History

“Looking through some random boxes and found this nice picture of my mom from 1990.”

Theft backstory: The Mona Lisa was stolen by a museum worker named Vincenzo Peruggiam who slipped the artwork under his coat and walked out the front door.

I found a pre Y2K zippo while magnet fishing today.

My century-old, heirloom engagement ring after cleaning...

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the first Pac-Man arcade game.

My Grandmother, Age 16 (Mexico)...

This ashtray is almost 100 years old.

Because many employees were illiterate, lectors were hired to read novels, poetry, nonfiction works, and newspapers determined by consensus.

Suddenly we realize that we look like our parents when they were young.

At the age of 15, while filming The Wizard of Oz, the studio pressured Judy Garland into taking diet pills in order to lose as much weight as possible. By the time they finished filming, Garland was addicted to the pills.

30. Austin Powers: Goldmember...

Or carrying your entire music collection in a huge-ass, impossible to navigate binders:.

Christina Ricci as Wednesday in The Addams Family (1991)

If you know what this warning is for...

This event occurred in 1859 and is considered one of the most extreme in the history of solar storms. More precisely, what happened was that a number of solar particles collided with the earth’s magnetic field, thus exhibiting another phenomenon known as aurora borealis.

I Found This Taped Up In The Toy Aisle Of Goodwill. Couldn't Tell What It Did But Thought I Could Detail It. Took A $3 Gamble And Then This Happened.

“Remove prostitution from human affairs and you will destroy everything with lust” – Augustine.

The Kingdom of Bohemia was a medieval monarchy that ruled over the parts of the modern-day Czech Republic and Germany from the end of the 12th century until the First World War.

Minnie Ashley, an American actress, 1896.

“Cousin said he found something of mine in his parents’ attic. I might have cried.”