Photography

There are certain figures that every school child has heard of but few have ever seen. The earliest presidents of the United States, the most daring abolitionists, even semi-mythical figures like Johnny Appleseed (real name John Chapman), can easily become nothing more than names on a page. Seeing them in the flesh can be oddly affecting - not only to the young but also to adults.&nbsp;

The thing is, photography has existed in one form or another since the late 1820s. It&#39;s strange to think that humans have a photographic record that stretches back nearly two centuries - to a time before electric lights, women&#39;s suffrage, or modern industry.&nbsp;You may be surprised which historic figures had their photos taken, and this list aims to highlight the oldest and most famous of them all. Vote up the ones that give you a new perspective on history.

Historical Figures We Didn't Realize Lived Long Enough To Be Photographed

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Pierce Nahigyan

Pop Culture

These images might look fine at first glance, perhaps even wholesome, but the stories behind these pictures are dark, chilling, and even a little disturbing. Here are the&nbsp;awful backstories behind a few innocent and/or famous images. We implore you: do not Google.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Seemingly Normal Images With Incredibly Unsettling Backstories

Erin Maxwell

Most of life is not made up of big things, the good or the bad. But sometimes, it&#39;s the little annoyances that can be the most frustrating. The fine folks over at the Reddit forum r/<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/" target="_blank">MildlyInfuriating</a>&nbsp;seem to understand this and have done the good work of rounding up some of the most mildly infuriating moments from everyday life.

33 Mildly Infuriating Posts This Week That Made Us Low-Key Angry

Anthony Barstow

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32 Mildly Infuriating Posts That Made Us Low-Key Angry

Most of life is not made up of big things, the good or the bad. But sometimes, it&#39;s the little annoyances that can be the most frustrating. The fine folks over at the Reddit forum r/<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/" target="_blank">MildlyInfuriating</a>&nbsp;seem to understand this and have done the good work of rounding up some of the most mildly infuriating moments from everyday life.

27 Mildly Infuriating Posts This Week That Made Us Low-Key Angry

US History

Ellis Island is located off the coast of New York and from 1892 until about&nbsp;1954 it operated as a federal immigration station. When southern and eastern European immigrants from countries like&nbsp;Poland, Hungary, Greece, as well as non-European countries like Syria, Turkey, and Armenia fled to America to escape&nbsp;persecution, famine, and civil unrest, they were directed through Ellis Island. On the island, they underwent&nbsp;medical and legal examinations to determine if they were fit for the New World. The <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/ellis-island-immigration-requirements/nicky-benson" target="_blank">Ellis Island immigration process</a>&nbsp;was allegedly restricted mainly to what the US government deemed &quot;third class passengers&quot; because the more affluent passengers were less likely to&nbsp;become&nbsp;&quot;burden to the state.&quot;&nbsp;

Although the history of Ellis Island is common knowledge to those who grew up in US schools, it is also true that about 40% percent of all current&nbsp;citizens are <a href="http://www.history.com/topics/immigration/ellis-island" target="_blank">ancestrally linked to the island</a>. From <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/weird-photos-from-history/mick-jacobs" target="_blank">weird historical photos</a>&nbsp;to the strange and unsettling moments captured on camera, pictures of Ellis Island are perhaps&nbsp;likely to feature the origin&nbsp;of your family&#39;s history in the US.&nbsp;

The Most Haunting Photos Of Ellis Island

20 Haunting Ellis Island Pictures

Bailey Brown

28 Mildly Infuriating Posts This Month That Made Us Low-Key Angry

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27 Mildly Infuriating Posts That Made Us Low-Key Angry

Historical Photos

While Google gives you everything you need at the click of a button, plenty of weird photos from history should stay out of your Google Image history. Disgusting historical photos, such as <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/do-not-google-crimes/chuck-stern" target="_blank">pictures from real-life crime scenes</a>, still look just as horrifying as they did decades ago, and have no problem making a negative impression on your brain even centuries after the fact. Yet morbid curiosity often drives&nbsp;you to Google certain gross photos from history, just so you can confirm them with your own two, no longer innocent&nbsp;eyes.&nbsp;

The <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/creepiest-photos-from-history/bailey-brown?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">creepy historical photos</a> below come from a variety of past events, ranging from mass suicides to twisted experiments to holiday celebrations that didn&#39;t age well at all. When considering <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/13-things-you-should-never-google/kel-varnsen" target="_blank">things to never Google</a>, keep these items at the top of your list. Unless you never want to sleep, in which case, search away.

Historical Events You Should Never, Ever Google Image Search

15 Historical Events You Should Never, Ever Google Image Search

Mariel Loveland

Fails

26 Mildly Infuriating Posts This Week That Made Us Low-Key Angry

Lists about brave, brilliant, and fascinating women who have changed the whole entire world.

Amazing Women You Should Know

It&#39;s always important to know your place in history, to pay respect to those who have come before you and made your dreams more possible to reach. If the strong women on this list had cowered or been less courageous, we wouldn&#39;t have Hilary Clinton. We wouldn&#39;t have Oprah Winfrey, or even Beyonce. Women throughout history have paved the way for modern feminism and have built a foundation for today&#39;s powerful women that can&#39;t be ignored&nbsp;

These women are freedom fighters, suffragettes, and leaders in their fields. These evocative images capture strong feminists who created a path for us today. The fight for equal rights is still an uphill battle but it used to be a mountain.

Let your senses be pleased, your curiosity piqued, and your intellect fed as your eyes and hearts check out these moving photographs of women in history. These women opened doors and set the stage for many powerful women to come and are still inspiring feminist symbols today.

15 Powerful Photos Of Women Who Changed History

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Amber Hubert

The internet can be a wonderful place with a lot of fascinating people on it. At any given time, someone, somewhere online, is sharing something truly interesting. Luckily, the folks at the Reddit forum&nbsp;r/<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/" target="_blank">InterestingAsF*ck</a>&nbsp;have collected the most interesting posts in one place. Check out the best posts below.

21 Truly Fascinating Posts We Found This Month That We Just Had To Share

21 Of The Most Fascinating Internet Posts We Found This Month

Although relationships are usually filled with love and caring between significant others, it&#39;s not uncommon for certain behaviors or actions of one to annoy the other. From a husband&nbsp;ordering a foam mattress for one side of the bed to the concerning way that a wife consumes Count Chocula cereal,&nbsp;here are some of the mildly infuriating things that people have done to frustrate their partners, inadvertently or not. Enjoy!

23 People Shared The Mildly Infuriating But Hilarious Things Their Partners Do

Josh Gu

There are some coincidences that are just too good to be true. A well-placed item that yields a naughty shadow, a design flaw that spells out a hilarious phrase... There is a whole treasure trove of these instances on the Subreddit <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/theyknew" target="_blank">r/theyknew</a>, so we took a look at some of the best.

It makes you wonder... did they know all along what they were doing?

31 Suspicious Coincidences That Made Us Say “They Had To Have Known”

Ramya Jaishankar

24 Mildly Infuriating Posts This Week That Made Us Low-Key Angry

24 Mildly Infuriating Posts That Made Us Low-Key Angry

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