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20 Historical Pics of People In Gas Masks

There is something about the eerie look of a gas mask that just feels unnatural.

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22 Electrifying (Literally) Photos of Nikola Tesla And His Work

Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American engineer with a passion for electricity, and ambitious ideas about the future. He was also as close as the world will ever come to a mad scientist.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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History In Memes: 30 Funny Memes That Didn't Fall With Constantinople

These history memes survived the fall of Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire to bring you some history based laughter here in the 21st century.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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18 Photos From the Early Days of Lights

Light makes the world go around, and it's more recent than you think.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Not Quite Right: 23 Historical 'Facts' That Are Incorrect

Just because they taught it to you in school, doesn't mean it's true.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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19 Historical Photos Given New Life With a Splash of Color

Adding color just gives a little extra emersion, to make your learning stick.

By figgyPudding

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19 of the Most Effective Propaganda Posters From History

Throughout modern history, governments have used art and posters to try and sway public support and opinion.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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It Just Vanished: 24 Bits of History Being Erased From Record

They say that history is written by the victors, and that remains true in the present day.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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24 Vintage Photos of Fast Food Joints from Decades Gone By

When the first McDonald's opened up at the end of the 1940s, it revolutionized the way people eat.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Pour a Glass: 21 Historical Photos Celebrating the End of Prohibition

Between Jan 17, 1920, and Dec 5, 1933, Americans were no longer allowed to drink legally thanks to the 18th Amendment. And boy do those post-repeal parties look like fun.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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23 Old-Time Photos of People Absolutely Failing At Life

From vintage rodeos gone wrong to a penny farthing wipeout, here are 23 old-timey photos of people absolutely failing at life.

By Carly Tennes

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Best of the Best: 20 People Considered the Greatest in Their Respective Fields

Who is the G.O.A.T.?

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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22 History Memes That You Won't Find in the History Books

Are you actually going to learn much from these? No, but they're funny for those in the know.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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22 Historical Facts That Might Shift Your Perspective

100 years feels like a long time, but is it?

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Built Different: 21 Old-Timey Construction Pics From Construction Workers

Millions of people have seen the famous photo of Empire State Building workers eating lunch, but that is nothing compared to these.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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History Brought to Life: 21 Photos From History Given a Touch of Color

Those who don't study history are doomed to repeat it. Fortunately with the addition of color, we can examine these historical photographs more closely than ever.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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21 Historical Figures Who Died in the Weirdest Ways

Important figures from throughout history have been repeatedly betrayed, killed on the battlefield, or assassinated.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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A Trip Back in Time: 26 Old-Timey Photos of City Streets Around the World

Check out the streets of China, Tokyo, New York, Mumbai, Paris and Vienna in these down to Earth early 1900s historical photos.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 9 months ago in Wow

25 Historical Moves People Thought Were Brilliant But Turned Out to Be Legendary Fails

Even without a crystal ball, hindsight on some of these still seems quite a bit less than 20/20.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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20 Landmarks and Historical Structures From Rarely Seen Angles

Unless you are an incredibly well traveled person, your perspective on famous landmarks and historical structures is heavily dependent on the photography and literature of the location.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Straight From the History Books: 21 Educational Photos From History

From famous actors, to world leaders to Civil War veterans, we bet you haven't seen any of these unique shots before.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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22 Historical Disaster Photos to Put the Fear of God in an Atheist

Just because we don't have as many photos and videos of historical disasters, doesn't mean they didn't happen. They didn't have gawking bystanders with iPhones.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 9 months ago in Wow