An Elephant Holds a Circus Performer in Its Mouth, 1937
This post was originally published on this siteAmerica’s love affair with the circus has lasted for over 200 years. It outlasted the minstrel show, the […]
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Fragment of George Washington’s Coffin
This post was originally published on this siteA piece of wood from the first coffin of George Washington. This coffin was broken up after the […]
16 Vintage Photographs That Show People Riding Zebras From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteZebras are beautiful, wild animals native to Africa. However, as many European colonizers learned in the early 20th […]
A Small Welsh Town With a Big Welsh Name, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
This post was originally published on this siteLlanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is a large village and local government community on the island of Anglesey in Wales. It is […]
The Physiognomic Heads by Charles Le Brun: 17th Century Sketches Show the Relationship Between Human and Animal Physiognomies
This post was originally published on this siteCharles Le Brun (1619 – 1690) was a French painter and art theorist. Declared by Louis XIV “the […]
Man Sitting on a Dead Horse, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, ca. 1880s
This post was originally published on this siteA man wearing top hat, sitting on a dead horse in the street. Picture was taken at South […]
Historical Photos of Convair Model 118 ConvAirCar, a Prototype Flying Car of Which Only 2 Were Built in 1947
This post was originally published on this siteIf you think the other flying cars all look a little too much like airplanes, join the club. […]
The World’s Most Famous Puppeteer: Vintage Portraits of Sergey Obraztsov Posing With His Exotic Puppets
This post was originally published on this siteSergey Vladimirovich Obraztsov (22 June 1901 – 8 May 1992) was a Soviet and Russian puppeteer who is […]
Bizarre Daguerreotypes of Victorian Women Breastfeeding
This post was originally published on this siteAt a time when when modesty was considered fundamental in women, the above images depict an unlikely fashion […]
Creep or Creeping? These Creeping Baby Dolls From the 1870s May Haunt Your Dreams Forever!
This post was originally published on this siteWhat child wouldn’t want to be surprised by this adorable wax-headed baby doll crawling out from under their […]
Helena Vlahos Performing Her Famous Nine Quarters Belly Dance Act, 1979
This post was originally published on this siteHelena Vlahos is a precise, energetic performer and instructor with a wealth of knowledge to share. She is […]
Just a Few Decades Ago, Hospital Candy Stripers Used to Sell Cigarettes to Patients
This post was originally published on this siteJust a few decades ago, hospital candy stripers sold cigarettes to patients in bed. Today, culture has changed […]
Amazing Vintage Photographs of the TC-497 Overland Train Mark II, the Longest Offroad Vehicle in the World
This post was originally published on this siteIn the early 1950s, LeTourneau, Inc., a heavy-equipment maker based in Longview, Texas, developed the idea of using […]
The Story of August Landmesser, the Lone German Who Refused to Give a Nazi Salute on June 13, 1936
This post was originally published on this siteOn June 13, 1936, the Blohm + Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany held a ceremony to launch its […]
The Story Behind the Famous Flying Baby From the 1995 Patagonia Catalog
This post was originally published on this siteThe original baby-throwing image is taken from the Spring 1995 Patagonia outdoors catalog. The catalog’s caption reads “Come […]
A Young Girl Posing in Front of a Tornado in Nebraska, 1989
This post was originally published on this siteThere have been thousands of fantastic tornado photographs and videos but none quite like this one. The view […]
25 Eerie Vintage Photographs Capture Muslim Women Wearing Dark Face Veils on the Streets of Sarajevo
This post was originally published on this siteIn Bosnia-Herzegovina the niqab is called “feredza.” During Ottoman times some Bosnian women used to wear them, before […]
The Grizzly Bear Chair Made for American President Andrew Johnson by Seth Kinman, 1865
This post was originally published on this siteEveryone knows about the Oval Office, the pictures of past Presidents, the Kennedy Room, the Lincoln Room, but […]
John Pierre Chates, the Cat Who Came to Stapleton, Staten Island With His Own Passport in 1942
This post was originally published on this site“This is about a refugee ship, 396 refugees from Lisbon. It’s the usual stuff–a baby was born, a […]
In 1898, French Artist Toulouse-Letrec Went to the Toilet on a Beach, His Friend Took These Photographs
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1898, the Parisian art gallery owner Maurice Joyant photographed his childhood friend defecating on the beach at […]
Marcela and Elisa: Incredible Story of the First Same-Sex Marriage Took Place in Spain, 1901
This post was originally published on this siteAlthough gay marriage was only legalized in Spain in 2005, two women, Marcela Gracia Ibeas and Elisa Sánchez […]
Many of the Dentures in the 18th and 19th Centuries Were Made From the Teeth of Dead Soldiers at Waterloo
This post was originally published on this siteAlthough our modern technology allows for comfort and easy-to-use dentures, this was not always the case. Original dentures […]
At the Height of Her Career in the 1950s, Jayne Mansfield Even Modeled for This Awesome Hot Water Bottle!
This post was originally published on this siteCreated by Don Poynter for his Poynter Products company, the Jayne Mansfield Hot Water Bottle hit the market […]
20 Haunting Images by Russian Photographer Showing the True Scale of the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
This post was originally published on this siteIgor Kostin (1936–2015) was one of the five photographers in the world to take pictures of the Chernobyl […]
14 Bizarre Vintage Ads of Life-Size Inflatable Love Dolls in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteAccording to the ads, there was a “money-back guarantee” within 10 days if you weren’t 100% “satisfied” with […]