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40 Eye-Opening Vintage Public Health Posters From The 1940s

40 Eye-Opening Vintage Public Health Posters From The 1940s

These vintage posters come from a time when syphilis was rampant, and people were expected to eat their eggs and cheese every day.
Stunning Photos From Albany’s 1971 Gay Rights March

Stunning Photos From Albany’s 1971 Gay Rights March

See the LGBTQ community of 1971 in these photos recently released by the New York Public Library.
24 Photos Of The Great Depression That Show Our Current Recession Could Be So Much Worse

24 Photos Of The Great Depression That Show Our Current Recession Could Be So Much Worse

Look back on some of the darkest years in American history with these twenty-four humbling Great Depression photos.
The Science Behind Why We Crave Junk Food

The Science Behind Why We Crave Junk Food

Is that second trip to the burger joint this week due to a lack of willpower? Or is it due to the real reason why we crave junk food: our brain chemistry.
The Mad Men Era: When Fashion Was Classy

The Mad Men Era: When Fashion Was Classy

Before the days of "fast fashion," clothes were an investment. As these Mad Men fashion shots show, that investment paid off.
23 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Valentine’s Day

23 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Valentine’s Day

Did you know that Americans spend $700 million a year on V-Day gifts for their pets? Read on for more strange Valentine's Day facts.
22 Inspirational Bob Marley Quotes To Celebrate The Reggae King

22 Inspirational Bob Marley Quotes To Celebrate The Reggae King

Look back on the life of one of reggae's heroes — and learn to better appreciate your own life — with these inspiring Bob Marley quotes.
Montgomery’s Road To Desegregation And The Freedom Walkers

Montgomery’s Road To Desegregation And The Freedom Walkers

For 381 straight days, virtually no people of color rode on Montgomery, Alabama buses — and it helped catalyze the entire American civil rights movement.
The Bizarre And Painful History of Breast Implants

The Bizarre And Painful History of Breast Implants

Before the days of saline and silicone, doctors would try inserting pretty much anything. As this horrifying history of breast implants shows, that didn't always work out.
The Strange Life (And Even Stranger Death) Of Edgar Allan Poe

The Strange Life (And Even Stranger Death) Of Edgar Allan Poe

As these eerie Edgar Allan Poe facts reveal many elements of the gothic writer's life were just as mysterious and intriguing as his work.
18 Terrible 1970s Menswear Ads That Prove The Decade Is Better Left Forgotten

18 Terrible 1970s Menswear Ads That Prove The Decade Is Better Left Forgotten

The 70s was a pretty shameless decade and these terrible 1970s menswear ads bear testament to that. Let's not bring any of these fashions back... please?