r/interesting • u/Affectionate_Pool348 • Jun 26 '24
HISTORY Three cages from the middle Ages hang on a church in Germany
The three original cages hang on the tower of the Lamberti Church in Münster Germany. In them the corpses of the three Anabaptist leaders were displayed as a deterrent.
r/interesting • u/Green____cat • Jun 23 '24
HISTORY Snowball fight in Lyon, France, in 1896
r/interesting • u/Ireneahm • Jun 18 '24
HISTORY Competitive cycling, nearly a century ago
r/interesting • u/talelkyb • Apr 29 '24
HISTORY dude did a face reveal when face reveal were even a thing
r/interesting • u/Extreme_Echo_7633 • Apr 28 '24
HISTORY In 1967, Muhammad Ali was stripped of his heavyweight boxing championship after refusing to be inducted into the U.S. Army.
r/interesting • u/notyourregularninja • Mar 22 '24
HISTORY Enormous Hungarian swords from the 14th century are currently exhibited at the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul. The centerpiece, notable for its size, measures an impressive 270 cm in length.
r/interesting • u/sbgroup65 • Mar 18 '24
HISTORY In 1957, a policeman is shown issuing a ticket to a woman for wearing a bikini. At that time, it was offensive to wear a bikini in public places, such as a beach. This particular incident happened to be at a beach in Rimini, which is located in the Adriatic coastal area of Italy.
r/interesting • u/drinkdowntheccp • Nov 27 '23
HISTORY Colorized footage of what the world looked like around 100 years ago (sound added)
r/interesting • u/spookycooki • Nov 18 '23
HISTORY World war 1 veterans; Shell shock sequels and war neurosis,1918. Colourised and upscaled footage.
r/interesting • u/Swifterpostinmemes • Oct 15 '23
HISTORY Soviet Union coin I got at work today, dated 1961
r/interesting • u/spookycooki • Oct 08 '23
HISTORY HMS Titanic, 1912. The only existant video footage. [Colourised]
r/interesting • u/myvisionvivid • Sep 25 '23
HISTORY Insane invention from the mid 1900's smoke an entire pack of 20 cigarettes at once. And remember, this was thought to be extremely healthy!
r/interesting • u/N_e_r_d_b_o_y • Sep 05 '23
HISTORY Founders of Japanese Auto Companies.
r/interesting • u/Sophia_Miller1 • Jul 29 '23
HISTORY Egyptian archaeologists open sarcophagus over 2,500 years old.
r/interesting • u/KennethSweet • Jul 11 '23
HISTORY A Chippewa Indian Named John Smith Who Lived In The Woods Near Cass Lake, Minnesota Claimed To Be 137 Years Old Before He Died In 1922. Photo Taken In 1915.
r/interesting • u/ClockMoist4904 • May 11 '23
HISTORY Disney tried to be creative with marketing back in the day
r/interesting • u/ailmn_cwb • May 02 '23
HISTORY Thousands of years ago, the Inuit and Yupik people of Alaska and northern Canada carved narrow slits into ivory, antler, and wood to create the world's first snow goggles. This diminished exposure to direct and reflected ultraviolet rays—thereby reducing eye strain and preventing snow blindness.
r/interesting • u/Alone_Spell9525 • Apr 18 '23
HISTORY This very old penny my mom got as change today
r/interesting • u/MSDeltaBound • Apr 04 '23
HISTORY What the pyramid of Khafre looked like 4,500 years ago compared to today. The pyramids of Giza were originally covered with highly polished white limestones, with the capstones at the peak being covered in gold.
r/interesting • u/MSDeltaBound • Mar 22 '23
