These Vintage Photos Prove That Roller Derby Has Always Been Cool

Overall Significance

According to scholars, roller derby defies heteronormativity and patriarchal standards, acting as a stage for female athletes to refute constraints placed on women by society. For close to a century, roller derby has been a source of entertainment for players and spectators alike.

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The More You Know

  • In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
  • The largest known living organism is an aspen grove.
  • In one month, the average person consumes about a Lego brick’s worth of microplastic.
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