History
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18 Halloween Customs Borrowed From Another Country
Halloween traditions have roots in Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales, and beyond. Discover the surprising history behind 18 familiar customs.
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20 Cars From the 1980s That Got Stuck in Their Awkward Phase
The electric eighties gave us many neon colors, plenty of style, and crazy cars. The 1980s gave us neon colors, synth music, and some of the weirdest-looking cars ever to hit the road. Whether it was bold experimentation or just…
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14 Facts About the 20th Century That Sound Like Movie Plotlines
Discover 14 bizarre but completely true historical events from the 20th century, including fake ghost armies and strange natural disasters.
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19 Traditions That Started for Completely Practical Reasons
practical origins of traditions reveal how shared meals, wedding notices, seasonal rituals and everyday customs solved real problems.
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16 Places That Had to Be Moved Instead of Demolished
buildings moved instead of demolished include temples, theaters, lighthouses and even massive offices transported to safer ground.
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15 Bridges and Overpasses That Left Big Gaps In Understanding
Some bridges and overpasses are tremendous at the whole problem-solving business. Others though, can feel like they are the very source of the problem. No matter what, these bridges and overpasses can really earn their own part of a double-take.…
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15 Playground Games That Have Faded Into Irrelevancy
Playgrounds used to be a melting pot of all kinds of chaotic overexcitement, and a lot of that could be pinpointed toward kids just trying to cut loose from the…
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20 Rooms That Barely Exist in Modern Homes
Rooms that barely exist in modern homes, from formal parlors and sculleries to sleeping porches, pantries, and smoking rooms.
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Medieval Churches: 18 Reasons Why Some Have Doors That Lead Nowhere
Medieval churches´ doors that lead nowhere can reveal lost aisles, changed roofs, processions, former buildings, and centuries of repairs.
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14 Ways Medieval Life Was Nothing Like the Movies
These Middle Ages myths reveal how movies distort medieval life with gray towns, constant mud, filthy peasants, and endless battles.
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10 Car Features That Disappeared and No One Misses
Cars have made heroic gains over the decades. Some car features can make their splash on the scene and then fade away into irrelevancy as quick as they appeared. The…
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12 Objects Recovered From the Titanic That Tell Stories of Its Passengers
Discover 12 personal objects recovered from the Titanic that tell the stories of its passengers, from perfume vials to gold pocket watches.
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14 Inventions That Were Designed for a World That Never Arrived
Explore 14 visionary inventions designed for a world that never arrived, featuring flying cars, glowing tires, monowheels, and atomic toys.
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15 Vintage Photos from the 1950s
Go ahead and take a step back into the wide-reaching kaleidoscope of steady optimism that can blossom when viewing events from times long since passed. There are feelings of nostalgia…
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20 Photos That Show What a Snow Day Looked Like Before Everything Went Digital
Snow day before smartphones meant radio closings, sledding, snow forts, wet mittens, cocoa, shoveling, landline calls, and hours outside with no remote class.
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15 Fascinating Micronations That Declared Independence Without Recognition
Micronations have raised flags, claimed territory, and declared independence, even while remaining legally inside recognized countries.
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20 Photos That Capture the Constant Motion of a Mid-Century Hotel Lobby
Mid-century hotel lobbies were analog command centers packed with bellhops, luggage, key racks, phone calls, messages, travelers, and constant motion.
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15 Vintage Photos of the 1940s That Hit the Rewind Button
The later years of the 1940s was a time of rapid rebuilding as well as a building sense of cautious optimism near the end of World War II. Cities continued…
