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The story of the Radio Hat, 1949

May 5, 2020 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn 1949, Victor Hoeflich held a press conference to introduce the “Man from Mars, Radio Hat”. Hoeflich knew […]

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A lie detector for the power of kisses, 1939

April 23, 2020 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteLie detector tests have become a popular cultural icon — from crime dramas to comedies to advertisements — […]

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When the early hairdryers looked like crazy robots, 1910-1930

April 15, 2020 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteBlow dryers were invented in the late 19th century. The first model was created by Alexander F. “Beau” […]

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Keedoozle: America’s first fully automated store, 1949

March 25, 2020 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteKeedoozle was the first fully automated grocery store in the United States; a most futuristic shopping experience that […]

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The construction of Panama Canal in rare pictures, 1881-1914

March 2, 2020 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Panama Canal idea goes back to the 16th century. After understanding the riches of Peru, Ecuador, and […]

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The huge mobile phones of the old days, 1970-1990

March 1, 2020 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe history of proto mobile phones goes back to 1908 when a US Patent was issued in Kentucky […]

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The story in pictures of the massive Hughes H-4 Hercules, 1945-1947

February 28, 2020 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe largest wooden airplane ever constructed, and flown only one time, the H-4 Hercules (nicknamed Spruce Goose) represents […]

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The New York World’s Fair of 1964

February 20, 2020 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteAs a sequel to the successful 1939 New York World’s Fair, the second World’s Fair opened on April […]

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When Boston was hit by a bizarre deadly wave of molasses, 1919

December 19, 2019 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteOn January 15th, 1919, in what was probably the most bizarre disaster in United States’ history, a storage […]

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The weird history of flying cars, 1920-1970

November 23, 2019 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteEver since the car was invented, man has dreamt of taking it to the skies. The idea of […]

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Creating Concorde, the first supersonic passenger jet, 1964-1969

November 18, 2019 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Anglo-French Concorde was co-developed by BAC, a forerunner of BAE Systems, and Aerospatiale, now a part of […]

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Inside the revolutionary Bell Labs Datacenter, 1960s

November 10, 2019 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteSince the early 1900s Bell Telephone Laboratories, or Bell Labs, has been a major source of technological experimentation […]

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The golden age of the video rental store, 1970-1990

November 5, 2019 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteBefore video stores, movies were solely watched in theaters, leaving studios hesitant to embrace video technology and video […]

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Spectacular photochrom postcards capture France in vibrant color, 1890-1900

October 31, 2019 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteThese spectacular postcards of France in the last years of the 19th century offer a rare glimpse of […]

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Producing the “People’s Car” of Germany, 1945-1960

September 30, 2019 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn 1933 Adolf Hitler commissioned automotive engineer Ferdinand Porsche to develop a “People’s Car” (literally a VolksWagen). The […]

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The paradoxical history of the iconic DeLorean, 1980-1984

September 7, 2019 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteDeLorean DMC-12, an innovative sports car, produced from 1981–1983, with gull-wing doors and stainless-steel body panels. It should […]

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What arcade games looked like before video games, 1968

August 20, 2019 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn the days before video games, amusement arcades were filled with a panoply of analog entertainment, from shooting […]

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Remembering the hysteria over Windows 95 launch, 1995

July 19, 2019 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteOn Aug. 24, 1995, Microsoft—at that time a tech company with around $6 billion in sales and 17,800 […]

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The Stockholm Telephone Tower with approximately 5,500 telephone lines, 1890

February 6, 2019 Rare Historical Photos 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn the late 19th century, the miracle device called the telephone had been invented but the simple concept […]

Ancient Mexican City May Have Had As Many Buildings As Manhattan

February 19, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe settlement was first discovered in 2007, but new advances in imaging technology have uncovered more of the […]

Where Did The Google Name Come From?

January 25, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe history of the Google name can be traced back to a typo, an incredibly large number, and […]

Who Invented The Internet? The Brains Behind The World Wide Web

January 19, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteHave you ever wondered, who invented the internet? The answer might surprise you… and go back in time […]

How Norman Borlaug Saved A Billion Lives And Led The World Into The Green Revolution

January 19, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteKnown as the “father of the green revolution,” Norman Borlaug pushed the boundaries of agriculture and saved over […]

21 Of The Best Netflix Documentaries You Can Watch In 2018

January 12, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteFrom commentary on animal activism to stories of war heroes that rescued thousands, the documentaries on this list […]

The Story Of The Landkreuzer P. 1500 — Hitler’s 1,000 Ton Super Tank

December 6, 2017 All That Is Interesting 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte would have been the largest, heaviest tank ever created. ullstein bild/Getty ImagesAdolf Hitler […]

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