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The world’s first gym machines designed by Dr. Gustav Zander, 1892 The use of mechanical means for the application of exercise in therapeutics was first systematized…
The world’s first gym machines designed by Dr. Gustav Zander, 1892 The use of mechanical means for the application of exercise in therapeutics was first systematized…
Migrant Mother, by Dorothea Lange – A 32-year-old mother of 7 children, Nipomo, California. February 1936. Dorothea Lange took this photograph in 1936, while employed by…
In Japan you can hire actors to pose as short/longterm spouses, children, friends, etc. A man was hired to pose as a girl’s missing father by…
Average American family, Detroit, Michigan, 1954 In 1956, new homes costing as little as $7,000 could still be found. Though the average new build family home…
During the Great Depression Al Capone started one of the first soup kitchens, called “Free Soup Coffee & Doughnuts for the Unemployed.” Capone’s soup kitchen served…
The world’s most faithful dog, Hachiko. After his master’s death, he waited for his return in the same location every single day for almost 10 years…
Baltimore restaurant owner drives 6 hours to Vermont to cook for a customer with lung cancer who wanted to eat her favorite dish before she died…
Richard Pierce, Western Union Telegraph Co. Messenger No 2. 14 years of age. 9 months in service, works from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Smokes and…
The Titan, a submarine owned by OceanGate, which offers tourists a unique opportunity to visit the Titanic wreck for a hefty price of $250,000, is controlled…
A young soldier and his mother right before he left for WWI in 1917 The young man’s name was Joseph Hafen and he was born in…