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The Wonderful Electric Vibrators of the Early 1900s
Dr. J. Mortimer Granville invented the electric vibrator in the 1880s. Originally, it was a tool used by doctors to treat muscle aches, but it…
5 Infuriating Stories About The Fort Steilacoom Asylum In Washington State
The Fort Steilacoom Asylum, later known as the Western State Mental Hospital, was a place of greed, captivity, and abuse. While the old asylum is…
How Coconut Oil was Used in the Early 1900s
With all the nonsense in the news about coconut oil being poison, I thought I should show you that coconut was wildly popular in the…
Alligator Bait and Black Children in the Early United States
While researching alligator bait for a different article, I came across a website that mentioned black babies being used as alligator bait in the early…
10 Old Superstitions About Peaches and Peach Trees
Peach tree and fruit superstitions can be found all over the world. The tree originated in China, and was brought to Europe and North America…
Women Who Don’t Cook are Unfit to be Wives and Mothers
Women, in order to be desirable, must be able to cook. If she fails to make breakfast in the morning, she is not fit to…
7 Horrible Train Related Deaths in the Early 20th Century
There is no use saying that trains are dangerous. After all, we still hear of accidental and intentional deaths involving trains. However, train accidents were…
6 Cool Catsuits from 1969
Why were they called catsuits? Because they were “suits” for women. Both the top and bottom of the suit would match and it was often…
10 Awesome Bell Bottom Pant Styles of the Sixties
Back in the eighties, anyone caught wearing a pair of old bell bottoms was written off as a fashion dork. But then those millennial kids…
9 Sixties Australia Protest Photos
While the sixties and protests often brings to mind the world famous photos of U.S. and British flower children, Australia also had some wonderful protests…
