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Lost Photos That Show A New Side Of History
June 4, 2023
⚠️ Brace Yourself ⚠️These unearthed photos and stories will absolutely turn what you think about history on its head.The real stories and experiences can be seen in these rarely...
Bruce Springsteen, 'Born To Run,' And The Lawsuit That ...
May 18, 2023
With the 1975 album Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen looked like the new king of rock 'n roll -- "Thunder Road," "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" and the title track ...
55 Nostalgic Toys From Your Childhood That Are Worth A ...
May 15, 2023
Some of your favorite toys from childhood are selling for astronomical prices online and in auctions...try not to gasp when you realize if you’d held onto them yo...
20 Disturbing Sci-Fi Films That Explain The 1970s
May 7, 2023
After the independent film revolution of the late ‘60s, it was easier than ever to film a movie and find distribution. Coupled with advances in special effects techno...
10 Celebrities Who Appeared On The 'Dating Game' Before...
May 4, 2023
Maureen McCormick on 'The Dating Game' on March 27, 1973. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images) Long before The Bachelor, people who turned to te...
Super Mario Bros.: Stories, Facts, And Trivia You Didn'...
May 2, 2023
Released in 1985, Super Mario Bros. began as the last gasp of the cartridge era for Nintendo and became the game by which everything that followed was measur...
The 50 Most Bizarre B-Movies From The '50s, '60s, & '70...
May 1, 2023
The 1960s and '70s were full of some of the most purely strange b-movies that have ever been made and if you skipped them the first time around (or weren't a...
The Funniest Comedians In History
January 8, 2020
Laughter is the best medicine. It has been proven even by medical staff that laughter has healing properties. Laughing releases stress and stress is the major cause of most disease...
The Origin Of The Tour de France
January 2, 2020
Tour de France 2016. Source: (Photo by Tim de Waele/Corbis via Getty Images) While there are many bicycle races in the world, none have the prestige or publicity of the Tour de France....
The Origin of Rudolph, The Red-nosed Reindeer
December 24, 2019
Most Christmas traditions, such as the nativity story, the Christmas tree, gift exchanges, even Santa and his elves, have roots in ancient history. The same cannot be sa...
Betty Crocker, the First Lady of Food
December 23, 2019
Today, the name Betty Crocker is most recognizable as a brand of boxed cake and brownie mix, but that has not always been the case. Hailed as the “Dear Abby” of cooking, Betty C...
Making Music With Mozart
December 19, 2019
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the greatest classical composers in history. His career was considered the height of the classic Viennese school. So capable was Mozart that he composed in a...
The Tall Tales Of Pecos Bill
December 17, 2019
Pecos Bill riding a tornado/image from YouTube While heroes of folklore such as John Henry and Paul Bunyan are believed to have been inspired by real people, Pecos Bill has no such histori...
The Things They Left Behind: Disney’s Two Abandoned Par...
December 13, 2019
The Walt Disney Company is constantly expanding its theme park business, opening new parks across the world, adding new attractions to their existing parks...
Joseph Bell, The Real Sherlock Holmes
December 6, 2019
Fans of the TV show, House M.D., which aired from 2004 to 2012, might know that the titular character, Dr. Gregory House, was inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous characte...
How Harry Houdini Debunked Fake Mediums And Got Cursed ...
November 12, 2019
The famous magician Harry Houdini is known for his escapes that defied logic, but he also happened to be one of the most strident skeptics of spiritual mediu...
The Most Unique And Unusual Hotels
November 8, 2019
Many places around the world entertain their guests by providing the most unique hotels that they can imagine. What an extraordinary hotel this is! The Muraka is an underwater exp...
History Of Animated Cartoons
September 28, 2019
Today’s most popular cartoons have been turned into some really entertaining movies not only for children but adults as well. Well-known characters from the cartoons, comic strips, and c...
Are Unicorns Real?
September 26, 2019
While today unicorns are thought of as fairy tale creatures, ancient cultures believed them to be real, even including them in their natural history books. While there is no scientific evidence th...
The Underappreciated William Blake
September 25, 2019
circa 1800: English mystic, poet, painter and engraver, William Blake (1757 - 1827) and his wife Catherine (1762 - 1831). Original Publication: From a sketch by William Blake. Source: ...
How Dragons Conquered The World
September 9, 2019
Unlike creatures such as the Minotaur and the Hydra which are rarely seen outside of Greek mythology, dragons have endured across many cultures and range from fire-breathing, treasure-...
Baseball's Upstart Federal League
September 7, 2019
Pennant features baseball player Joe Tinker of the Chicago Federals (later known as the Chicago Whales), Chicago, Illinois, 1914. Source: (Photo by Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images)...
Origin And Use of Chess – Not Just A Game
August 29, 2019
Chess is a highly challenging game that is not just a game to play for fun but also used as a teaching tool for learning various types of math and programming techniques. ...
Soren Sorensen Adams: The King Of Professional Prankste...
August 27, 2019
Soren Sorensen Adams, also known as Sam Adams, was a Danish-American inventor and businessman during the 20th century and is considered to be the father of t...
Where Opera Originated From
August 21, 2019
Operas were put on by royalty as a way of showing off how wealthy they were. They used this form of entertainment to impress dignitaries especially when a celebration was in order such as...
History Of The Big Band Era
August 19, 2019
Big Band music has been well loved by many even before the Big Band Era (1933-1947) began. This little known Jazz band, “King and Carter Jazzing Orchestra” was obviously a small group but...
Henry Ford's Failed Utopia
August 17, 2019
In the early 20th century, British plantations in Sri Lanka had cornered the rubber market. This, curiously enough, propelled the automobile innovator and magnate Henry Ford to attempt to ...
John James Audubon: Ecology's Patron Saint
August 16, 2019
John James Audubon is a name associated with ecology and conservation. While most people are familiar with his renowned paintings of birds, Audubon’s story is a compelling ...
Natalie Wood: From Child Star To Unsolved Mystery
August 14, 2019
American actress Natalie Wood (1938 - 1981), circa 1960. Source: (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Archive Photos/Getty Images) Natalie Wood was a famous actress duri...
The All American Soapbox Derby
August 9, 2019
Nicholas Kaderabek, 12, keeps his focus as he competes in the Soap Box Derby races in Lake Forest on Saturday, December 29, 2018. Source: (Photo by Mindy Schauer/Digital First Media/Orange...
Karaoke – Origin and Modern Tradition
July 28, 2019
Tokyo, Japan: With Story Japan-Society-Karaoke. Source: (Photo from YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images - #2784489) A female patient of a Tokyo psychiatry clinic sings a song with ...
The Homeric Question
July 25, 2019
Most people will recognize the name Homer as the composer of the famous epic poems, "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey." Homer is the earliest Western poet whose works remain intact. However, very lit...
First Movie Studio to Award-Winning Modern Studios
July 19, 2019
What goes into the production of a movie? It all starts with some kind of a studio and a cameraman or producer. Six major studios referred to as the “Big Six” inclu...
Hedy Lamarr: More Than Just the Most Beautiful Woman in...
July 14, 2019
Hedy Lamarr publicity portrait for the film Samson And Delilah, 1949. Source: (Photo by Paramount/Getty Images) Renowned as a femme fatale during MGM’s “Golde...
British Caricaturists and James Gillray
July 11, 2019
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 15: A portrait of late 18th century caricaturist James Gillray is seen in a book of his work at the Victoria and Albert Museum on December 15, 2009 in E...
George Frideric Handel – Famous Composer from the 1700s
June 18, 2019
Portrait of Georg Friedrich Handel (Halle, 1685-London, 1759), German composer. Painting by Philippe Mercier (1689-1760), 1720. Detail. Halle, Haendel-Haus Sourc...
The Great Bambino
June 13, 2019
The most famous baseball player in history, Babe Ruth, was born George Herman Ruth Jr. on February 6, 1895, in Baltimore Maryland. He was one of eight children born to George Herman Ruth Sr. and Ka...
Entertainers Who Have Made An Impact In History
June 9, 2019
Many entertainers have come and gone throughout history but most do not create a major impact on us like some do. Here are just three of them that have taken center sta...
The Amazing Harry Houdini
May 22, 2019
Harry Houdini was a man of many talents. Despite only living to the age of fifty-two, his résumé included such titles as a circus performer, aviator, actor, and writer. But it was his skil...
Star Wars Films On Skellig Island in Ireland
May 18, 2019
A mysterious and beautiful island – a place for a war? That is exactly what it was for -Star Wars. Skellig Island has become a favorite location for the crew of Star War...
Lesser Known Facts About Dr. Seuss
May 15, 2019
It seems every Christmas there is a new film adaptation of How the Grinch Stole Christmas and we have one person to thank for that: a famous children’s author by the name of Dr. Se...
Master of the Macabre: Edgar Allan Poe
April 23, 2019
Many and many a year ago, or more specifically, on January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts, Edgar Allan Poe was born. Despite living a very short and difficult life, he was...
The Fairytale Life of Hans Christian Andersen
April 16, 2019
Two of Disney’s most popular movies, The Little Mermaid (1989) and Frozen (2013), were based on fairy tales written by Hans Christian Andersen. Andersen was the author o...
The Sensibility of Jane Austen
March 29, 2019
One of the most well-known female authors of the nineteenth century, Jane Austen was born in Steventon, Hampshire, England, on December 16, 1775. Her parents, Reverend George Austen and...
Finland’s Unlikely Fascination With Heavy Metal
March 22, 2019
Singer Alexi Laiho of the Finnish heavy metal band, Children of Bodom, performs during a concert at the Astra on March 27, 2017. Source: (Photo by Frank Hoensch/Redferns...
Surprising Facts About Laura Ingalls Wilder
March 12, 2019
Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957) as schoolteacher, 1887. Found in the collection of Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum, Walnut Grove. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty ...
Mae West: Come Up And See Me Sometime!
February 27, 2019
1932: Dressed in a sequined gown, Mae West (1893 - 1980) lounges with a cigarette in her first screen role as Maudie in 'Night After Night', directed by Archie Mayo. Source: (Photo...
The Magic Of Walt Disney
February 20, 2019
American producer, director, and animator Walt Disney (1901 - 1966) uses a baton to point to sketches of Disneyland, 1955. Source: (Hulton Archive/Getty Images) These days, the Walt Disney Com...
The Black Stallion’s Author: Walter Farley
February 17, 2019
Walter Farley was born on June 26, 1915, in Syracuse, New York, the son of Walter Farley, an assistant hotel manager, and Isabel Vermilyea Farley. He always wanted to own ...
Circus Sideshow Acts: Who Were They?
February 14, 2019
The Bearded Girl. Circa 1875, Portrait of Annie Jones, the Bearded Girl (1865-1902), who was billed by P T Barnum as 'the infant Esau' 1870s. Source: (Blank Archives/Getty Images) ...
T.V. Show Characters Inspired by Commedia Dell’Arte
February 11, 2019
Commedia Dell’Arte was a form of improvisational theatre which relied heavily on stock characters and pre-established scenarios. While it was popular mostly from...
Magic Flying Carpets: The Historic Version, Not The Dis...
February 8, 2019
Riding a Flying Carpet', 1880. Artist: Viktor Mihajlovic Vasnecov. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. Source: (Fine Art I...
Sonora And Her Diving Horse
February 7, 2019
ATLANTIC CITY, NY - CIRCA 1977: The Diving Horse Attraction at the Steel Pier circa 1977 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Source: (PL Gould/IMAGES/Getty Images) A Diving Horse?It is hard to im...
Stars Of The Silent Film Era
January 29, 2019
Actor Charlie Chaplin with Edna Purviance in The Cure. Source: (The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) Charlie Chaplin: 'The Tramp'Charlie Chaplin is probably the most famous of all the...
The First Movies Ever Made
January 26, 2019
When was the first movie ever made? The art of filmmaking started way back in the 1800s as techniques in photography led to creating moving pictures. The first actual silent film ever made...
The Chicago World's Fair: The Great Columbian Carnival,...
January 24, 2019
Color poster for the Chicago World's Fair, or the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, proclaiming Chicago Day on October 9th, 1893, the anniversary of the Chi...
Mark Twain
January 8, 2019
Mark Twain, who was born with the name Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was an author who wrote the well known American classics, Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer. Those two classics are just a s...
The Adventures of Alexandre Dumas
December 31, 2018
Dumas Davy de La Pailleterie, more commonly known as Alexandre Dumas, was born in Viller- Cotterêts, France on July 24, 1802. Dumas was the son of Marie Louise Labouret and Thomas-Al...
One Hundred Years of Hope
December 23, 2018
Bob Hope/ image from Wikipedia Leslie Townes Hope, better known as Bob Hope, was born on May 29, 1903, in Eltham, near London, England. He spent his early years there, where his father worked...
Battle of the Elves: North Pole Versus Middle Earth
December 16, 2018
Rivendell, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)/image from Stack Exchange These days, elves are usually thought of as either the toymakers of the...
Authors From The 1800s
December 15, 2018
The writings and experiences of authors from the era of the 1800s have impacted the lives of many long since they have passed on. Their influence can still be felt today.William Blake was an E...
The True Story Behind Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
December 5, 2018
Priscilla Presley as the Wicked Queen at the launch of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in December 2012 at the New Wimbledon Theatre in London. (Photo by Ian West/PA...
Up, Up, and Away: The First Hot Air Balloon Launch
December 3, 2018
Ascension in the meadow 1 December 1783), Anonymous, Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, France. (Photo by: Christophel Fine Art/UIG via Getty Images) Today, hot air b...
The Real Von Trapp Family Was Nothing Like “The Sound o...
November 24, 2018
The actors playing members of the Von Trapp family in a promotional portrait for 'The Sound Of Music', (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images) When ...
The Real Story of the Pied Piper
November 19, 2018
The Pied Piper of Hamelin, actually city tourism employee Michael Boyer, leads local children dressed as rats through a quiet street in Hamelin, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Imag...
The Duchess of Windsor
November 18, 2018
Vogue 1937 (Photo by Cecil Beaton/Condé Nast via Getty Images) Duchess of Windsor (aka Wallis Simpson) sitting on the grassy edge of a pond on the grounds of Châteaux de Candé, wears Schiaparelli...
“Willie Wonka” Author Spied on the U.S.
November 17, 2018
British novelist Roald Dahl (1916 - 1990) taken on 10th December 1971. (Photo by Ronald Dumont/Daily Express/Getty Images) Roald Dahl, who went on to pen such children’s clas...
Capital Punishment: How It Worked.
April 1, 2017
Death Penalty, also known as Capital Punishment is a sentence or punishment of death for individuals who have been convicted of crimes of treason, terrorism, espionage, federal mur...
Vintage Ads That Would Never Be Allowed Today
March 31, 2017
No one likes having to relive the days when men thought women to be lesser creatures, both in strength and intelligence. Thinking that woman were only there to satisfy men in...
Photos Taken Right Before Tragic Moments In History
March 25, 2017
We often get to see the aftermath of many tragedies, because it's far easier to see it after it happened than seconds before, or even while it's happening. Well we've co...
Gut Wrenching Facts About The Most Evil Humans In Histo...
March 22, 2017
Throughout the course of human history, the world has come to know some pretty evil people. The people on this list are the worst of the worst- they are and were ...
WW2 Photos They Never Show In History Books
March 16, 2017
Resilient London Bridge World War Two was one of the most trying times in the history of mankind, and almost 72 years later, it is still being talked and written about. However,...
Rare Photos Reveal A Different Side To History Than You...
March 15, 2017
The world has a pretty colorful history. It has seen both incredible beauty as well as indescribable horrors. These things come manifest as wars, peace treaties, ...
Rare Photos Reveal The Scandalous History Of Las Vegas
March 14, 2017
Today, we all know Vegas to be one of the best party cities and entertainment capitals of the world. But do you know how this amazing city came to be? Do you know who...
America's Sweethearts Of the Past
March 11, 2017
Over the years, there have been more than a few women that America has fallen in love with. Some of them have been officially labeled as 'America's Sweethearts', while others have just w...
Rare Photos Reveal The Most Powerful (And Entertaining)...
March 6, 2017
Thanks to the many brilliant minds in history, we are able to have many modern comforts today. Can you imagine what life would be like without wheels, refrigerati...
Physical Education 80 years ago
February 27, 2017
Before 1937, Physical Education (PE) classes were not as established as they are now. In fact, few schools had gymnasiums, sports fields, or playgrounds. The evolution of PE is quite an...
WWII Shower Methods
February 27, 2017
The grit and crime of war is not just evident on the bodies that lay sprawled out in the open, but in the dirt and mess that was also left on the minds and hands of soldiers. Shower time during W...
Virginia Hall: Professional US Spy
February 27, 2017
Virginia Hall Goillot MBE was born on April 6, 1906 in Baltimore, Maryland and like most young persons her age at the time, wanted to make some contribution to the ongoing internatio...
Emilie Marie Bouchau And Her Tiny 16 Inch Waist
February 27, 2017
Emilie Marie Bouchaud better known as her stage name, Polaire (meaning Pole Star), born on May 14th 1874 in Algiers, Algeria, was a French entertainer. Born into a famil...
