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44 Colorized Photos That Bring The Streets Of Century-Old New York City To Life

From the shanty town in Central Park to the crime-plagued slums of Lower Manhattan, these vivid images allow you to inhabit the streets of New York as they were a century ago.

By All That's Interesting • Aug 10, 2018

44 Colorized Photos That Bring The Streets Of Century-Old New York City To Life

From the shanty town in Central Park to the crime-plagued slums of Lower Manhattan, these vivid images allow you to inhabit the streets of New York as they were a century ago.

By All That's Interesting • August 10, 2018

33 Ancient Greece Facts That Reveal The Strange Side Of The Founders Of Western Civilization

From their bizarre toilet paper to their horrific torture devices to their controversial sexual customs, here's everything about Ancient Greece that doesn't tend to show up in history textbooks.

By Erin Kelly • Aug 9, 2018

33 Ancient Greece Facts That Reveal The Strange Side Of The Founders Of Western Civilization

From their bizarre toilet paper to their horrific torture devices to their controversial sexual customs, here's everything about Ancient Greece that doesn't tend to show up in history textbooks.

By Erin Kelly • August 9, 2018

27 Statue Of Liberty Facts That Bust The Myths And Reveal The True History

From its original color to its true name, these Statue of Liberty facts will leave even the history buffs surprised.

By Erin Kelly • Aug 9, 2018

27 Statue Of Liberty Facts That Bust The Myths And Reveal The True History

From its original color to its true name, these Statue of Liberty facts will leave even the history buffs surprised.

By Erin Kelly • August 9, 2018

21 Classic Images Of Japanese Fart Battles From The 19th Century

Some say the paintings are a kind of political cartoon serving as a commentary on Western influence, but nobody knows for sure.

By Wyatt Redd • Jul 23, 2018

21 Classic Images Of Japanese Fart Battles From The 19th Century

Some say the paintings are a kind of political cartoon serving as a commentary on Western influence, but nobody knows for sure.

By Wyatt Redd • July 23, 2018

21 Historical Figures You Didn’t Know Supported The Eugenics Movement

Teddy Roosevelt, Helen Keller, and other revered historical figures who supported the eugenics movement at the height of its pre-WWII popularity.

By Kara Goldfarb • Jul 19, 2018

21 Historical Figures You Didn’t Know Supported The Eugenics Movement

Teddy Roosevelt, Helen Keller, and other revered historical figures who supported the eugenics movement at the height of its pre-WWII popularity.

By Kara Goldfarb • July 19, 2018

25 Wild Tales Of Rock Star Excess Gone Way Too Far

Tales of drinking, death, and debauchery that go way beyond sex, drugs, and rock and roll.

By Joel Stice • Jul 19, 2018

25 Wild Tales Of Rock Star Excess Gone Way Too Far

Tales of drinking, death, and debauchery that go way beyond sex, drugs, and rock and roll.

By Joel Stice • July 19, 2018

Porajmos: The Forgotten Gypsy Holocaust The World Ignored

During the Porajmos, the Nazis exterminated a quarter of Europe's Roma population, yet this brutal genocide went unacknowledged for decades.

By Mark Oliver • May 31, 2018

Porajmos: The Forgotten Gypsy Holocaust The World Ignored

During the Porajmos, the Nazis exterminated a quarter of Europe's Roma population, yet this brutal genocide went unacknowledged for decades.

By Mark Oliver • May 31, 2018

The Bajau People: “Sea Nomads” Of The Far East

The Bajau people have long lived on the waters of Southeast Asia, where they've evolved into sea-dwelling beings with bodies like no other humans on planet Earth.

By Kara Goldfarb • May 25, 2018

The Bajau People: “Sea Nomads” Of The Far East

The Bajau people have long lived on the waters of Southeast Asia, where they've evolved into sea-dwelling beings with bodies like no other humans on planet Earth.

By Kara Goldfarb • May 25, 2018

25 Unexplained Mysteries From Around The World

From missing children to surprising treasures to cryptic cold cases, these unexplained mysteries continue to baffle the world.

By Erin Kelly • May 24, 2018

25 Unexplained Mysteries From Around The World

From missing children to surprising treasures to cryptic cold cases, these unexplained mysteries continue to baffle the world.

By Erin Kelly • May 24, 2018

The Misunderstood Japanese Geisha: The Artists The West Mistook For Prostitutes

Inside the mysterious and misunderstood world of Japanese geisha, the respected artists, musicians, dancers, and poets who the West mistook for prostitutes after the American occupation of Japan following World War II.

By Mark Oliver • May 24, 2018

The Misunderstood Japanese Geisha: The Artists The West Mistook For Prostitutes

Inside the mysterious and misunderstood world of Japanese geisha, the respected artists, musicians, dancers, and poets who the West mistook for prostitutes after the American occupation of Japan following World War II.

By Mark Oliver • May 24, 2018