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Training for the first modern Olympic games in 1896

By Andrew Piper
April 24, 2017
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Marathon runners training for the first modern Olympic games, Athens, 1896. The length of the marathon then was 40 kilometres (25 mi). Spyridon Louis from…

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Hollywood actress practicing on the rooftop, 1930-s

By Andrew Piper
April 24, 2017
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1938, Hollywood. As there were no air conditioning, some actress decided practicing on a rooftop.

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Germany, 1923. Hyperinflation. Kids are playing with money packs because toy blocks are too expensive

By Andrew Piper
April 23, 2017
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Germany, 1923. Hyperinflation made paper notes so worthless that these kids used them as building blocks. By November 1923, the US dollar…

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Burning Buddhist monk, 1963

By Andrew Piper
April 23, 2017
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This photo was not photoshopped and this is not a trick, either. In 1963, Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk Thích Quang Duc burned himself…

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Original poster “Keep Calm and Carry On” was produced in 1939

By Andrew Piper
April 23, 2017
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Preparing  for the Second World War, in 1939 British government produced several motivation posters. This one was from a “Home Publicity” series….

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Best Harry Houdini's tricks and illusions secrets

By Andrew Piper
April 21, 2017
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Probably the most worldwide known magician ever is Harry Houdini  (Erik Weisz) 1874 – 1926. He started out as as a handcuff…

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