Taken in 1838 in Paris, this is the earliest known photo of a human being. Photographer Louis Daguerre took the picture with around seven minutes of exposure time. Take a closer look. Can you see the man? Public Domain via Wikipedia He’s standing in the bottom-left, having his boots shined. Although the image appears deserted, … Read more
China today is a dominant economic power in the world. But things were a lot different 100 years ago. Today it’s remarkable how much things have changed. Check these fascinating photos below that show an entirely different China. imgur imgur imgur imgur imgur imgur [wp_ad_camp_2] imgur imgur imgur imgur imgur imgur imgur imgur imgur imgur … Read more
Some of mankind’s amazing talents and most creative efforts have been poured into creating new and more effective ways of killing humans.
It’s too early yet to come up with a bunch of photos that we think will define the early 21st century. But what if we choose from hundreds of most iconic moments so far, what would these be?
En L’An 2000 or In the Year 2000 is a series of futuristic pictures by Jean-Marc Côté and other artists issued in France in 1899, 1900, 1901 and 1910. According to The Public Domain Review, the pictures were “originally in the form of paper cards enclosed in cigarette/cigar boxes and, later, as postcards, the images … Read more
Because they are the most powerful, most influential individuals in the world, it’s easy to forget and hard to imagine that they (okay, not all of them) too once lived normal lives just like us. 1. Pope Francis Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who would become the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church, poses for a portrait … Read more