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25 Interesting Facts And Cool Photos From History To Learn Today
There is so much out there to see and learn about, history is interesting. It's always fun to learn something new, and so much information can be found all over the web. History is broad and winding; there is no shortage of information to learn. From big, world-changing events to small, peculiar, everyday moments, there is something for everyone to see.
Vintage photos of all kinds can be found all over the web; they aren't too hard to find. Many people share small tidbits of history and random moments from history so that people can find something they likely have never seen before. The history books don't include it all, it takes some effort to find the really interesting stuff.
It's fun to get away from the normal content the web has to offer. Instead, take the time to indulge in some interesting historical facts and rare photos with a cool backstory. Here are 25 utterly unique images and some unknown facts to wonder about today.
Boston Braves baseball pitcher Charles 'Old Hoss' Radbourn pictured giving the finger to the camera, the first known photograph of the gesture, 1886
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Alexander Graham Bell and his assistants observing the progress of one of his tetrahedral kites, 1908
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An 'Auto Polo' match from 1912, a full-contact sport where drivers swung mallets from speeding Model Ts
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A group of bodyguards for muslim leader Elijah Muhammad, sitting as he delivers a speech, 1975
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Candy Bergen waiting for Santa on Christmas Eve, Candy's dad's dummy, Charlie McCarthy, watches, 1949
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Linda Lawson at the Sands Hotel wearing a mushroom cloud headpiece to promote nuclear testing, 1950s
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