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Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571: rare photos and terrible cannibalism story

By Andrew Piper
September 2, 2020
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People will never forget the blood-chilling story of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571. Oldpics decided to publish some of the unseen…

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Car graveyard (The Cavern of Lost Souls)

By Andrew Piper
September 2, 2020
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This car graveyard, or the Cavern of Lost Souls, is located in an abandoned mine near the Welsh village of Korris Uchaf….

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Rare pictures of Bruce Lee as Kato in a Batman show

By Andrew Piper
September 1, 2020
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Very few remember that martial arts specialist Bruce Lee starred in the DC series as Kato, a partner of the Green Hornet….

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Unsinkable Sam: a cat that survived three WWII shipwrecks

By Andrew Piper
September 1, 2020
2 Mins read

After his WWII adventures, cat Sam earned an ‘Unsinkable’ title. It is probably the luckiest cat ever. Not all cats sleep endlessly…

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WWI German submarine on the beach

By Andrew Piper
September 1, 2020
1 Mins read

The German submarine SM U-118 barely participated in WWI. It touched the Baltic waters in February 1918 and had a short but…

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Vintage photo of football in London fog, 1937

By Andrew Piper
August 31, 2020
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This vintage photo is nothing special: a goalkeeper is playing football during a heavy fog. Nevertheless, there is a funny story behind…

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Bathing machine of the Victorian Age in pictures

By Andrew Piper
August 31, 2020
3 Mins read

The Bathing machine was one of the craziest inventions that kept privacy during swimming. There was no other socially acceptable way of…

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Banqiao Dam collapse, 1975: pictures and facts

By Andrew Piper
August 31, 2020
2 Mins read

Banqiao Dam collapse happened in August of 1975. This catastrophe killed 200 thousand people. A help from USSR The Chinese built a…

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Nudists on the beach of Soviet Moscow, 1920s

By Andrew Piper
August 28, 2020
1 Mins read

It was fun in Soviet Moscow in the 1920s. Even more, during that decade, the young Soviet State allowed its citizens many…

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Gigantic French telescope, Paris, 1900

By Andrew Piper
August 28, 2020
1 Mins read

Gigantic French telescope is a noteworthy gem among other Oldpics vintage photos, taking to account how old it is. So, it’s the…

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