This is what a 5-year-old Albert Einstein looked like:
This is what a nuclear warhead looks like:
This is what the neighborhood around Tokyo Tower in Japan looked like in 1960...
And here's what the same neighborhood looks like today:
This is what happens to a gummy bear if you soak it in water overnight:
This is a picture of a meeting of the New York chapter of the "Fat Men's Club" circa 1930:
In 2013, the Pope visited Copacabana Beach in Brazil and, well, a whole lot of people came to see him:
This is the first picture of a tornado ever taken:
It was taken in 1884, long before Helen Hunt was ever born.
While we're on the subject, this is the first picture of lightning ever taken:
It was taken in 1882.
Tangentially related: here is the oldest picture of the White House ever taken:
It was taken in 1846.
This is how much some of McDonald's most popular menu items cost in 1992:
Curved doors are a thing that exist:
These are some of the floats from the 1939 edition of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade:
This right here is a giant earthworm that was found in Queensland, Australia:
When Hurricane Floyd hit Florida in 1999, flamingos from the Miami-Metro zoo took refuge in a bathroom to protect themselves from the storm:
Before 2003, Boston had an elevated highway run through the city. It was eventually moved underground and replaced by...
This:
During World War II, the statue of "David" by Michelangelo was completely encased in bricks to prevent damage from bombs:
Telephone lineworkers go to telephone lineworker school where they learn how to be telephone lineworkers:
Hex wrenches can be WILDLY different sizes:
This is the foldout bed George Washington slept on during the Revolutionary War:
This is a cassowary, often called the "world's most dangerous bird"...
And this is what a cassowary's eggs look like. They're green!
Blue stop signs exist:
This, in all its glory, is what the inside of the Wienermobile looks like:
The words added to the dictionary in 1900 are an absolute doozy:
And, finally, this is what the underside of a stingray looks like:
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Or a typical dining party at Cracker Barrel!