The Swedish Subculture Hoarding More 1950s American Cars than the USA
I started this article because I was researching a Scandinavian subculture of ‘greasers’ said to…
Category Obscure history
That Time Soviet School Children Bugged the US Ambassador’s Office
Did you hear the one about the Soviet school children who presented a US Ambassador with a…
And then, Man Created the Stick-On Bra
Ah yes, there’s nothing like a good game of tennis while sporting a pair of pointy cotton…
Inside the FBI’s Colossal Fingerprint Factory
Before the FBI went digital, it looked a little more like a giant stock warehouse…
Online Shopping in the 1950s
Today, shopping while sitting in a comfy chair instead of aimlessly wandering around a store is…
That time President George H. W. Bush Escaped Cannibals
In WW2 nine airmen escaped from their planes after being shot down during bombing raids…
Where the Statues of Paris were sent to Die
The stony gaze of the statue upon his executor says it all. Most of the…
A Groovy Fashion Show in 1960s Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan was once known as the Paris of Central Asia. During the late 1960s, goat-skin coats…
10 Reasons Why Archeology is the Coolest Job Ever
Indiana Jones may have exaggerated a little bit about the job, but you still get to…
How Batman Obsessively Labelled his Gadgets in the 1960s
If you thought Bruce Wayne was doing anything other than clearly labelling all of his…
Season Swapping at the Sun Cafe, 1948
It’s snowing outside and the boardwalk is an icy accident waiting to happen, yet inside…
The Sleazy 70s Game Show for Husbands Sleeping with their Secretaries
If you were watching American television between 1979 and 1980, you might have heard of a…