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Learn 25 Cool Facts From These Interesting Images

Two images from history.

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Published June 09, 2025

Published June 09, 2025

There are millions of photos online, and they all tell a small part of history. There are so many events that have taken place in history that are so interesting and worth learning about, and there is still more to be discovered. History is broad and winding; there is just so much to discover. Anyone can find something historical to get excited about, it just takes some searching.

Images from all points in time can be found, from the Wild Western days to some of the most iconic events from the 90s. From behind-the-scenes shots of major events to photos that were never supposed to be taken, everything can be found online these days. This is both amazing and kind of eerie.

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.

In 1996 Beck Weathers was left for dead on Everest. His team even called his wife to say he had died. But hours later, frostbitten and barely alive, he stunned everyone by walking back into camp.

(Source: Reddit)

Jamie Lee Curtis visiting her dad, Tony Curtis, on the set of “Some Like It Hot”, 1959

(Source: Reddit)

In the 1900s, Ella Williams survived malaria, and afterwards grew to 7ft tall

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David Bowie's mugshot from 1976

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Casino security overlooking the pit, Vegas, 1968

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19th century Paris once had a village of treehouses

(Source: Reddit)

A girl with a goat and a cart, 1901

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A dog posing with his people

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Painting the Blackpool tower, 1953

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Romany travellers in 1877, gathered round a caravan

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Mrs. S. J. Bonner and her kids, all worked in Bibb Mill, earning $3.50 a week, 1909

(Source: Reddit)

Rhodesian woman stands next to a sedan, 1980

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Disneyland closed as part of the National Day of Mourning for John F. Kennedy, 1963

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Alexei Ananenko, one of the Chernobyl heroes, 1986

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Seven boys on one mule, 1870

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A woman pulling a canal boat, 1910s

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A Victorian home being moved by boat, California, 1957

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Passenegers boarding the Zeppelin, 1930s

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The Eaton Centre in Toronto, 1978

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Norway champion skater Oscar Mathisen and all of his honours and medals, 1910s

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A 14-year-old striker with labour activist Flora Dodge, 1913

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The top of the Chrysler building from the top of the Pan Am building, 1963

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Cow milkers in the 1940s

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Shopkeepers and customers in Oklahoma, 1894

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The box that athlete Reg Spiers used to mail himself from London to Perth in 1964

(Source: Reddit)

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