story
Is it true that the expression “keep a tight rein” is associated with the head of the NKVD Yezhov?
Is it true that the herring salad under a fur coat symbolizes the proletariat, the peasantry and the Bolsheviks?
Is it true that Dmitry Mendeleev saw his table of periodic elements in a dream?
Did Peter I issue a decree that “trade in the subsoil of the earth is the primordial business of thieves”?
Is the story about the founding of Stanford University true?
Is it true that the picture shows a male beauty contest at the beginning of the 20th century?
Did Bismarck say: “Those who love sausages and respect the law would do well not to see how both are done”?
Is it true that the nose of the Great Sphinx was broken off by order of Napoleon?
Is it true that Peter I established a medal “For Drunkenness”?
Is the story true about a football commentator blindly reporting on a match in foggy weather?
