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5 Historical Photos That Speak Volumes


Former president Andrew Jackson aged 78, one of the few existing photographs of him, taken in 1845, The year he died.

Andrew Jackson sits stiffly before the camera, his frame frail, his face lined with the deep creases of a man who has lived through nearly eight decades of American history. The year is 1845, and photography itself is still in its infancy — a rare privilege, reserved for those whose names carried weight. This daguerreotype, one of the few surviving photographs of the seventh president of the United States, freezes him in the twilight of his life, only months before his death.

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A Few Questions From History, Answered

They say history repeats itself, how is history repeating itself today?

History doesn’t repeat like a bad TV rerun. It mutates. It takes on new costumes, new sets, new actors — but when you listen closely, the rhythm underneath is the same.

Take geopolitics. In 1914, Europe’s great powers were locked into alliances, rattling sabers, convinced their enemies would back down. They didn’t. Today, NATO stares across the line at Russia as the war in Ukraine drags on, while the Taiwan Strait simmers with the potential to draw in the U.S. and China. Everyone swears they don’t want another world war. That’s exactly what they said before the last two.

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8 Simple Tricks That Quietly Make Life a Whole Lot Easier

Making friends as an adult feels impossible, here’s what actually works

Making friends as an adult is less about waiting for “click” moments and more about building consistency. The people who end up becoming friends are usually the ones you see regularly, in the same setting, with a little structure to guide the conversations. Think: a weekly book club, a recurring dinner rotation, a workout group that meets at the same time every Tuesday. The routine takes the pressure off—it’s not about impressing anyone on day one, it’s about showing up.

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111 Twilight Zone Episodes Fans Overlook—but Shouldn’t

The Twilight Zone

When people talk about The Twilight Zone, the same handful of episodes always come up. Time Enough at Last. Eye of the Beholder. Nightmare at 20,000 Feet. And sure, those episodes are stone-cold classics. They’ve earned their place in TV history.

But Rod Serling’s anthology was much bigger than the usual greatest-hits list. Across five seasons and 156 episodes, there were strange little experiments, heartbreaking character studies, and brilliant scripts that got buried under the weight of the more famous ones. These are the overlooked gems—episodes that might not top a “best of” list, but absolutely deserve your attention.

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Fascinating Photos Collected From History

Orville Wright flying for the first time in 1911, for nine minutes.

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When Orville Wright took to the skies in 1911, he was no longer just proving that flight was possible—he was testing how far it could go. Eight years after that first 12-second hop at Kitty Hawk, Orville flew a new Wright Model B over Kill Devil Hills in North Carolina, remaining airborne for nine minutes. For the time, it was nothing short of extraordinary.

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A Damn Fine Collection of Fascinating Photos

Quentin Tarantino works in a video store in California in the 1980s.

Before Quentin Tarantino was an Oscar-winning director, he was just a young movie obsessive working at Video Archives, a video rental store in Manhattan Beach, California, during the 1980s. The job wasn’t glamorous—it paid little and involved stocking shelves, rewinding VHS tapes, and chatting with regulars—but for Tarantino, it was the perfect laboratory. Surrounded by thousands of films, he inhaled cinema history the way most people inhale oxygen. He’d watch everything: kung fu flicks, spaghetti westerns, obscure foreign dramas, and forgotten B-movies. More importantly, he didn’t just watch—he dissected them, storing away lines of dialogue, camera movements, and genre quirks like ammunition for the films he would one day make.

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The Japanese WW2 Soldier Who Didn’t Surrender Until 1974

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Hiroo Onoda was only twenty-two when he landed on Lubang Island in late 1944. An intelligence officer, trained in sabotage and guerrilla tactics. His final orders from a superior officer were simple, brutal, and absolute: retreat to the hills, harass the enemy, and above all—do not die. “It may take three years, it may take five,” his commander told him. “Whatever happens, we’ll come back for you.” That sentence, vague and almost casual, became the iron law that would rule Onoda’s life for the next thirty years.

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24 People Reveal the One Joke They Always Tell

Everybody’s got that one joke. You know the one—the trusty line you can pull out at a party, over coffee with friends, or in a moment that desperately needs a laugh. Some are clever, some are corny, and some are just plain ridiculous, but they always seem to land. 23 people share their go-to jokes, and the answers are as funny, quirky, and unexpected as the people telling them.

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The Untold Story of Mary Poole, Robert Smith’s Lifelong Muse

Mary Poole

When people talk about The Cure, the spotlight almost always lands on Robert Smith—his instantly recognizable voice, his dark makeup and hair, and the songs that became anthems of love and loss for millions. But behind him, from the very beginning, has been Mary Poole. She’s not a public figure, and she’s never wanted to be. Yet her steady presence has been central to Robert’s life and, in many ways, to the music that made The Cure legendary.

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