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Photos of Dog Carts and Milk Women from the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
You are on the outskirts of the town, you met country women on their way home to a farm several miles out. When they left home early morning those big, shiny copper cans were full of milk. For years...
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Most Eccentric Last Will and Testament Requests By Famous People
From crazy cremation requests to creepy memorial guidelines, here are some weird and eccentric wills left by famous people in history. Napoleon Bonaparte: We all know that Napoleon had his issues. And...
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Eight Richest Animals in History
The first documented instance where a person left their wealth to an animal happened in Russia during the 1800s. Maria Leontieva, a merchant from Uglish, stipulated that 100,000 rubles (a significantly...
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The ‘Accidental’ Discoveries of 8 of the World’s Most Revolutionary Drugs and...
Chlorambucil – Antileukemia Drug Chlorambucil is an anti-leukemia drug first approved by the FDA in 1957. It’s origin go all the way back to the use of mustard gas on World War I battlefields. Many...
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The Earliest Known Photos of 12 Major U.S Cities
Check out these early photos from 12 big cities from more than 100 years ago! It’s remarkable how much things have changed. 1. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania A view of 8th and Market streets downtown – one...
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The First Smile Ever Photographed: ‘Willy’ Smiling, 1853
According to experts at the National Library of Wales, the photograph below is the first ever recorded photo of person smiling. The photograph is simply labeled “Willy.” It features a young man with...
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Friends & Brothers Captured Together During the American Civil War
This collection of 19th-century photos were taken during the American Civil War. They are photos of unknown soldiers who had chosen to be captured together with a friend or a brother because of the...
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Portrait Photos of the Oldest Native American to Have Ever Lived
White Wolf a.k.a. Chief John Smith lived between 1785-1922 and is considered the oldest Native American to have ever lived. When asked the secret to good health, the Chief responded “I never fly United...
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The Story of the $10 Million Saddle Ridge Gold Coins Found by California Couple
The largest hoard of gold coins ever found in the U.S. is comprised of 1,411 gold coins, worth an estimated $10 million in today’s market, was found in February 2013 by a California couple who was out...
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Virginia Oldoini, The Star of Early Photography
Virginia Elisabetta Luisa Antonietta Teresa Maria Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, was a very significant figure in the early history of photography. She is remembered among photography historians as...
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Really Old Jokes That Are Still Really Funny
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This Guy’s Hilarious ‘Looking for a Wife’ Ad from 1865 Will Make You Want to...
Back in the 19th century, online dating wasn’t a thing yet – no Tinder, no Match, no Craiglist – so people had to find other means to search for a mate. Apparently, advertising yourself in your local...
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Seppuku: The Ancient Japanese Samurai Suicide Ritual
The ancient Japanese samurai seppuku tradition is considered as one of the grisliest and most painful ways to end one’s life. The highly ritualized practice essentially involves the disemboweling of...
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Claude Monet’s House and Gardens: The Inspiration for Many of His Greatest...
Claude Monet, a leading figure of the Impressionist movement, is also one of the best landscape painters the world has ever seen. Water lilies, colorful ponds, cliffs, and sunrises, Monet’s remarkable...
View ArticleWatch How Women Got Dressed in the 1800s… Exhausting!
A full outfit for any well-to-do woman of the 19th century consisted mainly of four parts: the linen shift, the corset, petticoat(s), and a fine silk gown. On top of that, they had to put on even more...
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How a Small New York Town Moved to Escape Total Destruction
New York City needed to expand its water system, it needed a new dam – the Croton Dam – and with it, a new reservoir. Unfortunately for the town of Katonah, it stood directly in the reservoir’s path…...
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Gorgeous Black and White Photos Show the Rustic Rural Life in Victorian England
These photos below of rural life in Victorian England were taken by William Morris Grundy. After his death in 1859, the photo series was by the London Stereoscopic Company. Born in Birmingham in 1806,...
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The 19th Century Elevator of Death
A woman rides the “elevator of death” in Prague, also called Pater Noster which means “our father” since the elevators resemble a rosary…it’s a loop of open cabins and dates back to the 19th century....
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100-Year-Old Colour Portraits Of New York Immigrants Reveal Incredible...
Between 1892 and 1954, about 12 million immigrants arrived at Ellis Island, often dressed in their finest clothes. The portraits below, taken between 1906 and 1954 by amateur photographer Augustus...
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The Curious Story of the Collyer Brothers, History’s Worst Hoarders
The phenomenon of hoarding has been around since ancient times. In the past, it could be dangerous, with some hoarders tragically found crushed to death by their towering collection of junk One of the...
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