40 Vintage Advertisements Preyed on Women’s Need for Marital Security in Order to Sell Stuff
This post was originally published on this siteWhen people say sex sells, most of the time what they really mean is that sexy women sell. […]
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“Golimar” – This Indian Version of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” Is Definitely Not What You Expected
This post was originally published on this site“Golimar” (or otherwise known as “Indian Thriller”) originated from a 1985 Telugu action film Donga (Burglar in English) […]
The Otter: The 1950s Amphibious Caravan That Time Forgot!
This post was originally published on this siteEver wanted to combine your love of caravanning with life on the ocean – well, river – waves? […]
Half Man, Half Bull: Ridiculously Interesting Photos of Pablo Picasso in Minotaur Mask, Côte d’Azur, 1949
This post was originally published on this siteBorn in 1881 in the Spanish port of Malaga, Picasso was immersed in a Mediterranean culture that both […]
School Without Rules: Welcome to Burgess Hill aka Beat School, Where You Can Do Whatever You Want in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteEngland has long been famous for its educational establishments, the freedom of choice of schools and for their […]
From Rock to Gospel, 18 Weird Album Cover Artworks To Downright Crazy!
This post was originally published on this siteThe art of the album cover isn’t what it was. Indeed, now that most of us download or […]
“Stuffed” Girl’s Heads! Only $2.98
This post was originally published on this siteThis is less sexist and more just plain perverse. Honor House Products Corp. was responsible for Sea Monkeys, […]
The Lost Corvettes: 36 Chevrolet Corvettes From NYC Barn Find To Be Raffled in Charity Sweepstakes
This post was originally published on this siteThey’re the Corvettes that time forgot. And 30 years ago, they were the ultimate prize in one of […]
These 12 Haunting Pictures From Old Mental Institutions Guaranteed to Creep You Out!
This post was originally published on this sitePsychiatry has come a long way since the days when patients were shunned from society and shackled in […]
125 Reasons You Could End Up in a Lunatic Asylum in the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteReasons for admission into the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in West Virginia from 1864 to 1889 included laziness, egotism, […]
Historical Photos of the Bizarre Two-Wheeled, Self-Balancing 1967 Gyro-X Vehicle
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1967 Alex Tremules, contracted by California-based Gyro Transport Systems, built the single-seated Gyro-X. The automobile had just […]
Portraits of Swimming Star Annette Kellermann, Who Was Arrested on Revere Beach for Wearing a One-Piece Swimsuit in 1907
This post was originally published on this siteWhen Annette Kellerman stepped out onto Revere Beach, Massachusetts in 1907 wearing a one-piece bathing suit that ended […]
Jan Švankmajer’s Food Trilogy (1992)
This post was originally published on this siteIt comes as no news to those familiar with his work that Švankmajer has something of an obsession […]
12 Incredibly Strange Album Covers of High In-Fidelity Records From the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the early 1960s the recorded album was an arrived form of media and found its way to […]
No More, No Less: Japanese Artist Made of Amazing Surreal Portraits From Found Photographs
This post was originally published on this siteIn 2015, French artist Thomas Sauvin acquired an album produced in the early 1980s by an unknown Shanghai […]
40 of the Worst Asian Album Covers EVER!
This post was originally published on this siteArt is a strange creature. Ever mutating, evolving, and forever changing. Often the most obvious is overlooked. Often […]
Mr. Rogers Flipping the Double Bird With a Giant Smile to Children On His TV Show, 1967
This post was originally published on this siteImages of Fred Rogers posing with one or both middle fingers extended have long been circulated on the […]
Selling Cigarettes With Medical Science From the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteBy the 1930s, cigarette smoking was a widespread habit, popular with Americans from all social classes and professions. […]
The Motorcar Designed for the Woman, 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteHere’s an amazing vintage footage of two women assembling, unfolding a three-wheel electric car. The car can be […]
TV-Helmet (Portable Living Room) by Walter Pichler, 1967
This post was originally published on this siteAround fifty years ago, a man wore a submarine-like white helmet that extended from front to back. His […]
The Day Zorita and Her Snake Slowed Traffic to a Crawl in Downtown Miami, 1939
This post was originally published on this siteWednesday, Feb. 22, 1939: A 21 year-old exotic dancer named “Zorita” takes her snake for a noon-time stroll […]
Death Mask of Napoleon Bonaparte
This post was originally published on this siteBefore the invention of photography it was common practice to make plaster or wax casts of the faces […]
In 1938, Harmon “Oscar” Nelson Ended His Marriage With Bette Davis. The Reason? She Read Books Too Much!
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1938, Harmon “Oscar” Nelson ended his marriage with American actress, Bette Davis. The reason? He claimed she […]
Incredible Then and Now Pictures That Show What Popular Dog Breeds Looked Like Before And After 100 Years of Breeding
This post was originally published on this siteThey may be man’s best friend, but man has also changed them beyond all recognition, these incredible pictures […]
Vintage Photographs of Zorita – the Classic Burlesque Snake Dancer, in the 1930s and 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteThe original bad girl of burlesque, and the dancer who popularized the use of live snakes, Zorita was […]