World War II photos

World War II photos taken in the former USSR during World War II on the occupied territories. These are photos from family archives posted online by grandchildren of those who took part in the war: the authors of most of them remain unknown. Some of the photos belong to the Soviet journalists: Dmitri Baltermants andVladimir Lupejko. The photographs are cruel and shocking, but they should teach us about life and how precious it is. We are all equals during our short life on this planet and all nations should embrace others and cease all conflicts. For the better future of our children, may the history never repeat itself.

Facts about AK-47

 

AK-47 is probably one of the most well-known Russian weaponry piece. They say it became so popular worldwide because of it’s high durability (it can go for years without any kind of cleaning or special maintenance) and extreme simplicity – it has only eight moving parts and can be stripped down in one minute.

In some countries of Africa it can be bought as cheap as $12 for one piece and no any license is needed, so even children armed with the guns. Maybe that’s why some of the countries of this continent have the AK-47 depiction on their coats of arms, like Mozambique on pictures above has it both on its flag and coats of arms.

Zimbabwe got it too.

Burkina Faso had it from 1984 till 1997.

And Eastern Timor got it live as an official symbol starting 2007.

Then the radical Mid Eastern groups are also well known for AK-47 affection. As we can see Hezbollah has it on its flag above.

And Osama is known (or was known) for having one or two AK-47s standing somewhere near him during his video appearances.

Those groups are not the only in the modern world who are fond of this epic assault rifle. For example architects of Russia were going to build a AK-47 shaped skyscraper in the home town of its inventor, Mr. Kalashnikov. And by the way, people say he didn’t get any profits upon inventing and introducing this gun just because in Soviet Union authors of such inventions didn’t get any royalties at all.

But while the Russians are just planning to built something like this, in Egypt they have already built a giant AK-47 monument on the coast of Sinai peninsula.

Sometimes the AK-47 mania gets really crazy and one can get a gold coated rifle:

This particular one was owned by Hussein, not Barak but Saddam.

Or in Afghanistan people put AK-47 on the hand made rugs.

And probably the most freakish AK-47 mod is Hello Kitty pink gun:

Also in Russia you can get a silver coin with it:

But then sometimes even countries that are far from participating of wars and enjoying peaceful living come up with something as strange as a dollar coin with AK-47 (New Zealand).

It goes in a neatly shaped box:

And this is Russian basketball star Alexandr Kirillenko known playing for Utah Jazz. No, he doesn’t own hello kitty AK-47, but he is known to be called “AK-47″ by his teammates.

Then AK-47 is something that is not forgotten by Music industry participants:

One can get AK-47 shaped guitar.

Or an MP3 player

And of course, the last but not the least is AK-47 vodka bottles:

Of course, made in Russia and can be a must for anyone travel there to take home as a symbolic cool gift from the Motherland.

Unique Tattoos Design: Ambigram

Unique Tattoos Design: Ambigram. Art of tattoo, a mark made ​​by inserting pigment into the skin. In technical terms, tattooing is micro pigment implantation, remains a popular thing in the world. Many designs are made, creative and very interesting. One of the popular designs in tattoos is the ambigram. The ambigrams are words or phrases written or drawn so as to allow at least two different readings. The second reading can be done after making some kind of transaction with the original drawing. In most cases, the second reading is taken after rotating the picture 180 degrees, this is called ambigrams of central symmetry, in others, the second reading will take place to see the reflection in a mirror, are the ambigrams of horizontal symmetry or vertical, and finally there ambigrams that have no symmetry, but even so, there is a second reading of it.

Unique Tattoos Design

Interesting Facts about Science – Science is all a conscious effort to investigate, discover, and increase human understanding of various aspects of reality in human nature. These aspects are limited so that the resulting formulas are uncertain. Science provides certainty by limiting the scope of his views, and the certainty of science obtained from limitations. And there are Interesting Facts about Science that need to know.

Interesting Facts about Science:

1. Spider web
Believe it or not the spider web is stronger than steel? That’s what happened. Instead the U.S. military had planned to make bulletproof jackets are made of spun spider webs. So the scene in the movie Spiderman 2, which stop the train using the spider web is not something impossible.

2. The Density of Ice
Did you know that the density of ice is lighter 89% than the density of water? As a result 11% of the iceberg above the water surface. This fact makes icebergs floating on the sea is very dangerous, especially for ships that are sailing. This was evident in the historical accident that befell the Titanic in 1912. Ship “that can not be drowned” was sunk after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantk sea.

3. Fireworks
The history of fireworks stems from the discovery of fireworks in the 9th century in China. The story at that time a cook accidentally mixed three ingredients of black powder (black powder) and KNO3 is salt peter (potassium nitrate), sulfur (sulfur) and wood charcoal (charcoal). Apparently these three materials are flammable gunpowder. If the third material is inserted into a piece of bamboo and bamboo wicks burned then there will be a loud explosion sound.

4. Ship Tangker
Did you know that ship is the world’s largest tangker tangker Jahre Viking ship with a width of 69 meters and 458 meters long, 77 meters longer than the Empire Street Building in New York. Capable of carrying crude oil by 14 million barrels that can be able to support a vehicle engine on this earth for 2 WEEKS! WOW!

5. Cactus
Do you know why the cactus can live with minimal environmental conditions of water? The word cactus comes from the Greek “KAKTOS” which means thorny plants. Actually had cactus leaves. But the leaves are turned into thorns, to reduce evaporation of water. Analogues such as this, if we kepedesan then we took the water is still hot then pour the water into a dish or bowl, then a few minutes the water was even colder aka become more widespread due to the cooling area. There are Interesting Facts about Science that very interesting to know

Interesting Facts about Albert Einstein

Interesting Facts about Albert Einstein - Einstein became famous throughout the world, an unusual achievement for a scientist. In his old age, his fame beyond the fame of all scientists in history, and in popular culture, Einstein has become a byword for intelligence or even genius. His face is one of the most known around the world.

He gave us the theory of physics which are phenomenal namely the theory of relativity or relativity. But do you know when Einstein was born he had a large head, until his mother thought Einstein defects.

Here are some Interesting Facts about Albert Einstein:

1.  When Einstein was born, he was a chubby baby and big-headed, (to the extent that his mother thought he was disabled).
2. Einstein when a child is hard to speak, (as a child he is hard to speak, when he speaks very lamabat or stammer, this continued until he was 9 years old).
3. Einstein’s inspiration by a compass (when Einstein was 5 years old bedridden due to illness his father showed him something that sparked his interest in science it is: Compass).
4. Einstein failed the exam to get into college. In 1895, at the age of 17 years, Albert Einstein entered the Swiss Federal Polytechnical School (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule or ETH). She passed her exams in mathematics and science lessons, but failed in other subjects (history, language, geography, etc.), once he went into trade school but eventually returned to ETH a year later.
5. Einstein had forbidden the child or illegitimate child!, (In the 80′s private letters revealed something new Einstein, which he has an illegitimate child of a fellow former student Mileva Maric).
6. Einstein had bad relationships in her first child, (after his divorce from his wife, the relationship with his son Hans Albert Einstein became like a stone, Hans reproached her father for having won the Nobel prize he did not care anymore to his wife, so that his ex-wife get financial difficulties).
7. Einstein married a young girl (after divorcing Mileva Einstein), he soon married his cousin Elsa Lowenthal. Actually, Einstein also considered marrying Elsa.
8. Einstein lovers of peace, but urged FDR to build the Atomic bomb (the result, two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki).
9. Einstein’s brain preserved in jars for 43 Years. Thats the Interesting Facts about Albert Einstein

Most Expensive Luxury Watches in 2012

A stylish watch is probably the ultimate fashion accessory and if you have a thing for watches, you probably know how expensive a beautifully designed timepiece could get. Renowned watchmakers from all over the world use diamonds, platinum, fancy tourbillons, chronographs and perpetual calendars to impress everyone with their most expensive creations.

Business Week asked the most prestigious luxury watch manufacturers about their priciest products currently on the market and that’s how we made this list with the most expensive watches in 2010. Prices range from $75,000 to a staggering $4,599,487 for the most expensive watch in the list.

Enjoy this list with the top 29 Most Expensive Luxury Watches on the market in 2010!

29. Baume & Mercier – William Baume Flying Tourbillon

Price: $75,000

The William Baume Tourbillon features a “flying tourbillon” held in place on only one side, a black dial and black alligator strap. The flying tourbillon is in the 9 o`clock position and in the 6 o`clock position a small seconds display is present. The watch is limited to just 10 units worldwide and it has a 52-hour power reserve.

28. Tag Heuer – Monaco V4

Price: $80,000

Tag Heuer was inspired by cars when they designed this watch and engineered the world’s very first and only belt-driven timepiece. The design is more shock resistant and also requires less maintenance because of the belts and micro ball bearings. An alligator leather strap and a platinum case are the other goodies that come with this watch of which only 150 were manufactured.

27. JeanRichard – Paramount Tourbillon Linear Power Reserve

Price: $128,000

JeanRichard is an independent Swiss watchmaker and this unique tourbillon is probably his most important creation. The Paramont Tourbillon watch uses a linear indicator for the 72-hour power reserve and it comes in an 18 carat white gold case. The stylish watch is paired with a rubber covered alligator strap.

26. Glashütte Original – Julius Assmann 4 in white gold

Price: $161,000

This watch from Glashütte Original was released on the market in 2007 and it features a unique retrograde hour display and tourbillon. It can be worn as a wristwatch or pocket watch and it’s also offered in “cheaper” versions in rose gold or red gold for $145,000.

25. Porsche Design – Indicator P´6910

Price: $225,000

12 Engineers and watchmakers from Porsche Design created this masterpiece from around 800 individual parts. The P’ 6910 is the world’s first chronograph with a mechanical-digital stopwatch function display. It can record up to 9 hours and 59 minutes and it’s available in three variants.

Angry Birds Fun Facts

                                                          Angry Birds Fun Facts

Angry Birds Fun Facts – Angry Birds is a puzzle video game developed by Rovio Mobile. The main purpose of the game is to launch various types of birds against the green pigs placed in various structures, with the aim of destroying them. In fact these pigs, originally, being short of food and forced to eat grass, have stolen the eggs of birds for food, and then the birds perform this act of vengeance to reclaim their offspring that was stolen.

Angry Birds has been praised for its successful combination of gameplay, style comedy and a low price. Itspopularity has given rise to proposals to create versions of Angry Birds for PC and consoles, with over 50 million downloads on all platforms, the game has been called a “classic” contemporary, receiving numerous awards including the titles of 2010. At MWC (Mobile World Congress) 2011, held in Barcelona from February 14, 2011 until February 17, 2011 was presented the lite version of Angry Birds for the Mind OS operating system developed by Samsung. Thats some facts about angry birds, and now I will present 10 Angry Birds Fun Factsthat

1. Angry Birds was made by a team of four people and took eight months to finish because it was such a low priority for the company.
2. The game cost less than £70,000 to make.
3. Angry Birds fans include public figures as diverse as David Cameron, Paul Gascoigne, Kylie Minogue, Conan O’Brien and Jon Hamm, Mad Men’s Don Draper.
4. It has sold more than seven million copies on Apple’s iPhone.
5. An Angry Birds Facebook game is coming in 2011.
6. Rovio Mobile developed more than 50 games, with relatively little success, before finally striking gold with Angry Birds.
7. The Angry Birds beta for Android hit more than one million downloads in three weeks.
8. Twenty different Angry Birds toys will be released early in 2011.
9. Peter Vesterbacka, Rovio’s official spokesman, has the job title ‘Mighty Eagle’.
10. Speaking of unusual titles, one of Rovio’s game testers was nicknamed the ‘Rovio Killer’ because he was so bad at their games.

21 Amazing Facts About Nintendo

Nintendo has a rich history as it became one of the most powerful video game company in the industry and is even Japan’s third most valuable listed company. Learn more about Nintendo, its gaming systems in this trivia of 21 amazing facts about Nintendo. 1 videoclip of 21 Nintendo facts after the jump.