History

"To white their teeth, Romans would rinse their mouth with urine. Specifically urine shipped in from Portugal."

"Renovation of an old auxiliary heater from the 1960s"

Kelly Osbourne — The Osbournes (2002)...

"TIL Michael Jackson was a virtuoso composer, despite being unable to read music or play instruments well. He wrote the parts to his songs by singing and beatboxing into a tape recorder. “He would sing us an entire string arrangement, every part. Had it all in his head, harmony and everything.""

As it turns out, the idea that the Vikings wore helmets with animal horns was actually a nineteenth-century invention. This is all because of the costume designer, Carl Emil Doeple, who added the horns to his designs for Wagner’s classic Norse saga, Der Ring des Nibelungen.

"A 1956 Motorola 56CD radio"

Shrek Twinkies...

E!’s Wild On series (which kinda had softcore porn-ish vibes)

“This is my girlfriend’s grandmother meeting Johnny Cash in 1964. She was so nervous that he tickled her to make her smile.”

"This radio alarm clock from the mid/late 80s it used to be my mother’s, all the functions still work even the reading lamp and the clock is in complete sync with my smartphones clock!"

How people thought transportation would advance.

"Finally found a genuine used Irvin flying jacket with a beautiful patina that is the perfect fit: couldn’t afford a new one ($1000+) and I’ll be keeping this for a long, long time. So damned warm!"

"The Saltair Pavilion 1900-1925"

“The TI-83 plus — used this exact calculator when I was in high school and now use it to teach high school! Going on 19 years of ownership!”

"A Boy's Reaction Staring At A TV Screen For The First Time (1948)"