Tag: history

August 13, 2018 at 1:06 pm

Cool Close Up Puts Immensity of Great Pyramid of Giza Into Perspective

Cool Close Up Puts Immensity of Great Pyramid of Giza Into Perspective

The Great Pyramid was the tallest man-made structure in the world for more than 3,800 years

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August 10, 2018 at 12:00 pm

The New York Public Library’s Collection of Weird and Wonderful Objects

The New York Public Library’s Collection of Weird and Wonderful Objects

A lock of Walt Whitman’s hair, Jack Kerouac’s boots, and Virginia Woolf’s cane are just a few of the items

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August 3, 2018 at 4:13 pm

A 1960s Reporter Asks People in Sydney If There’s Life on Other Planets

A 1960s Reporter Asks People in Sydney If There's Life on Other Planets

In an ABC News segment from Aug 31, 1962, Ray Taylor asks an eclectic mix of Sydneysiders, “Is there life on other planets?”

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July 26, 2018 at 12:08 am

Why Jimi Hendrix is Such a Legendary Guitarist

Why Jimi Hendrix is Such a Legendary Guitarist

YouTube channel ‘Polyphonic’ takes an in-depth look at what makes Jimi Hendrix such an iconic guitarist

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July 24, 2018 at 1:33 pm

A 12 Million Year Old Praying Mantis Encased in Amber

A 12 Million Year Old Praying Mantis Encased in Amber

An amazing specimen perfectly preserved

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July 16, 2018 at 2:32 pm

Peter Jackson is Remastering WWI Footage for a New Film and It Looks Amazing

Peter Jackson is Remastering WWI Footage for a New Film and It Looks Amazing

The footage looks as if it was shot last week rather than 100+ years ago

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July 11, 2018 at 10:30 am

102 Year Old Holocaust Survivor Meets Nephew After Thinking His Entire Family Died

102 Year Old Holocaust Survivor Meets Nephew After Thinking His Entire Family Died

Eliahu Pietruszka escaped from Poland at the beginning of the second world war thinking his entire family had perished

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June 28, 2018 at 3:59 pm

This HQ 70mm Footage of the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix is Incredible

This HQ 70mm Footage of the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix is Incredible

Unbelievable hq footage of the 1962 Monaco Grand Prize from the 1962 German documentary, ‘Flying Clipper’

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June 18, 2018 at 11:43 am

Rare Footage of Market Street After 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Found in Flea Market

Rare Footage of Market Street After 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Found in Flea Market

The footage, taken 4 days after the devastating earthquake, was rediscovered in 2017 at a local flea market

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May 31, 2018 at 10:51 am

Rare Color Footage from the 1930s of the Tallest Person in Recorded History

Rare Color Footage from the 1930s of the Tallest Person in Recorded History

Robert Wadlow (1918-1940) stood 8 feet 11 inches (2.72 m) and weighed 491 pounds

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