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Moments In Time
Was Tom Dempsey’s Disability Actually an Advantage?
July 27, 2022 | Karen HarrisProfessional football player Tom Dempsey was a 6-foot, 2-inch, 255-pound placekicker who played for the NFL from 1968 through 1979. During that time, he made Firs...
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What Life Was Like...
The Bizarre History Of Toilet Paper
July 25, 2022 | Kellar EllsworthThe history of toilet paper goes back thousands of years. It involved, pardon our french, many sh#$$y options. Like the famous “march of progress” chart that shows man evolving from ape...
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Major Historical Events
A Failed Escape Attempt Led To The Battle of Alcatraz
July 22, 2022 | Linda SpeckhalsBecause of Alcatraz’s reputation as being impossible to escape from, it housed some of the worst prisoners. However, this didn’t stop an attempt in 1946. Instigators...
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What Life Was Like...
The Lunatic Fringe: When Bangs Were Considered Crazy
July 20, 2022 | Karen HarrisWe can thank Theodore Roosevelt for applying the term “lunatic fringe” to political extremists but don’t be too quick to credit him for coining the term. He merely borr...
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Rare Collections
Marie Curie, The Two-Time Nobel Prize-Winning Trailblazer
July 18, 2022 | Kellar EllsworthThe preeminence of Marie Curie's accomplishments, headlined by the only Nobel Laureate in multiple sciences, somehow undersells the depth of her greatness. Bo...
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Rare Celebrity Photos Colorized
Harry Houdini: Magician, Inventor, Actor, And Pilot
July 15, 2022 | Linda SpeckhalsAlthough Harry Houdini made his name by performing escape tricks and feats of magic, he did a lot more in his lifetime. Houdini in 1913. Source: (Library of Congress/c...
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What Life Was Like...
How the Thirty Years’ War Gave Us a Staple of Men’s Fashion
July 13, 2022 | Karen HarrisA woman pulling a man's tie in anger in a scene from the German film 'Die Fahrt Ins Abenteuer' in this colorized photo from 1925. (Journey into Adventure)....
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Moments In Time
Roald Amundsen "The Last Viking" And The First Man To Reach Both North And South Pole
July 11, 2022 | Kellar EllsworthRoald Amundsen, known as “The Last Viking,” made history by becoming the first person to indisputably reach both the North and Sou...






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