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1990s Car Culture in 20 JDM vs America Photos

1990s Car Culture in 20 JDM vs America Photos

If American muscle owned the 1970s, Japanese JDM owned the 1990s.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 8 months ago in Ftw

Archeological Digs and Their Impressive Finds

Archeological Digs and Their Impressive Finds

Archaeologists are literally digging up forgotten history.

By Neill Lynskey

Featured 8 months ago

13 Spectacularly Bad 'Opinions' from History

13 Spectacularly Bad 'Opinions' from History

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but not every opinion is entitled to be right.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 8 months ago in Facepalm

Candid Photos of Life Unfiltered in 1973

Candid Photos of Life Unfiltered in 1973

1973 prioritized fun, freedom, and bad decisions.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 8 months ago in Wow

Every World’s Strongest Man from the '70s and '80s

Every World’s Strongest Man from the '70s and '80s

Plenty of dudes have claimed the title "World's Strongest Man," but we're focused on the pioneers.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 8 months ago in Ftw

The 10 Most Sought After Relics of the Cold War Era

The 10 Most Sought After Relics of the Cold War Era

From 1947 to 1991, the world's two biggest superpowers fought a war of intelligence, technological posturing, and mutually assured destruction.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 8 months ago in Wow

Candid Photos of Behind the Scenes Life in 1976

Candid Photos of Behind the Scenes Life in 1976

Everyone remembers the bicentennial, but there was more to life in 1976.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 8 months ago in Wow

20 Photos Peaking Behind the Scenes at Life in 1970

20 Photos Peaking Behind the Scenes at Life in 1970

Whether by growing hair, ditching suits, or demonstrating against the Vietnam War, people in the 1970s took social protest into their own hands.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 8 months ago in Wow

10 of Aviation's Most Dangerous Aircraft in History

10 of Aviation's Most Dangerous Aircraft in History

Despite countless reminders that airplanes are the safest form of travel, it doesn't feel that.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 8 months ago in Wow

24 Photos of What St. Patty's Day Looked Like in the 1970s and 1980s

24 Photos of What St. Patty's Day Looked Like in the 1970s and 1980s

What began as a religious festival morphed into a cultural one in the 1700s, and spread around the world.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 8 months ago in Ftw

What Being a Dog Looked Like Before We Pampered Them

What Being a Dog Looked Like Before We Pampered Them

The '70s weren't just good for people.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 8 months ago in Wow

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

Fun Candid Photos of Life Behind the Scenes in 1971

Fun Candid Photos of Life Behind the Scenes in 1971

Social protests merged with cultural movements to drive the '70s in a new direction.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 8 months ago in Wow

Photos That Couldn't Get More 1960s

Photos That Couldn't Get More 1960s

Featuring big hair and big personality, the '60s' aesthetic was unmistakable.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 8 months ago in Wow

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

Photos of What it Looked Like to Come of Age in 1976

Photos of What it Looked Like to Come of Age in 1976

With the news full of patriotism and the air full of optimism, being a kid totally ruled in the mid to late '70s.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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 Classic Muscle You Can't Get in the Gym

Photos of Classic Muscle You Can't Get in the Gym

All we want are aggressive lines, a gearstick in hand, and a meaty motor under our right foot.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 8 months ago in Ftw

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

What Hitchhiking Around the US Looked Like in the '70s

What Hitchhiking Around the US Looked Like in the '70s

Back before the days of "stranger danger" and "true crime documentaries," humans actually trusted one another.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 8 months ago in Wow

Candid Photos Behind the Scenes of Life in 1978

Candid Photos Behind the Scenes of Life in 1978

If you grew up in the late 1970s, there's a good chance you consider that period America's golden age.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 8 months ago in Wow

Photos Peaking Behind the Scenes at Life in 1979

Photos Peaking Behind the Scenes at Life in 1979

Many people look at the late '70s as the America's golden age, which makes 1979 the greatest year ever.

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

Photos of What Being a 1980s Party Animal Looked Like

Photos of What Being a 1980s Party Animal Looked Like

The 1980s took getting after it to its logical conclusion.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 8 months ago in Wow

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