40 Amazing Behind the Scenes Photos of Famous Artists at Work in Their Studios
This post was originally published on this siteA good studio for an artist is a very important place. Our creative studios might sometimes look like […]
Meet The Lykov Family That Survived Alone In The Siberian Wilderness For 42 Years
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1936, the Lykov family left civilization and went to live deep in the Siberian forest, where they […]
The Goddess of Giallo: Stunning Color Photos of Young Edwige Fenech
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1948 in Bône, Constantine, French Algeria (now Annaba, Annaba Province, Algeria), Edwige Fenech is a French-born Italian […]
The Vile Crimes Of Luis Garavito — The World’s Deadliest Serial Killer
This post was originally published on this siteFor seven years, Luis Garavito, known to authorities as “the Beast,” abused, tortured, and murdered anywhere from 150-400 […]
Lindy Hop: The Dance That Defined the Swing Era
This post was originally published on this siteThe Lindy hop is an American dance which was born in Harlem, New York City in 1928 and […]
This Week In History News, Dec. 31 – Jan. 6
This post was originally published on this siteSecret text on Egyptian mummies found after thousands of years, early North American history upended by new discovery, […]
Lysol Was Once Used As Birth Control – And Poisoned A Lot Of Women
This post was originally published on this siteWith few options available to women, Lysol’s advertising as a feminine product made it one of the most […]
The Search for Scarlett: Vintage Portraits of 22 Beautiful Women Who Tested for the Role of Scarlett O’Hara
This post was originally published on this siteCasting for the film proved to be a difficult task and one that was closely followed by the […]
Inside Stalin’s “Cannibal Island” – The Ultimate Hunger Games
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1930s, Joseph Stalin deported thousands of opponents and prisoners to a barren, isolated location that would […]
Discovery Of Unknown Native Population Rewrites Early American History
This post was originally published on this siteNew evidence has unlocked the mysteries of the ancient Beringian population, a previously undiscovered group of Native Americans. […]
A Look Back At The Disturbing Practice Of Gibbeting
This post was originally published on this siteGibbeted bodies would stink so badly that nearby residents would have to shut their windows to keep the […]
Spy Photographs of Militant Suffragettes, 1913
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1912, Scotland Yard detectives bought their first camera, to covertly photograph suffragettes. The pictures were compiled into […]
Photograph of a Time-Traveling Hipster, 1941
This post was originally published on this siteAccording to Wikipedia, a photograph from 1941 of genuine authenticity of the re-opening of the South Fork Bridge […]
Beautiful London in 1976 Through a German Traveler’s Lens
This post was originally published on this site“London was the last station in our “Round The British Southern Coast Tour”. From Dover along the Coast […]
Old West in Color: Colorized Pictures of Cowboys From the Late 19th to Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteA cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and […]
How Elisha Kane’s Failed Rescue Mission Revolutionized Arctic Exploration
This post was originally published on this siteThe data that Elisha Kane recorded in his journal proved to be an invaluable resource for understanding the […]
A Nazi Submarine Once Sank Because Its Toilet Malfunctioned
This post was originally published on this siteRather than keeping their waste on the submarine in septic tanks, German engineers devised a method for the […]
Rare and Gorgeous Vintage Photos of Martha Stewart as a Young Model From the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteLong before Martha Stewart was a multimedia lifestyle guru/mogul, she was a model. Beginning her career at age […]
Britain Had A Wild Plan To Make Icebergs Into Aircraft Carriers During World War II
This post was originally published on this siteProject Habakkuk was an ill-fated projected designed to harness natural resources into weapons of war. It did not […]
The Best Body in Hollywood: 1931 Photoplay Magazine Article Judges Starlet Measurements
This post was originally published on this siteTo a modern viewer sensitive to body issues, this article from the March 1931 issue of Photoplay seems […]
Amazing Photos of Queen Live at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on December 26, 1979
This post was originally published on this siteCrazy Tour was a short tour by Queen during November and December 1979. After the release of the […]
How One Artist Turned Cans Of Poop Into $300,000 Pieces Of Art
This post was originally published on this siteLet’s just say, Piero Manzoni’s concept art truly stinks. Wikimedia CommonsA can of Piero Manzoni’s shit, circa 1961. […]
16 Rare Photos of Lady Iris Mountbatten From Between the 1930s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1920 in Kensington Palace, London, Lady Iris Mountbatten was the only child of Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess […]
Falling & Laughing: A Story Behind a Photo of ‘1930s Teenage Delinquents’
This post was originally published on this siteIt is a rather bizarre feeling to stumble upon a Reddit thread that discusses how hot your late […]
The bloody battles of The Eastern Front, 1942-1943
This post was originally published on this siteThe battles on the Eastern Front constituted the largest military confrontation in history. They were characterized by unprecedented […]