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11 T-Shirts You Probably Owned, Threw Out, and Are Now Worth Bank

11 T-Shirts You Probably Owned, Threw Out, and Are Now Worth Bank

These vintage graphic tees might look simple, but there's a lot more to them than meets the eye.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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20 Celebrities Hocking Products We Never Heard Of

20 Celebrities Hocking Products We Never Heard Of

Most celebrities will take a pay day in exchange for reading a few lines in an ad.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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21 Classic Photos that Show What 'Jeopardy!' Looked Like in the 80's and 90's

21 Classic Photos that Show What 'Jeopardy!' Looked Like in the 80's and 90's

After a brief stint with mediocre ratings in the 60s and 70s, Alex Trebek took the reins as the show's host in 1984. The rest is history.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

25 Photos of What Las Vegas Looked Like in the 1970s

Tacky hotels? Scummy casinos? Stale performers? You're thinking of Vegas in the 70s.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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25 Photos of What Prison Looked Like in the 1970s

25 Photos of What Prison Looked Like in the 1970s

Depending on who you were, and where you were, prison in the 1970s was rough.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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27 Photos That Show What Riding the Subway in the 70's and 80's Felt Like

27 Photos That Show What Riding the Subway in the 70's and 80's Felt Like

Anyone who lived in New York during the 70s and 80s will tell you it was different.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 5 months ago in Wow

26 Vintage Photos That Show What Fair and Carnival Rides Looked Like in the Past

26 Vintage Photos That Show What Fair and Carnival Rides Looked Like in the Past

Although carnivals and amusement parks of various kinds have been around for hundreds of years, they didn't always look like modern Six Flags or Disney Worlds.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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21 Obsolete Things from the 90s That Absolutely Make No Sense Today

21 Obsolete Things from the 90s That Absolutely Make No Sense Today

Although we remember the 90s like they were yesterday, 1990 was over 30 years ago.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 5 months ago in Wow

What The World Looked Liked Back Then: 30 Fascinating and Rarely-Seen Pictures From History

What The World Looked Liked Back Then: 30 Fascinating and Rarely-Seen Pictures From History

Take a trip through the past with this rarely-seen collection of cool pics from the past.

By Nathan Johnson

Featured 5 months ago in Ftw

25 Vintage Machines That Were the Pinnacle of Design

25 Vintage Machines That Were the Pinnacle of Design

While technology moves forward, it's easy to feel like we're going backwards.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 5 months ago in Wow

History in Photos: 20 of the Oldest Known Pictures of Iconic Landmarks

History in Photos: 20 of the Oldest Known Pictures of Iconic Landmarks

Even though some of the famous landmarks on this list have been around for thousands of years, photography has only been a thing since the mid 1800s.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 5 months ago in Wow

36 Photos of What Walt Disney World Looked Like in the 1970s

36 Photos of What Walt Disney World Looked Like in the 1970s

On October 1st, 1971, Walt Disney World opened its pearly gates in Orlando Florida for the first time, and the world of entertainment was changed forever.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 5 months ago in Wow

25 Vintage Pics That Show the World In 1976

25 Vintage Pics That Show the World In 1976

1976 was a year filled with political tension, cultural icons, and unforgettable formative moments for everyone in their late 50s. In short, America at its best.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 5 months ago in Wow

29 Photos of What Life in Los Angeles Looked Like in the 1970s

29 Photos of What Life in Los Angeles Looked Like in the 1970s

The 1970s are known for being simultaneously hot and chill, two qualities coincidentally associated with LA.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 5 months ago in Wow

28 Photos of What Hawaii Looked Like Before It Was a State

28 Photos of What Hawaii Looked Like Before It Was a State

Hawaii has been a United States territory since 1898, but its path to statehood was anything but straightforward.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 5 months ago in Wow

34 Photos of What the World Looked Like in 1986

34 Photos of What the World Looked Like in 1986

From the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion, to Chernobyl's meltdown, with a lot in between.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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20 Odd Museums from Days Long Ago

20 Odd Museums from Days Long Ago

Museums were a weird thing before the days of modern ethics and science.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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35 More Photos of What Life Looked Like in 1978

35 More Photos of What Life Looked Like in 1978

From punk rock, to the Islamic Revolution.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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21 Photos Taken Moments Before Major Historical Events

21 Photos Taken Moments Before Major Historical Events

These photographers didn't know they'd captured the money shot until after the fact.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 5 months ago in Wow

26 Street Photos of China, From 100 Years Ago

26 Street Photos of China, From 100 Years Ago

The 1920s were a busy period in Chinese history, but people went on with their lives as they always do.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 5 months ago in Wow

'Hold for the Photo' - 19 Iconic Photos from History That Were Staged

'Hold for the Photo' - 19 Iconic Photos from History That Were Staged

Sometimes it's better to make your own perfect moment than wait for one to come along.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 5 months ago in Wow

30 Vintage Black and White Pics of People Working the Mines

30 Vintage Black and White Pics of People Working the Mines

While we immerse ourselves in the hustle and bustle of the world above ground, we often forget about the necessary work going on beneath it.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 5 months ago in Wow

50 More Photos of What Life Looked Like in 1981

50 More Photos of What Life Looked Like in 1981

From the riots of Belfast to communist Poland to Raiders of the Lost Ark, it was definitely a year to remember.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 5 months ago in Wow

22 Ice Cold Photos To Help You Re-live the Original Arctic Expeditions

22 Ice Cold Photos To Help You Re-live the Original Arctic Expeditions

The early Arctic and Antarctic expeditions were daring, deadly, and cold.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 5 months ago in Wow

28 Examples of When a 'Genius Plan' From History, Backfired

28 Examples of When a 'Genius Plan' From History, Backfired

As Vizzini infamously reminds Westley in The Princess Bride, "Never get involved in a land war in Asia."

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 5 months ago in Wow

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