The world's first "flying man" Otto Lilienthal. He died in 1896 when his glider crashed from a height of 15 meters.

His last words before his death were "Opfer müssen gebracht werden" (Sacrifices are inevitable).

The fastest punch in the history of martial arts

No one can repeat Bruce Lee's blow yet. The speed at which Bruce struck from a distance of one meter is only 0.05 seconds.

The Bridge Tea Rooms

The Bridge Tea Rooms is located in this building, built in 1502. For 4 times now, the British Tea Council has recognized it as the place where the best tea in the UK is served.

Roller girl at Venice Beach, Los Angeles, 1970s.

Peter Dinklage in the punk band "Whizzy", USA, 1990s.

Donald Leland Cobain — gently and tenderly holds his newborn son — Kurt, 1967

4-year-old Luis and 2-year-old Lola. Surviving passengers of the Titanic

American model Marilyn Lange, 1970s.

Such were the vending machines for draught whiskey.

The 1960s. USA.

George Dyer. Champion beer drinker. Drank a pint in 4 seconds. Great Britain, 1954.

A prisoner in a French prison, 1900s. The moustache was tattooed in protest against the administration.

Brooke Shields is an American film and television actress, model, born in 1965

A glass of beer?
Belgium, 1971.

In 1989, during a fight for the puck, goalkeeper Clint Malarchuk had his throat cut by an opponent's skate.

As a result, the jugular vein was damaged and blood flowed like a stream onto the ice. From this spectacle, 11 spectators lost consciousness, two had a heart attack, and three hockey players threw up right on the ice.

Malarchuk got up and left the site himself. "I knew my mom was watching the match on TV and I didn't want to die in front of her."

Thanks to the prompt help of a coach (a former military doctor who served in Vietnam), he remained alive and continued his sports career.

By the way, in 2008, he accidentally managed to shoot himself in the head with a gun and stayed alive again.

A girl from the Philippines at the New York Zoo. The year 1906.

In those days, human zoos were very popular.

Brigitte Bardot, Mexico, 1965.

The organizers are trying to stop Katrin Switzer, she is competing with men at the Boston Marathon. She became the first woman to finish the marathon, in 1967.

This day in history is the Suez crisis.

On July 26, 1956, the President of Egypt decided to nationalize the Suez Canal. Thereby causing huge damage to the trade of Israel and its European allies. The very next day, Great Britain and France decided on a military operation. As a result of which Egypt lost, but under pressure from the USSR and the United States seized control of the channel. However, the Sinai Peninsula came under the control of Israel.

Armenian women who fought against the government troops of the Ottoman Empire, 1895.

Hattie McDaniel - the first American black actress to win an Oscar, 1940

She won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in Gone With the Wind. There was a scandal during the award ceremony, then in the USA blacks had to sit separately, or rather, do many things separately from whites.

The director of the film stood up for the actress, threatening to boycott the award. Nevertheless, it was not without troubles, which is why she has such a sad look in the photo.

McDaniel starred in more than 300 films, but in most of them her name was not even mentioned in the credits.

Actress Madeleine Smith, 1970s.