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Johnny Weissmuller, 1920s. He was the first swimmer to cover the 100m distance faster than a minute.

2934 upvotes • zadraaa

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A young Republican walks in a street of Barcelona with a gun, July 1936.

2707 upvotes • kitty_sugar2

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Princess Diana defiantly (without gloves) shakes hands with a guy with AIDS when everyone feared it, 1991.

2496 upvotes • zadraaa

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A diamond mine worker is x-rayed at the end of each shift before leaving the mines. South Africa, 1954.

2346 upvotes • zadraaa

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Hillary Clinton in Tokyo, Japan, 1993.

2204 upvotes • zadraaa

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A Soviet soldier marches a German soldier into captivity.

1838 upvotes • MindfulMaverick00

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In 1859, 24 rabbits were released into the wild in Australia. Within 6 years, the number had grown to 6,000,000 individuals

1770 upvotes • zadraaa

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The top of an Egyptian pyramid. One of only a few that have survived to this day. Created around 1840 B.C., granite.

1747 upvotes • zadraaa

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An American of Chinese descent pinned a sign to his clothing that read "I'm Chinese, not Japanese" to avoid confusion with the Japanese, who were hated in the United States at the time. 1941.

1702 upvotes • zadraaa

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A young Kurt Russell kicks Elvis Presley, 1963.

1683 upvotes • zadraaa

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Johnny Weissmuller, 1920s. He was the first swimmer to cover the 100m distance faster than a minute.	2934	zadraaa
A young Republican walks in a street of Barcelona with a gun, July 1936.	2707	kitty_sugar2
Princess Diana defiantly (without gloves) shakes hands with a guy with AIDS when everyone feared it, 1991.	2496	zadraaa
A diamond mine worker is x-rayed at the end of each shift before leaving the mines. South Africa, 1954.	2346	zadraaa
Hillary Clinton in Tokyo, Japan, 1993.	2204	zadraaa
A Soviet soldier marches a German soldier into captivity.	1838	MindfulMaverick00
In 1859, 24 rabbits were released into the wild in Australia. Within 6 years, the number had grown to 6,000,000 individuals	1770	zadraaa
The top of an Egyptian pyramid. One of only a few that have survived to this day. Created around 1840 B.C., granite.	1747	zadraaa
An American of Chinese descent pinned a sign to his clothing that read "I'm Chinese, not Japanese" to avoid confusion with the Japanese, who were hated in the United States at the time. 1941.	1702	zadraaa
A young Kurt Russell kicks Elvis Presley, 1963.	1683	zadraaa