Photos That Captured the Most Chilling Moments in History

Children in Gas Masks, 1941

Leading up to WWII, there were fears that Germans would attack the U.S. with poisonous gas. By 1938, the government had issued respirators to everyone in the nation—including children.

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The More You Know

  • The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C. has 365 steps to represent each day of the year.
  • Mexican general Antonio López de Santa Anna held an entire state funeral for his leg after it was amputated.
  • Using Forks Used to Be Seen as Sacrilegious
  • Adolf Hitler designed the Volkswagen Beetle.
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