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The Burglar Proof Coffin Business

Times were tough in the early twentieth century and people felt a strong need to protect their deceased loved ones with the very best in…

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Cruel Hazing Incidents From the Past

Hazing, also called ragging and organized rowdiness, was a serious problem in the past. Over a hundred years ago, students were harming and killing other…

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Venus Inhabited According to 1909 Article

At the beginning of the 1900s, there was a tug of war between people who believed that Mars was populated and those who believed that…

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Were These Strange Objects in the Sky Flare Signals and a Balloon?

There were plenty of strange lights and objects seen in the sky in the early 1900s. Sometimes they were left a mystery, but other times…

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Greek Shower Vase

A Greek shower vase? Given how intelligent and innovative the ancient Greeks were, it is little wonder that they created a shower vase. The article…

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Fake News Stories From World War I

Propaganda and fake news stories played a huge part of the Great War and the German people were often stuck at the sharp end of…

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Things You Never Knew About Wooden Toothpicks

You might not think much of the lowly wooden toothpick, but over a hundred years ago, the toothpick was a hotly debated topic in newspapers…

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Morris Roller Boat of 1902

The Morris roller boat, pictured below, is a tube-like boat invented in 1902. It was hoped that the shape of the boat would make it…

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1909 Coffin Made of Glass

The early 1900s saw a lot of experimentation with coffins, including glass coffins that were vacuum sealed. The following article was published in 1909 and…

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Weird 1914 Invention to Make Shipwrecks Safe

The following article and image is about a suit for the victims of a shipwreck. The way it was designed not only made people look…

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