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24 Facts That Skew Your Perception of History

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

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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13 Legendary Treasures Still Out There To Be Found

There are still many invaluable artifacts lost to time, war, politics, or old fashioned layers of dirt.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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20 Historical Photos of People Enjoying a Good 'ole Glass of Vino

Cheers!

By Carly Tennes

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23 Photos of Old School Gym Class in the '60s and '70s

Back in the old days we used to be a real country, and school systems took fitness seriously.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Fifteen Historical Figures Who Earned Their Nicknames

What's in a nickname? A whole lot to these rad historical figures.

By Carly Tennes

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35 Photos of What Life Looked Like 101 Years Ago: 1924

With the world still in recovery from World War I, the roaring 20s were a time of living life to the fullest and partying hard... without legal alcohol.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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34 Fun Photos That Perfectly Sum Up Life in 1978

From weather to war, 1978 was a cold year.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Classic Fashions and Looks Pushed By the 1970s

While some of fashion's most iconic looks come out of the 1970s, there are plenty of trends we're glad they left behind.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Workers From History Who Had It Way Worse Than You

No matter how annoying your boss is in your dimly lit cubicle office job, it beats strapping a pickax to your back and taking a jam-packed elevator into a coal mine to breathe toxic fumes and hack away at rocks for 12 hours.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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35 Poignant Photos of it Looked Like to Live in 1975

While the United States was chaotically pulling out of Vietnam, Elton John was rocking LA.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Classic Photos of World Leaders From Decades Ago

These 21 faces have dominated politics and policy on the world stage for the past century, facing the public through war, peace, disaster, and triumph.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Classic T-Shirts You Threw Out That Are Now Worth Bank

These vintage graphic tees might look simple, but there's a lot more to them than meets the eye.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Hit the Deck: 24 Funny Old-Timey Fails and Flounders

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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What it Looked Like to Live Life in the Wild West

Few periods of American history are romanticized like the Wild West, and not even a whole genre of movie can do it justice.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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What Living Your Best Life Looked Like in 1977

Maybe we remember it with rose colored glasses, or maybe it really was that great, but the late 70s was one of the best times to be alive in the United States.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Alex Trebek and Jeopardy!: Photos From the Beginning

After a brief stint with mediocre ratings in the 60s and 70s, Alex Trebek took the reins as the show's host in 1984. The rest is history.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Cool Vans From the 1970s' Golden Age of Parking

There are few things more quintessentially 70s than a decked out rock and roll van.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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21 Classic Construction Workers Working On The Edge

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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Interesting Images of What the World Was Like in 1978

The best year in modern history, like you've never seen it before.

By Carly Tennes

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25 Photos of Las Vegas Ruling Life in the 1970s

Tacky hotels? Scummy casinos? Stale performers? You're thinking of Vegas in the 70s.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Less-Than-Stoic Photos of American Commander in Chiefs

Presidents are leaders of men, giants of history, and some of the most revered figures of all time. And they’re also just… regular guys.

By Neill Lynskey

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Disasters That Changed the World Forever

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

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