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15 CD's That Are Worth a Nice Chunk of Change

15 CD's That Are Worth a Nice Chunk of Change

What's a CD worth? Well if you bought one in Japan, the answer might be "quite a lot."

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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21 Photos of What Being a Dad Looked Like in the 1970s

21 Photos of What Being a Dad Looked Like in the 1970s

Being a dad in the 1970s looked largely the same as it does now, just with more color, and fewer iPad breaks.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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WWI Veterans and Their Prosthetic Mask Fittings

WWI Veterans and Their Prosthetic Mask Fittings

Anna Coleman Ladd was an American sculptor who used her talents for good during the war.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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19 Famous Historical Events Worth Experiencing

19 Famous Historical Events Worth Experiencing

You wouldn't be able to change history (we've seen what happens in movies) but if you could witness one historic event, what would it be?

By zachnading

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14 Historical Misconceptions People Still Get Wrong

14 Historical Misconceptions People Still Get Wrong

Everything you thought you knew about history is wrong.

By Carly Tennes

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23 Old-School Olympic Photos From Days Long Ago

23 Old-School Olympic Photos From Days Long Ago

Going for gold, since 1896.

By Carly Tennes

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Vintage Photos of Carnival, Circus, and Sideshow Acts

Vintage Photos of Carnival, Circus, and Sideshow Acts

It's hard to imagine spending money to go and gawk at other human beings as a form of entertainment, but the 1900s were a different time.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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37 Fascinating Photos of What the World in 1972

37 Fascinating Photos of What the World in 1972

1972, as seen through a camera lens.

By Carly Tennes

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25 New Photos of What the World Looked Like in 1976

25 New Photos of What the World Looked Like in 1976

With the Vietnam War finally over, 1976 was a year to relax, rejoice, and celebrate America's Bicentennial.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Impactful Groups of People Who Forever Changed History

Impactful Groups of People Who Forever Changed History

From the coding overlords behind Grand Theft Auto to the handful of quick-witted early humans that survived a near-mass extinction.

By Carly Tennes

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17 Unusual Items And What They're For

17 Unusual Items And What They're For

What the heck is that used for?

By Nathan Johnson

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23 ‘Crazy People’ Who Turned Out to Be Right All Along

23 ‘Crazy People’ Who Turned Out to Be Right All Along

Time is the great equalizer, and history proves all people either right or wrong.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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25 Photos of Prison Life in the 1970s

25 Photos of Prison Life in the 1970s

Depending on who you were, and where you were, prison in the 1970s was rough.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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20 Photos of What Christmas Looked Like in the 1990s

20 Photos of What Christmas Looked Like in the 1990s

Nintendos, PlayStations, Nerf guns and the lot; if you wanted it, you were getting it.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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What it Looked Like to Go Through Winter in the 1970s

What it Looked Like to Go Through Winter in the 1970s

While we're not short on extreme weather events these days, the blizzard seems to have exited stage left.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Companies That Put Profit Over Customer Safety

Companies That Put Profit Over Customer Safety

Recently, the popular children's snack Lunchables was found to contain dangerous levels of lead and other heavy metals.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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High-Up Jobs For Those Not Afraid of Heights

High-Up Jobs For Those Not 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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Remembering What it Looked Like to Be Alive in 1970

Remembering What it Looked Like to Be Alive in 1970

The '70s began the tradition of taking hold of your identity.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Important Pieces of History Being Erased From Records

Important Pieces of History Being Erased From Records

They say that history is written by the victors, and that remains true in the present day.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Classic Creaky Photos of Fair and Carnival Rides

Classic Creaky Photos of Fair and Carnival Rides

Although carnivals and amusement parks of various kinds have been around for hundreds of years, they didn't always look like modern Six Flags or Disney Worlds.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Fascinating Photos For a Visual Telling of The Past

Fascinating Photos For a Visual Telling of The Past

There are plenty of iconic historical photos that you've definitely seen before, but these are almost as cool, and way more obscure.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 11 months ago in Ftw

Fascinating Photos of China: 100 Years Ago

Fascinating Photos of China: 100 Years Ago

The 1920s were a busy period in Chinese history, but people went on with their lives as they always do.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Hollywood, As Seen in its 1970s Heyday

Hollywood, As Seen in its 1970s Heyday

The 1970s were a revolutionary period for Hollywood, but that doesn't change the fact that the area itself could be pretty junky.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Seldom-Seen Photos From Vintage History

Seldom-Seen Photos From Vintage History

Take a trip through the past with this rarely-seen collection of cool pics from the past.

By Nathan Johnson

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20 Pics of What Christmas Looked Like in the 1980s

20 Pics of What Christmas Looked Like in the 1980s

People weren't scared of a little clutter, and kids were happy to play with toys that didn't have screens.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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