History

Like Proximo (although he wasn’t real), gladiators were gifted a wooden sword called a “rudis” which symbolized their freedom from the gladiator life, if they so chose.

The most ancient eyewear in the world wasn’t, surprisingly, intended to improve your eyesight. The so-called “snow goggles” were invented by Inuit and the Yupik peoples to protect them from snow blindness.

“The difference between a new tire and a heavily used one on a forklift truck”

"We Used To Play Dodge Jarts. Yes, All The Toys Wanted To Kill You In The 70's"

"When my son was about 3, he told us how he remembered being a helicopter pilot in Vietnam. This was in 1998."

"The answer is always Purple Rain. I don’t make the rules."

“My mom sometime in the ’80s messing with my dad’s guitar”

"During 1774 Frederick the Great of Prussia had a free potato policy to help the people through the famine. A lot of people initially rejected the potatoes and so he had guards feign patrol of the potato fields so they looked more valuable and people would steal them in the night. Even though they were totally free."

So, TikToker @otherworlddesign recently stumbled upon a vintage diary in a thrift store. In particular, it was a used diary—one that already had been filled up with writings from cover to cover—from 1957.

A bar Nevada County, CA. Mid-1940s...

The original bridge was constructed in 1877, but it was costly to maintain due to unstable foundations. In 1925, it was replaced by a larger bridge.

Nicole Kidman, Jeff Goldblum, Ron Howard, Kathy Griffin, Jackie Chan...

Hedy Lamarr invented wireless transmission...

"TIL a doctor reviewed the injuries sustained by Marv and Harry in Home Alone 1 & 2, and concluded that 23 of the injuries would have resulted in death."

Michael explained how gender norms and fashion choices that were seen as ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’ have changed over time.

“My great-grandmother sketched her teachers in 1924. I found it in her school notebook.”

“My dad in a white cap hitting on some girl at a Fleetwood Mac concert, 1970s”

Alfred E. Neuman...