father was the ruler of the Kingdom of Asturias and Leon, Ramiro II, ruthless to his enemies, but too soft-hearted with his offspring. Therefore, the child Sancho ate well and tasted good. By adulthood, the boy, who ate roasted deer 7 times a day and washed it down with wine, weighed 240kg. He could not walk, even sitting was difficult.

History holds many mysteries and we cannot know everything, but everything we learn is interesting. Dinosaurs have a deep history, they reigned on Earth for more than 160 million years, from the Triassic period about 225 million years ago to the end of the Cretaceous period about 65 million years ago. Today scientists can recreate the appearance of these animals, their lifestyle and habits, but many questions have not yet been answered. And yet comes the question of how in general appeared dinosaurs and why they disappeared? Let's try to find out in order.