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Gilded Age Inventions That Changed Everything

Gilded Age Inventions That Changed Everything

Without the inventors of the 19th century, we'd live in a much. dark world.

By Neill Lynskey

Featured 8 months ago

The Time Australia Declared War on Birds, And Lost

The Time Australia Declared War on Birds, And Lost

With most of the world in a fragile peace in between the world wars, Australia fought its own battle on home soil.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 8 months ago in Funny

35 Mummies from Around the World

35 Mummies from Around the World

Everybody knows about the mummies of Ancient Egypt, but mummies have been found all around the world.

By Cameron Fetter

Featured 8 months ago in Wow

40 Unflattering Depictions of What Famous Historical Figures Actually Looked Like

40 Unflattering Depictions of What Famous Historical Figures Actually Looked Like

Many an ugly emperor has commissioned a beautiful idealized statue of themselves so that future generations will see them as the handsome hunk they really weren’t.

By Cameron Fetter

Featured 8 months ago in Wow

24 History Posts That Aren't Taught in School

24 History Posts That Aren't Taught in School

Let's be honest, the history books don't tell us everything.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 8 months ago in Funny

Photos of History from Daily Life to Landmark Moments

Photos of History from Daily Life to Landmark Moments

It's true that life is hard right now, but life in the past wasn't any better.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 8 months ago in Wow

The Evolution of Tunnel Construction in 20 Photos

The Evolution of Tunnel Construction in 20 Photos

It turns out that tunnels have come a long way since ancient times.

By Cameron Fetter

Featured 8 months ago in Wow

20 Real Life Treasures People Are Still Searching For

20 Real Life Treasures People Are Still Searching For

People are pretty good at finding lost treasure, but these cool artifacts are still at large.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 8 months ago in Wow

38 Medieval Paintings of People Getting Their Shit Rocked

38 Medieval Paintings of People Getting Their Shit Rocked

Look, I’m not going to dispute that it kind of sucks to be alive right now.

By Cameron Fetter

Featured 8 months ago in Ouch

Photos from the Heyday of Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives

Photos from the Heyday of Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives

Order up!

By Carly Tennes

Featured 9 months ago in Wow

Our Grandparents Protesting Against Strange Things

Our Grandparents Protesting Against Strange Things

"We Want Beer!"

By Carly Tennes

Featured 9 months ago in Wow

20 Pics That Show the Power of Change and Time

20 Pics That Show the Power of Change and Time

Time heals all wounds ... and changes all things.

By Carly Tennes

Featured 9 months ago in Wow

Photos Remembering Life in Cold War Soviet Russia

Photos Remembering Life in Cold War Soviet Russia

The Cold War, as seen on film.

By Carly Tennes

Featured 9 months ago in Wow

Uncomfortable Brand Mascots from Our Childhoods

Uncomfortable Brand Mascots from Our Childhoods

*turns off TV*

By Carly Tennes

Featured 9 months ago in Wow

Photos of Muscle Beach Pumped Up in the 1950s

Photos of Muscle Beach Pumped Up in the 1950s

Venice Beach has evolved over the decades, but it was arguably at its hottest during the 1950s.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 9 months ago in Wow

28 Fascinating Photos Straight From the 1950s

28 Fascinating Photos Straight From the 1950s

The ginchiest photos you'll see all week.

By Carly Tennes

Featured 9 months ago in Wow

20 New Random Nostalgic Pics from Our Nostalgic Supercomputer

20 New Random Nostalgic Pics from Our Nostalgic Supercomputer

Your childhood, in images

By Carly Tennes

Featured 9 months ago in Wow

The 1964 World's Fair in Stunning Historical Photos

The 1964 World's Fair in Stunning Historical Photos

The 1964 World's Fair, like you've never seen it before

By Carly Tennes

Featured 9 months ago in Wow

51 Photos Where the Hazy '80s Look Especially Cloudy

51 Photos Where the Hazy '80s Look Especially Cloudy

The first year of the '80s wasn't all neon and hairspray.

By Carly Tennes

Featured 9 months ago in Wow

Important Historical Facts Nobody Ever Remembers

Important Historical Facts Nobody Ever Remembers

History isn't all treaties and tactics.

By Carly Tennes

Featured 9 months ago in Wow

31 Ancient Fertility Sculptures That Prove Our Ancestors Were Freaks

31 Ancient Fertility Sculptures That Prove Our Ancestors Were Freaks

Back in ancient times, before Snapchat was invented, people had to spend countless hours chiseling stone fertility statues to seduce their mates.

By Cameron Fetter

Featured 9 months ago in Ftw

Weird Medieval Armor Primed to Scare the Peasants

Weird Medieval Armor Primed to Scare the Peasants

The main function of armor in medieval times was of course to protect knights from being hurt in battle.

By Cameron Fetter

Featured 9 months ago in Wow

Photos of Life in 1984 That Big Brother Didn't See

Photos of Life in 1984 That Big Brother Didn't See

You can almost smell the hairspray

By Carly Tennes

Featured 9 months ago in Wow

Retro Futuristic Tech Ahead of its Time

Retro Futuristic Tech Ahead of its Time

The future is now... as it has been for decades.

By Carly Tennes

Featured 9 months ago in Wow

Photos to Help You Fondly Remember the '80s and '90s

Photos to Help You Fondly Remember the '80s and '90s

"I remember that!" — you, probably

By Carly Tennes

Featured 9 months ago in Wow

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