Shilpa Jain 
A 203-foot high wall of wood — the Cedar River Logging Trestle in Washington State. In the 1830s, the railroad boom started a new era in the building of railroad bridges pushing engineers to build towering wooden bridges that have become synonymous with the era. These majestic timber bridges are considered the only railroad-related technology … Read more
Humans, since the dawn of war, have enlisted animals to fight and die alongside them. From Genghis Khan’s swift horses to anti-tank dogs during WWII, the military never run out of ideas to utilize animals to help them fight their battles. Here are 15 animal warriors that have served bizarre roles in military operations: 1. … Read more
Freak shows first cropped up in the 17th century in Europe. For the next 300 years, it was a popular form of entertainment all around the world, especially in North America. Below are rare photos that will introduce you to some of the most popular tropes of the classic freak shows. 1. Freak Shows as … Read more
How the movie industry became the giant that it is today is all thanks to the amazing people (back in the 1880s) who experimented with photos, stitching them together to produce the illusion of a motion picture. Whether you’re a cineaste or just a regular movie buff, these nine of the earliest films ever made … Read more
This 16th century book is more than meets the eye. Housed at the National Library of Sweden, this small old book is a marvelous example of sixfold dos-à-dos binding, in which six books are conjoined into a single publication, which you can also read individually with the help of six perfectly placed clasps. Let’s take … Read more
Ahh, the things we do for beauty, the things we wear for fashion. But it’s not just today that people are willing to bear the extra pain to be fashionable and trendy and beautiful. In 1908, Doctor O’Followell’s Le Corset (The Corset) explored and showcased through x-rays, the nasty health consequences corsets caused on women’s … Read more