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Strange History: 23 Rare Coincidences That Happened On the Same Day

Talk about a big day ...

By Carly Tennes

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21 Historical Memes to Flex Your Knowledge and Have a Laugh

These jokes may be ancient, but they never get old.

By Carly Tennes

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Built Different: 21 Old-Timey Construction Pics From Construction Workers

Millions of people have seen the famous photo of Empire State Building workers eating lunch, but that is nothing compared to these.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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History Brought to Life: 21 Photos From History Given a Touch of Color

Those who don't study history are doomed to repeat it. Fortunately with the addition of color, we can examine these historical photographs more closely than ever.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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How The World Looked 100 Years Ago: 25 Photos, Headlines, and Cartoons From the Past

The only thing better than partying like it's 1999? Memeing like its 1924.

By Carly Tennes

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22 People With Jobs That Are NOT for Those Afraid of Heights

For a normal person, it's enough to make your eyes water and your feet go wobbly.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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21 Historical Figures Who Died in the Weirdest Ways

Important figures from throughout history have been repeatedly betrayed, killed on the battlefield, or assassinated.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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21 Funny Photos From History Showing People Have Always Had a Sense of Humor

The tradition of taking a "silly one" is as old as the camera itself.

By Carly Tennes

Featured 9 months ago in Funny

24 Historical Photos of Ancient Cities Then Vs. Now

While modern meccas like New York, London and Tokyo dominate world markets today, they weren't always the most powerful cities of their time.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 9 months ago in Wow

22 Fascinating Photos of Old-School Planes From the World War and Before

Recent Boeing issues aside, modern planes are staggeringly safe and reliable, but they weren't always that way.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Back to the Future: 14 'Time Travelers' Caught On Camera

What if time travel wasn't just science fiction?

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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A Trip Back in Time: 26 Old-Timey Photos of City Streets Around the World

Check out the streets of China, Tokyo, New York, Mumbai, Paris and Vienna in these down to Earth early 1900s historical photos.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 9 months ago in Wow

25 Historical Moves People Thought Were Brilliant But Turned Out to Be Legendary Fails

Even without a crystal ball, hindsight on some of these still seems quite a bit less than 20/20.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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20 Vintage Photos of What ‘Disco Demolition Night’ Looked Like

Do you like Disco? Well a man named Steve Dahl really didn't, and on July 12th of 1979 he decided to do something about it.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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'They Did A Total 180' - 29 Heroes Who Lived Long Enough to Become the Villain

Unfortunately for these people, they kept their skeletons in the closet instead of in the ground, and paid the reputational price.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 10 months ago in Ftw

11 Fascinating Archeological Finds That Challenge the Past

It's amazing we know as much about our history as we do, but there is always more to learn.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 10 months ago in Wow

Straight From the History Books: 21 Educational Photos From History

From famous actors, to world leaders to Civil War veterans, we bet you haven't seen any of these unique shots before.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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22 Historical Disaster Photos to Put the Fear of God in an Atheist

Just because we don't have as many photos and videos of historical disasters, doesn't mean they didn't happen. They didn't have gawking bystanders with iPhones.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 10 months ago in Wow