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The Colonel-In-Chief Of The Norwegian King’s Guard Is A Penguin

Members of Norway’s Kongens Garde have one simple, yet serious, task: Keep the King of Norway alive. Given the stakes, one might imagine that the emblem of the King’s Guard would be just as august, exuding only honor, dignity, and courage. And yet, the mascot of the King’s Guard is...

By All That's Interesting • Mar 30, 2017

The Colonel-In-Chief Of The Norwegian King’s Guard Is A Penguin

Members of Norway’s Kongens Garde have one simple, yet serious, task: Keep the King of Norway alive. Given the stakes, one might imagine that the emblem of the King’s Guard would be just as august, exuding only honor, dignity, and courage. And yet, the mascot of the King’s Guard is...

By All That's Interesting • March 30, 2017

NASA’s $1 Billion Probe Just Sent Back Photos of Jupiter Like You’ve Never Seen It Before

The probe's data transmissions meanwhile are rewriting what we thought we knew about the origins of our solar system.

By John Kuroski • Mar 30, 2017

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NASA’s $1 Billion Probe Just Sent Back Photos of Jupiter Like You’ve Never Seen It Before

The probe's data transmissions meanwhile are rewriting what we thought we knew about the origins of our solar system.

By John Kuroski • March 30, 2017

50 Photos Celebrating Women’s History

Telling women that they can’t do things seems to be one of man’s most beloved pastimes. You can’t eat that apple, you can’t vote, you can’t play sports, you can’t run for office, you can’t serve in the military, you can’t be a scientist, you can’t go to space, you...

By All That's Interesting • Mar 30, 2017

50 Photos Celebrating Women’s History

Telling women that they can’t do things seems to be one of man’s most beloved pastimes. You can’t eat that apple, you can’t vote, you can’t play sports, you can’t run for office, you can’t serve in the military, you can’t be a scientist, you can’t go to space, you...

By All That's Interesting • March 30, 2017

The Incredible Stories Of The First Animals In Space, In 40 Photos

Before Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space in 1961, there were the animals. The first astronauts to break through Earth’s atmosphere had no understanding of what they were doing. They were dogs and monkeys, strapped into rockets and blasted out of the world they knew –...

By Mark Oliver • Mar 29, 2017

The Incredible Stories Of The First Animals In Space, In 40 Photos

Before Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space in 1961, there were the animals. The first astronauts to break through Earth’s atmosphere had no understanding of what they were doing. They were dogs and monkeys, strapped into rockets and blasted out of the world they knew –...

By Mark Oliver • March 29, 2017

Early 1900s Photos Of “The Old Paris” Just Before It Was Lost To Modernization

Eugène Atget was what the French call a flâneur: an urban adventurer who finds great pleasure in the simple act of strolling through streets and parks, taking in the sights. But Atget wasn’t idle in his flânerie. He had an all-consuming appetite for the ambulatory hobby that Honoré de Balzac...

By Kellen Perry • Mar 28, 2017

Early 1900s Photos Of “The Old Paris” Just Before It Was Lost To Modernization

Eugène Atget was what the French call a flâneur: an urban adventurer who finds great pleasure in the simple act of strolling through streets and parks, taking in the sights. But Atget wasn’t idle in his flânerie. He had an all-consuming appetite for the ambulatory hobby that Honoré de Balzac...

By Kellen Perry • March 28, 2017

“Girl Baseball Players” Cigarette Pack Cards Of The 1880s

In 1886, Virginia tobacco manufacturer Allen & Ginter created two unusual series of baseball cards to promote their Virginia Brights brand. Virginia Brights, according to the firm, were “unexceptionably fine” and “unusually mild” cigarettes from the state’s “Bright Districts” that offered “great comfort and satisfaction to those who inhale the...

By Kellen Perry • Mar 28, 2017

“Girl Baseball Players” Cigarette Pack Cards Of The 1880s

In 1886, Virginia tobacco manufacturer Allen & Ginter created two unusual series of baseball cards to promote their Virginia Brights brand. Virginia Brights, according to the firm, were “unexceptionably fine” and “unusually mild” cigarettes from the state’s “Bright Districts” that offered “great comfort and satisfaction to those who inhale the...

By Kellen Perry • March 28, 2017

Historical Selfies Taken Long Before Selfies Were Even A Thing

Selfies weren’t pioneered by the MySpace generation, Generation X, the Greatest Generation — or any generation, in fact — this side of the Civil War. Just over a decade after Joseph Nicéphore Niépce took history’s first-ever photograph in 1826 or 1827, American photographer Robert Cornelius turned the lens upon himself,...

By Kellen Perry • Mar 25, 2017

Historical Selfies Taken Long Before Selfies Were Even A Thing

Selfies weren’t pioneered by the MySpace generation, Generation X, the Greatest Generation — or any generation, in fact — this side of the Civil War. Just over a decade after Joseph Nicéphore Niépce took history’s first-ever photograph in 1826 or 1827, American photographer Robert Cornelius turned the lens upon himself,...

By Kellen Perry • March 25, 2017

Before-And-After Photos Of Plastic Surgery’s Early Days

Before it became predominantly associated with celebrity nips and tucks, plastic surgery was about saving lives. The medical procedure would change a person’s life – not by giving them a little extra confidence, but by making it possible to walk outside again. On some level, plastic surgery has been around...

By Mark Oliver • Mar 23, 2017

Before-And-After Photos Of Plastic Surgery’s Early Days

Before it became predominantly associated with celebrity nips and tucks, plastic surgery was about saving lives. The medical procedure would change a person’s life – not by giving them a little extra confidence, but by making it possible to walk outside again. On some level, plastic surgery has been around...

By Mark Oliver • March 23, 2017

40 Fantastic “Behind The Scenes” Shots Of The World’s Most Iconic Films

Movie-goers marvel at the stunning scenes that appear on the big screen, but going behind the scenes is exciting too.

By Erin Kelly • Mar 21, 2017

40 Fantastic “Behind The Scenes” Shots Of The World’s Most Iconic Films

Movie-goers marvel at the stunning scenes that appear on the big screen, but going behind the scenes is exciting too.

By Erin Kelly • March 21, 2017

The Best Little-Known Stories About America’s First Ladies

The job description of “first lady” is perhaps the most ambiguous in the country. There’s no application. There’s no salary. There are no quotas or qualifications. And yet, these women face more scrutiny than almost anyone else on the planet. The wiggle room for interpreting this position can make studying...

By All That's Interesting • Mar 20, 2017

The Best Little-Known Stories About America’s First Ladies

The job description of “first lady” is perhaps the most ambiguous in the country. There’s no application. There’s no salary. There are no quotas or qualifications. And yet, these women face more scrutiny than almost anyone else on the planet. The wiggle room for interpreting this position can make studying...

By All That's Interesting • March 20, 2017