Leonardo da Vinci's paintings are beautiful and full of mysteries. They are brought to an inconceivable degree of perfection, because the master worked on each of his creations for several years. Our rating lists all the greatest paintings of Leonardo da Vinci, with photos, titles and detailed information about each of ...

The most active metals are elements of groups I and II located on the left side of the periodic table. A metal is considered active when it reacts strongly and quickly with other elements. The reactivity of the metal increases as we move from the top to the bottom ...

Nowadays, computer technology is developing rapidly. Every year, more powerful computers with incredible characteristics enter the world. Processors, video cards, motherboards and other hardware are being improved at an incredible speed. Maingear with Razor ...

If you ask a person “Where do you live?”, He can name a house, an apartment, a street, or a city. Perhaps a country. But it is unlikely that anyone would think of calling the continent on which he lives. Meanwhile, on the continents there are many countries in which millions live, and in some cases ...

The USSR is a country that has surprised the world with many projects, grandiose both in scale and in cost. One of these projects was called the Kola Superdeep Well (SG-3). Its implementation began in the Murmansk region, 10 km west of the city of Zapolyarny. Scientists wanted to know more ...

We all love metals. Cars, bicycles, kitchen appliances, cans for drinks and many other things - they all consist of metal. Metal is the cornerstone of our lives. But sometimes it can be very difficult. When we talk about the severity of a metal, we usually have its density in the form, ...

Clothing in the modern world is not just a way to protect a fragile human body from heat or cold. It is an important social aspect, because along with expensive wrist watches and other accessories, clothing helps to enhance or emphasize the status in society. When it comes to shopping ...

The ubiquity of the smartphone is slowly but surely making the watch an obsolete accessory. And this is sad, because they have a long and rich history, and the most expensive watches are real works of art. In this rating, we have collected the 10 most unusual watch movements. ...

A watch is more than just an accessory showing the exact time. They demonstrate owner status no worse than the most expensive yacht or car. Many of the most expensive watches are so intricate and complex that they are more like a work of art. And the watchmakers are working on them no less, otherwise ...

Many secrets and mysteries have accompanied humanity since the advent of our universe. People are surrounded by a large number of inexplicable phenomena that try to reveal the greatest minds of all time. But there are still secrets that have remained unanswered. We ranked the 20 most ...

There is an inextricable link between travel and food. No, this is not about the quality and assortment of dishes offered on the plane. Food from different countries is able to give not only taste delights, but also a lot to tell about the traditions and cultural settings of a particular country. For example, a Russian person ...

Once upon a time, kings and queens lived in palaces, and the nobles and the rich tried to imitate them in luxury. Many years have passed since then, the earth has risen in price, palaces are out of fashion (and living in them by modern standards is uncomfortable), but the desire to stand out remains. What kind of buildings do the rich build themselves ...

While you are reading these lines, somewhere far away (or maybe not so far away), silent seas murderers hiding beneath the water column plow the seas. They are huge, powerful and deadly, capable of lurking for months in the depths, one day to deliver a decisive blow. No, it's not about the new horror movie and not about the documentary ...

Alas, the air in the big cities of the world does not give off frosty freshness. Moreover, from year to year, air quality in megacities continues to deteriorate. And one of them even earned the title "the dirtiest city in the world." This is recorded by the World Health Organization (WHO) in whose database there are ...

Who says size doesn't matter? Amazing in size, the giant vessels are built with the latest technology and transport more than 90 of the total number of cargoes by sea (and this is not counting people). The largest ships in the world are oil tankers, container ships and cruise liners....

“The desire to fly is an idea conveyed to us by our ancestors, who, in their grueling off-road travels in prehistoric times, looked enviously at birds freely floating in space, at full speed, without any obstacles on the endless road of air,” - once declared ...

A person can recognize more than 10,000 different smells thanks to 12 million olfactory receptor cells in the nose. And this is still a little compared with the 100-300 million receptor cells that dogs have, which gives them the ability to distinguish more than 40,000 different odors. Disgusting ...

The Earth's population in 2018 exceeded the 7.4 billion mark. And every day the space available for life is reduced. Given this, many people prefer to build small and even supercompact houses. Here is a list of the 10 smallest houses and buildings in the world. Is it convenient ...

Over the past few years, the number of water parks in the world has increased dramatically. They are not limited to certain countries or cities far from the sea. To give you an idea of ​​their diversity, we have collected the top 15 largest water parks in the world. Keep in mind that this is a booming ...

On one of the sunny and dry summer days, you can hear someone say: "Probably, even in the shadow of a hundred degrees." And in some places on our planet, this may be close to reality. In the hottest place on Earth, it is now around 70 ° C. If you are one of those who like it hotter, we have prepared for you ...