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This 1899 photograph of two women strolling past horse-drawn carriages in New York City captures urban life at the turn of the 20th century.
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At the time, horse-drawn carriages were not only a common mode of transport but also a symbol of wealth and status. The women’s elaborate Victorian-era fashions reflect the period’s emphasis on formality and decorum. As New York’s streets became more crowded, these carriages were central to the city’s bustling atmosphere.…
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Many people are thinking that Africa had no history.
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However, historical and archeological studies have proven that Africa has a richer and greater history than ancient historians have tried to have us believe.
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Meet Madam Jeanne Louise Calment, who had the longest confirmed human lifespan: 122 years, 164 days.
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Apparently, fate strongly approved of the way she lived her life. She was born in Arles, France, on February 21, 1875. The Eiffel Tower was built when she was 14 years old. It was at this time she met Vincent van Gogh. “He was dirty, badly dressed, and disagreeable,” she…
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“My daughter was out looking for a photo of ‘nature’ for her photography class.
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We went down to the fairgrounds to maybe get a picture of a lake or some ducks.After taking lots of pictures and on our way back to the car she found a true hidden secret of nature, something my Grandpa showed me when I was little, and I showed my…
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The world’s largest aircraft prepares to take off.
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Airlander 10, a spectacularly huge, helium-pumped aircraft, is unveiled fully assembled for the first time, in a giant aviation hangar near London.The Airlander 10 is a hybrid airship, achieving lift, and thereby flight, via both aerostatic and aerodynamic forces. Unlike most airship designs, it does not have a circular cross-section,…
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Unbelievable! Edward Mordake Has A FACE at the Back of His Head
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Edward Mordake (variously Mordrake) is the apocryphal subject of an urban legend who was, according to the legend, born in the 19th century, heir to an English peerage, and had a face at the back of his head. An account described Mordake’s figure as one with remarkable grace and with…
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The Unbelievable King Edward VII Love Chair
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King Edward VII (nicknamed Bertie), had a custom made ‘siege d’amour’ (or love chair), kept at the famous Le Chabanais brothel in Paris. It was built to allow him to have sex with two or more people all at the same time. The chair was the ultimate symbol of Bertie’s…
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Tina Turner: From Captivity to Queen
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From the dusty fields of Nutbush, Tennessee, to the glittering stages of global arenas, Tina Turner’s journey was nothing short of extraordinary. Born Anna Mae Bullock in 1939, her early life was marked by poverty and hardship. But it was her tumultuous marriage to Ike Turner that would truly shape…
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An emaciated female Jewish survivor of a death march lies in an American military field hospital in Volary, Czechoslovakia.
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Pictured is twenty-six year old Elizabeth Klein. The Helmbrechts death march was one of hundreds of forced marches that occurred near the end of the war. As Allied troops closed in on Germany from all sides, the prisoners in concentration camps and slave labor commandos were evacuated to camps further…
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Mass R-p- in Europe by Allied soldiers after World War 2
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The greatest crimes against women and Europeans in history, was the mass rape of the European women after the Liberal-Communist victory in 1945. It would be easy for you to toss this newsletter aside and pickup more pleasant or amusing reading The rapists were mainly Soviet and US soldiers. They…