These Newly-Colorized Historical Photos Reveal Shocking Things

A Civil War Veteran

The last remaining Civil War veteran passed away in 1956. This story shows a group of "bootblacks," or shoe polishers, congregating around this veteran and listening to his stories. Imagine the thing he must have seen.

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The More You Know

  • Napoleon’s most upsetting defeat came at Waterloo, when he was attacked by a horde of wild rabbits.
  • The great fire of London in 1966 which burned over 13000 houses killed only 6 people. It was considered a miracle.
  • Genghis Khan did not force the poor, teachers, artists, and lawyers from paying tax.
  • Adolf Hitler designed the Volkswagen Beetle.
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