Never-Before-Seen Photos of the Most Chilling Moments in History

Hydrogen Bomb

Have you ever seen a mushroom cloud in real life? Hopefully not. This photo captured the aftermath of a hydrogen bomb detonated at the Bikini Atoll. Between 1946 and 1958, 23 other nuclear devices were tested by the United States.

In the 1940s, people didn’t know what the Axis powers had planned. They believed that gas attacks could occur at any moment. Although it never came to fruition, British civilians made to sure stay prepared by donning gas masks throughout the period.

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The More You Know

  • The First Face on the $1 Bill Was Not George Washington
  • The great fire of London in 1966 which burned over 13000 houses killed only 6 people. It was considered a miracle.
  • President Abraham Lincoln is in the Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • Charlie Chaplin enrolled in a Charlie Chaplin lookalike competition and he came 20th in rank.
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