The First Photograph of a Human Ever Taken
(via Peta Pixel) The photograph above is of Boulevard du Temple in Paris in 1838 by Louis Daguerre, the brilliant
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The Secret Military Base Hidden in Chernobyl’s Irradiated Forest
April 26, 2016 marks the 30th anniversary of one of mankind’s most catastrophic events: the explosion at Chernobyl’s reactor number
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1890-1910 College dorm room decoration
Retronaut has a series of photos of late 19th and early 20th century college students in their dorm rooms. Add
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What VanGogh may have looked like in a modern photograph
A reconstruction of what impressionist Vincent VanGogh may have looked like in a 21st century photograph (via BeHance)
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The Fake Lunar Surface Where Apollo 11 Trained for the Moon Landing
Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins had already spent months in training as the backup crew for Apollo
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Building the Eiffel Tower
In 1886, a competition in France was held to design a flagship structure for the upcoming 1889 World Fair. More than
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Stuff British Soldiers Have Carried in Battle, From the 1000’s to Today
In the 13th century, if you wanted to kill a man your best bet was using a battle axe. By
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15 Famous Landmarks Zoomed Out Tell a Bigger Story
We’ve seen them in pictures and in guidebooks. The world’s most famous landmarks live in popular imagination in their idealized
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Cool NASA photos from the last 50 years
Did you know that during the planning for the Apollo moon missions, documenting the mission with television and photography was
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