Category: HISTORY

July 25, 2017 at 12:17 pm

Cow Shoes Used by Moonshiners During Prohibition to Disguise Their Footprints

Cow Shoes Used by Moonshiners During Prohibition to Disguise Their Footprints

A police officer trying on the cow shoes, 1924

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July 23, 2017 at 11:14 pm

Picture of the Day: New York City, 1900s Colorized

Picture of the Day: New York City, 1900s Colorized

In this amazing colorized photo by Sanna Dullaway, we see Broad Street in New York City some time between 1900 and 1910

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July 15, 2017 at 10:15 am

Picture of the Day: Neon Salesman’s Sample Case from the 1930s

Picture of the Day: Neon Salesman's Sample Case from the 1930s

Just imagine the wow factor people must have had when the person opened the case

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July 12, 2017 at 7:06 pm

That Story About the Million Dollar US Space Pen and Russian Pencil is BS

That Story About the Million Dollar US Space Pen and Russian Pencil is BS

Debunking an urban legend

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July 10, 2017 at 5:45 pm

Picture of the Day: Religious Nature

Picture of the Day: Religious Nature

A sandstone Buddha statue nestled in the tree roots beside the minor chapels of Wat Maha That, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Thailand

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June 14, 2017 at 2:21 pm

Chunk from Famous Dutch Graffiti Wall Reveals 30 Years of Art

Chunk from Famous Dutch Graffiti Wall Reveals 30 Years of Art

Paul De Graaf shows the layers of paint that have formed on a famous Dutch graffiti wall over the last 30 years

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June 14, 2017 at 10:01 am

A Roman Empire Subway Map of their 250,000 Mile Road Network

A Roman Empire Subway Map of their 250,000 Mile Road Network

Geography and data nerd Sasha Trubetskoy created a subway map of the major Roman roads, based on the Empire of ca 125 AD

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June 13, 2017 at 10:28 am

The First House Gaudi Ever Designed Just Opened to the Public After 130 Years

The First House Gaudi Ever Designed Just Opened to the Public After 130 Years

Casa Vicens, the first house designed by Antoni Gaudí, can be visited for the first time after remaining a private residence for 132 years

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April 20, 2017 at 2:26 pm

21-Year-Old Artist Brings History to Life Through Color (18 photos)

21-Year-Old Artist Brings History to Life Through Color (18 photos)

Brazilian artist Marina Amaral believes that color has the power to bring life back to important moments in history

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April 11, 2017 at 9:43 am

Google Earth Timelapse Lets You Explore the Globe and Watch It Change Over a 32 Year Span

Google Earth Timelapse Lets You Explore the Globe and Watch It Change Over a 32 Year Span

Google Timelapse is a global, zoomable video that lets you see how the Earth has changed over the past 32 years

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