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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.

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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.

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20 Fascinating Pics From History We Found in an Old Book

We've already lived through plenty of our own history.

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26 Vintage Photos of What College Life for Celebrities Looked Like

While many celebrities rose to fame before or during their college years, others got to enjoy "the best four years of your life" with their anonymity in tact.

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23 Fascinating Vintage Photos of How Life Looked in Imperial Russia 100 Years Ago

Developing a technique called digichromatography, Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky took the world's most advanced color photographs of his time.

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21 Earthy Photos That Show What Life Was Like for Loggers

Lumberjacks haven't always had fancy tools to get the job done, and loggers of the early 1900s used equal parts determination and delusion to fall some of the biggest trees in the world.

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'I Tried to Tell Ya' - 24 'Impossible' Things That Were Later Realized

As science progresses we learn more and more. But getting there is an arduous process.

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26 Freaky and Cool Masks from History

The weirdest and wackiest things humans have ever put over their faces.

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25 Fascinating Photos of How Landscapes Change Over Time

Time has the power to both destroy and heal, and it's up to us what we use it for.

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21 'Don't Ask How I Know This' Facts

This isn't your elementary teacher's history.

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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.

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21 Historical Figures That Are The Definition of Incredible

No matter how cooler you are, these guys are cooler than you.

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8 Cruel Yet Kind of Hilarious Public Humiliation Contraptions

Who knew dressing someone up in a barrel was so popular?

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22 Little-Known Facts to Broaden Your Horizons

Did you know that humans built the great Pyramids while woolly mammoth were still roaming the Earth?

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20 Pyramid Facts That Left Us in De-Nile

The Great Pyramid of Giza is the last remaining intact ancient wonder of the world, and one of the most impressive engineering feats in the history of humanity.

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32 History Memes That Get an A+ for Speaking the Truth

Unlike a dense textbook, history memes allow you to touch on dozens of events and time periods in the span of a few minutes.

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'Kids These Days...' - 24 Historical Industrial Photos of Kids Working Jobs

Be it construction, factory work, mining and more, organizations like OSHA exist today because people died in the past.

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

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

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22 Historical Facts That Might Shift Your Perspective

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

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Muscle Beach Madness: 25 Vintage Photos of Muscle Beach in the '50s

Venice Beach has evolved over the decades, but it was arguably at its hottest during the 1950s.

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Strange History: 23 Rare Coincidences That Happened On the Same Day

Talk about a big day ...

By Carly Tennes

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21 Historical Memes to Flex Your Knowledge and Have a Laugh

These jokes may be ancient, but they never get old.

By Carly Tennes

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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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