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10 Most Mysterious Prehistoric Sites From Around The World
Every single ancient site discovered around world is shrouded in mystery as to how, when, and why they were built. Here are 10 of the most mysterious and intriguing prehistoric sites discovered from...
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It Turns Out Vincent Van Gogh Cut Off Way More Than His Earlobe
Besides his many famous works like Starry Night, Bedroom in Arles, and The Yellow House, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh is best known for cutting off a small part of his ear. The story goes that on...
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While Watching Antiques Roadshow, She Realized Something Big About Her...
The owner of this 1959 Édouard Cortès oil painting was watching an episode of Antiques Roadshow. In the feedback booth, a gentleman was describing how his own Cortès painting was a fake. The owner...
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Everyday Life of People from Around the World Over 100 Years Ago (28 Photos)
These amazing real photo postcards provide us a peek of how the world was like 100 years ago. Aeron Express, open Sea View, Aberaeron, Wales, 1911 Boating on the river, Amsterdam, 1891 Burmese ladies...
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In 1850, a Farmer Found a Secret Village Older Than The Great Pyramids of Egypt
In a small bay in Scotland, a well-kept secret is hidden among the green hills. For millennia, no one knew that this place ever existed. Time and weather buried it under the sand, but when a terrible...
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This Cathedral In France Holds Stunning Architectural Features. The Most...
The Cathedral of Saint Peter of Beauvais in France is one of the oldest and most remarkable churches in the world. This stunning 157-foot architectural masterpiece is twice older than the United States...
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5 Terrifying Beauty Tips from Empress Elisabeth of Austria
Empress Elisabeth of Austria, known to her family as Sisi, was one of the great beauties of 19th-century Europe. The Empress was famed for her floor-length auburn locks and (painfully) slender figure....
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18 Incredible Portraits Of Victorian Women Of Color
Photos of women of color, especially during the Victorian era, are hard to come by. But thanks to this collection, dating from 1860 to 1901, we now have the chance to see some of their portraits. Some...
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19 Photos of the 7 Sutherland Sisters & Their 37 Feet of Hair
Born between 1846 and 1865, the Sutherland sisters – Sarah, Victoria, Isabella, Grace, Naomi, Dora and Mary – were the biggest stars back then – think Beyonce, Miley Cyrus or the Kardashians. They were...
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21 Vintage Photos Of The Construction Of The Iconic Eiffel Tower In 1887
The construction of the Eiffel Tower started on January 28, 1887. A little more than two years later, the iconic tower was finished in record time. It was considered by many as a veritable technical...
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Portraits of Native Americans Taken by Edward S. Curtis Between 1890s – 1900s...
In the early 1900s, Seattle-based photographer Edward S. Curtis travelled the western United States to document the lives of Native Americans still untouched by Western society. For his project, Curtis...
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This is How Bicycles Looked Like 200 Years Ago
In 1818, Baron Karl von Drais of Germany patented the design of a two-wheeled running machine or “Laufmaschine,” with two in-line wheels under a seat and handle bars, and was propelled if the rider...
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50 Historic Moments Photographed For The First Time Ever
This collection captured some of history’s most important “firsts.” Enjoy! 1. The first photograph ever taken, 1826. It shows the view from the window at Le Gras, Burgundy, France, by exposing a...
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19th Century Pickup Cards Used By Men Before On Women They Like
Around 1870s to 1880s, long before online dating, men used pickup cards and hand them to women they found attractive. As Alan Mays, a collector of such cards, puts it: “the cards were used by the less...
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The Streets of Victorian London Captured on Camera in The 1870s
These fascinating old pictures taken by photographer John Thompson show the reality of existence in the 1800s when photography was in its infancy. In 1876, Thompson set out with writer Adolphe Smith...
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Boston Corbett: The Man Who Killed Abraham Lincoln’s Assassin
English-born Boston Corbett was the Union Army soldier who shot and killed John Wilkes Booth. Photo: Hulton Archive/Hulton Archive/Getty Images As a teen, Corbett was exposed to mercury fumes, believed...
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A Brief Look at the Amazing Life of Annie Oakley (11 Pics)
Annie Oakley was born in August, 1860 in the town of Greenville, Ohio. She was drawn into shooting out of necessity: her father died when she was six years old, leaving her family in desperate poverty....
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The “Murder Bottles” of the Victorian Era
During the Victorian era, a newly developed feeding bottle for infants was introduced. There were many benefits to the new bottles, making them extremely appealing to mothers. In an age when corsets...
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18 Facts About Leonardo Da Vinci You Probably Didn’t Know
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This Is What Going To The Gym Looked Like Way Back Then
Gyms looked very different way back in 1892. Some of the exercise machines resemble chiropractic instruments or torture devices. The post This Is What Going To The Gym Looked Like Way Back Then...
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