Category: History
Talk about a quality sword. The Sword of Goujian, crafted more than 2,500 years ago, remains intact and in impeccable shape. Some believe that it mythically defies time. The …
This book is old, and by old I mean from the 16th century old. Sure, it doesn't come with all the cool stuff the new Amazon Kindle has and …
What’s cooler than being able to go back and digitally remaster a famous Egyptian's tomb? That’s exactly what photo colorizer Jordan Lloyd of Dynamichrome was tasked with. Lloyd was …
Each of the 33 images below is clips from drug magazines from 1976 to 1981. Many depict beautiful women glamorizing drug use which reveals a dramatic shift in cultural …
This multi-tool is without a doubt the Mother of all Swiss Army knives. This crazy and incredibly complicated multi-tool was made in Solingen, Germany, around the early 1880's for …
Here's something I think you'll find quite interesting... These crazy images were created by French artist Jean-Marc Cote, and a few others back in 1899, 1900, 1901, and 1910. The point …
Imagine unlocking 100-year-old never-before-seen negatives? Remarkably, conservators of the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust discovered 22 exposed and unprocessed negatives during the restoration of an old exploration hut. Researchers …
Turkish archaeologists made a surprising find when they dug up the remains of a house. In the house, they discovered an ancient mosaic dating back to the 3rd century. …
Medicine has come a long, long way throughout the years. Hard drugs like cocaine were used for medicinal purposes decades ago for even the smallest of things, like headaches. …
I guess when you’re renovating your home, you expect to run into a few issues here and there, but never an underground city. Yup -- that’s exactly what happened …
The place known as Lion City (China's real-life Atlantis) is hidden 130 feet underwater in Qiandao Lake. The city was once the main hub for the Centre of Politics and …
Torture and gruesome execution methods have been around for thousands of years. People would barbarically kill others for the most trivial crimes or for cruel and unusual entertainment. Back …
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and these sad pictures from history are no exception. We can see the thousand yard stare of a shell shocked soldier, …
Rabies in humans is a viral disease that causes inflammation of the brain after being bitten by an animal that is carrying the disease. The first symptoms of rabies …
One of the most important cities in the Eastern Roman Empire was Zeugma: A once flourishing city home to 80,000 inhabitants situated in the present-day province of Gazientep in …
In the French tourist town of Arromanches, a project by two artists, Jamie Wardley an Andy Moss took place and was dedicated to the lost souls of the D-Day landings. …
Just when you thought King Joffrey from Game of Thrones couldn't get any worse… There were actually real-life tyrants back in the day who make King Joffrey look like an amateur …
The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, also known as the Weston State Hospital, operated as an insane hospital from 1864 until 1994 by Weston, West Virginia. The Weston State Hospital was one of the …
