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During 1863-1904 people in Lithuania invented totally new ways of smuggling. During that time Lithuania were dominated by Tsarist Russia. Russian empire decided to destroy Lithuanian identity by banning all Lithuanian press in Latin alphabet, it’s publishing and import. As an addition it was forbidden to teach and learn in Lithuanian language. BUT. Almost immediately, new heroes rose – BOOK SMUGGLERS. Many Lithuanians began printing Lithuanian press abroad and smugglers made sure it arrived to the transfer points in Lithuanian-speaking areas of the Russian Empire. They hid the books in piles of wood, hay and even coffins. Off course they weren’t saint too – book smuggling was extremely profitable, but even more dangerous. My interactive musical shorfilm shows two stories at the same time: one of them – of book smuggler trying to succeed and second one is about gendarme, who tries to catch him. You can change the story you see by moving your mouse over the book icon in the corne...

Making Pisanica is a long and very colorful tradition of beautifully painted Easter eggs prepared by families during Easter time in Croatia. Croatian Easter eggs—Pisanica—stem from an old Slavic custom dating back to pagan times. For Easter celebrations eggs would be painted and would be given as gifts, especially to kids or significant others. It was common for young men to give the girl they admired a Pisanica. Pisanica eggs are also used in a very popular Easter game: two players gently tap two eggs against each other until one cracks slightly. The one with the fully intact egg is the winner. The name of the game is tucanje – a word that also means to have sex. So, be sure you understand the meaning of tucanje if you plan to invite somebody to play this game—don’t mix it up! Before artificial colors started to be used the most common color for eggs was red made from red beets and red onions. The eggs would be boiled in the onion or green grass, barkwood. It is also very popular ...

Jason Hehir’s HBO documentary called ‘Andre the Giant’ premiered last Tuesday and it unveiled a completely different side of the legend. André René Roussimoff (1946-1993) was known to the world as André the Giant, a French-born international wrestling superstar, actor, and unofficially carried the title of “the greatest drunk on Earth”. However, the documentary reveals that he drank because he was in pain as Roussimoff denied treatment for fear that it would change his body on which he built his entire career on. André weighed 520 lb and was 7 ft 4 in tall and suffered from acromegaly, or “giantism”. Wrestling legends Vince McMahon, Hulk Hogan, and Ric Flair,  actors Robin Wright and Billy Crystal, as well as André’s family and friends, offer a unique insight into the legend’s life. From personal emotional struggles to dangerous farts, the documentary shows different aspects of the unique person that André was, a man who couldn’t find comfort in the world that was not made for hi...

From ancient times to the present day, slavery was a part of many different cultures, nationalities and religions. It was first mentioned in the earliest records, such as the Mesopotamian Code Of Hammurabi (c. 1860 BC), and it can unfortunately still be found in some countries around the world. Although the legal positions of slaves have differed in different times and places, today slavery is no longer legal anywhere in the world. However, in some form or another, it still appears. The Americas are not an exception here. In the USA it was a legal institution in most states during 18th and 19th centuries. Before the law to prohibit the slave trade was enacted, they were treated like any other commodity you might buy. There were times when slaves were sold to the person who bid the most for them. Sometimes, it also destroyed families since the bidder only wanted to buy the strongest and healthiest family member. As shocking as it sounds, when the slave ship was about to arrive, the ...

They were the height of luxury travel before the war, but nobody imagined the death and destruction that airships could bring to Britain’s streets during World War One. Colourised images © Tom Marshall (PhotograFix) 2018 Original images by H. D. Girdwood – Source The British Library Tom Marshall is a British photo colouriser. German Zeppelin airships began to attack English towns on the night of 19th January 1915, resulting in the first British civilian casualties of the war. Approximately 4,800 British civilians were killed or wounded as a result of German air raids from 1914 to 1918 and the attacks on defenceless children in particular led the Zeppelins to be nicknamed ‘baby killers’ by the British public. One of the worst raids took place on 13th June 1917, when 162 people were killed in London. Zeppelins were like no other weapon ever encountered before. They were almost impossible to spot in the night sky, they flew higher than any British aeroplanes could reach...

There's a popular saying that history repeats itself, and perhaps it should make life all too predictable, but sometimes things don't always go according to plan. From the status of the first acting female president of the USA, to the series of unfortunate events leading to Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination, history is full of unexpected twists and turns. Even Julius Caesar, back in 75BC, had some tricks up his sleeve that left a bunch of pirates shocked, most likely betrayed, and very much dead. So, scroll down below to see the shocking plot twists that occurred when people least expected them. And, oh, don't forget to comment and vote for your favorites! #1 The First Female President Of The USA #2 Julius Caesar #3 Juan Pujol García #4 Assassination Of Archduke Franz Ferdinand #5 Chevalier D'éon #6 Chester Arthur