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An adult holds their arm in front of a child on a chairlift. The caption reads, "Safety Standards in the 1960s."

Is This an Actual Photo of a 1960s Chairlift With No Safety Bar?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Nov 27, 2023 Some chairlifts today don’t have safety bars either, according to a 2023 Outside Magazine article.
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Are the Pyramids So Old Even King Tut Might Have Considered Them Ancient?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Nov 26, 2023 Known as the “boy king,” Tutankhamun died mysteriously at the age of 19.
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Is This a Real Photo of Jimmy Carter Sledding at Camp David?

Written by:
Jack Izzo
Nov 21, 2023 Presidents are allowed to have fun, too.
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Were 19th-Century 'Rectal Dilators' Sold as Headache Cures?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Nov 18, 2023 Anal plugs were also said to have been marketed as treatments for insanity, chronic constipation ...
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Lincoln Established the Secret Service on the Day He Was Assassinated?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Nov 15, 2023 Actor John Wilkes Booth shot the president during a play at Ford’s Theater.
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Were French Children Served Wine on School Lunch Breaks Until 1956?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Nov 14, 2023 "That would certainly make the school day pass quicker," one Facebook post commented on the vira ...
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Did Truman Say of the Creation of Israel, 'We Took Palestine in Small Doses'?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Nov 8, 2023 Some social media users theorized that a vintage-looking video clip of Harry Truman discussing t ...
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Real Vintage 'Baby Cages' to Give Toddlers Fresh Air?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Nov 7, 2023 Said to have been invented in 1922, the contraption housed babies several stories high in an enc ...
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Did 1943 NYT Headline Say Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Was an 'Over-Reaction'?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Nov 1, 2023 "Here we are again. Are we going to repeat history," one X user commented.
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Is This a Real Vintage Device for Smoking a Whole Pack of Cigs at Once?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Oct 25, 2023 Model Frances Richards was photographed in 1955 supposedly inhaling 20 cigarettes at once throug ...
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Was Nelson Mandela on US Terror Watchlist Until 2008?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Oct 16, 2023 For decades, the anti-apartheid leader was considered a possible communist threat.
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According to a meme Adolf Hitler said the words we tolerate no one in our ranks who attacks the ideas of Christianity and also said our movement is Christian all on October 27 1928 in Passau Germany.

Did Adolf Hitler Say 'Our Movement Is Christian'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Mar 3, 2022 The quote in a viral meme with the Nazi leader's picture read: "We tolerate no one in our ranks ...
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Death by Cinnamon Bun? The Mystery of King Adolf Frederick's Last Meal

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Sep 17, 2023 This tale dates back to the 18th century.
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Mysterious 'Pyramid' Was Caught on Camera Atop Scottish Mountain?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Sep 4, 2023 "Portal alert," someone posted.
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Vintage Pic Shows Bizarre 'Blizzard Cones' To Protect Faces from Snow?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Sep 3, 2023 After its invention in 1907, the new synthetic material called "plastic" took the world by storm.
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Jam, Food, Plant

Did Bonne Maman Co. Shelter People During the Holocaust?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb 17, 2021 The founders of the jam company can trace their business roots back to a small village in France.
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Is This a Real Pic of Sam Cooke and Muhammad Ali from Their Younger Days?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Aug 12, 2023 Icons of the 1960s, the singer and the boxing champion were friends.
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Are Pirates Who Hijacked Measuring Tools Intended for Thomas Jefferson the Reason US Isn't Metric?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Aug 6, 2023 "This country could have gone metric right from the beginning," the claim goes, "instead of bein ...
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Did JFK Oppose Lewis Strauss' Cabinet Nomination?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jul 31, 2023 Christopher Nolan's film, "Oppenheimer," perhaps left some viewers wondering if a brief mention ...
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Was Land Used for Manhattan Project Previously Inhabited by Hispanos Who Were Forced Out?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jul 25, 2023 Some homesteaders were not compensated for their loss as Oppenheimer and his team of scientists ...
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