20 Fascinating Photos with Intriguing Backstories

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Bernie Sanders being arrested in 1963 at a protest.

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An Amazon ad inside of a fortune cookie. Is this really the future?

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Safe to say the housing market looked a little bit different in 1958.

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1962, an Italian magazine tried to predict what the world would look like in 2022.

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Ron Galella, a member of the paparazzi wears a football helmet to photograph Marlon Brando. Brando had previously punched him and broke his jaw.

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This is literally what bone cancer looks like.

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This special edition of 'Fahrenheit 451' must be heat activated in order to read.

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The 1960 Corvair dash baby cradle. Since engines were in the back of the car, it would typically 'rock' the baby to sleep.

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Copenhagen, Denmark now has these circular neighborhood arrangements.

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Here are all of the popular brands that are native to the United States of America.

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1944, the FBI's fingerprint files.

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The Netherlands hosts Redhead Days every September. It's the largest gathering of redheads in the world.

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Prostitution was legal in the 1800s. Here is an authentic prostitute license from the state of Arizona.

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Baby octopuses before they have hatched, still inside the egg.

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In 1929, police would enforce swimsuit modesty at Venice Beach in California of all places.

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Colt 38 revolver actually takes a picture every time the trigger is pulled.

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1927, 'The Six Grandfathers.' Before what we now know as Mt. Rushmore was constructed.

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Comparison showing just how much better the James Webb telescope is than Hubble.

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Signs like this are being used in Nepal at religious/historical locations.

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Its last known use was in 1841, but this torture device was known as the Wheel or Breaking Wheel. It was used on thieves, arsonists, and murderers.