Athletes at the Rio 2016 Olympics take care of the results and professional photographers capture the most important moments of the Olympic Games. Getty Images, the world's largest provider of digital photographic material, also has a large army of photographers in Rio, which ensures that the media always have the best shots available in record time. The process from the moment of capturing the photo to the processed photo ready for publication takes only 120 seconds!
Just like the Olympic rings, which are a constant star in the Olympic sky, the Olympic logos of the individual Olympic Games are also an inseparable part of the Olympics, with the difference that they differ from Games to Games. We've scoured the historical archives and below you can see everything from the Athens 1896 Olympics to the Rio 2016 Olympics and everything in between.
Ever heard of a jet? This is firefighter football, where the ball is "kicked" with fire hoses instead of feet, which firemen use to put out fires. Did you know that it was in Slovenia, more precisely in Žužemberk, that the first world competition in firemen's football took place? Watch attractive clips of highlights from this year's tournament.
The eternally young Brad Pitt just can't get enough of his military uniform. After Inglourious Basterds and Fury, it returns once again to the time of World War II. This time as a Canadian spy in the romantic thriller Allied by late director Robert Zemeckis, in which he stars alongside French actress Marion Cotillard.
Famous Cuban leader Fidel Castro celebrates 90 years. On the occasion of this venerable jubilee, a 90-meter long cigar was made for him in the tobacco factory, which the workers, together with the author of the idea, tobacco factory worker Jose Castelar, made for 10 days, 12 hours a day! With its length (it is the same width as a standard Cuban cigar), the cigar will enter the Guinness Book of Records as the longest cigar in the world. There she will join the indestructible Castro, where he entered as the person who survived the most assassination attempts.
While most children are not looking forward to the end of the holidays and the return to school, for many parents this day is a real relief, as many do not know where to go with them after two long months. That's why most parents don't share the feelings of their children, who don't want to go back to school, but even look forward to the first day of school, because they'll be able to breathe a little easier again. Check out the hilarious photos that show sad kids on one side and (slightly over-enthusiastic) parents jumping to the ceiling with joy on the other.
Arrival is considered one of the most anticipated films of 2016. The reason for this is mainly the director Denis Villeneuve, who already impressed us with the films Kidnapped and Sicario: Beyond the Law. It is a science fiction film with Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker, and unlike its genre "colleagues", Arrival is not saturated with unrealistic special effects and does not chew the same story. Judging by the trailer, it is one of the most realistic ZF films to date, and it follows the sudden arrival of aliens. But communication with them this time does not start through the barrel of a gun, as we are used to, but with a conversation.
Did you know that some movie actors absolutely hate the movies they were in and weren't ashamed to admit it? Do you know which one? We all know that certain musicians get tired of their songs, that they sing to them, but even though they hate them, they sing them over and over again for the fans with gritted teeth. they play with the greatest passion. Even among film actors, we find those who appeared in films that are hated today. We all make bad decisions at some point, but players have to live with them for the rest of their lives, because they are immortalized on tape and done in front of the world community.
People are slowly returning from vacations, full of impressions and anecdotes. Although vacation time is supposed to be relaxing, when you are supposed to let yourself be taken care of by others, many hotel guests encounter unpleasant surprises. Many vacationers then shared their frustrations online. Let's take a look at some of the funniest cases where tourism workers have caused gray hair to guests.
David Peyote is a tattoo artist who looks for inspiration for his tattoos in his dreams, so they are far from similar to the motifs found in catalogs. Are you out of tattoo ideas? Don't limit yourself to familiar motifs and let your imagination run free, like Peyote.
In Slovenia, the picture is clear. The most common surname is Novak. Novakov is currently over 11,000 in Slovenia, followed by Horvat and Kovačič. What is the picture in Europe, you can read below, as well as what the most common surnames say about the character and history of individual European countries.
What kind of women do we meet in fitness centers? Just like men, women also like to go to the gym. Some time ago we wrote about the different types of men we meet there, but today it's time for a parody of women. Do you go to the gym? What type of woman are you?