Photos from The Wild West That Were Preserved Forever

"Wild" Bill Hickok

Seems like Wild Bill but the "Wild" in Wild West. He's one of the most famous frontiersmen of the Wold West and gained his reputation through his incredible adventures. He was killed in 1876 while playing a game of poker. 

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The More You Know

  • Until the 19th century in Asia, elephants were trained to execute and torture prisoners and traitors.
  • Joseph Stalin would remove the people he did not like from the photos. This was pre-photoshop times.
  • In Victorian England, people used to take pictures of their dead relatives in lifelike positions to keep as mementos.
  • Using Forks Used to Be Seen as Sacrilegious
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