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Hitler and Speer staring at one of the largest pieces of artillery ever used in combat.


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Cars racing on the roof of the Fiat Factory in Italy in 1923.


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This is Queenie, she is the first Elephant to ever water ski back in 1950.


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Pam Am Airlines transferring a 5MB hard drive in 1956.


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Queen Elizabeth II firing a machine gun back in 1993.
 
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Lennon’s glasses that he wore when he was assassinated back in 1980.


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A photograph of a recreation of the rumored affair between Marilyn Monroe and John F Kennedy.


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The only known photo of Billy the Kid taken in 1879.


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Gabby Hartnett signing a ball for Al Capone’s son in 1931.


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What a computer looked like before they had screens.
 
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Russia

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Unbroken seal of a tomb that has gone untouched for 3000 years.


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A bunch of Japanese businessmen taking a nap before going into work in the early morning.


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New Yorkers going for a swim in a mobile pool back in the 1960’s.


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A rare photo of Bruce Lee with a beard.


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Some ladies dine with alligators back in the 1930’s.
 
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I was playing Doom last night and came across this guy in a cave in Hell. Looks like he used to be an adventurer until he took an arrow to the knee
 
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Sorority Sisters from the University of Texas back in 1944.


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Back in the 1970’s a lot of people would hitch hike, nowadays it is a big no no.


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Jean Bugatti posing beside a Bugatti Roadster back in 1932.


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Mound of Bison Skulls back in 1870.


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Bonnie and Clyde’s bullet covered car.
 
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Children’s gas mask from World War II.


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Albert Einstein visiting the Grand Canyon in 1931.


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Elvis shooting a bazooka in Germany back in 1958.


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Last public execution that took place in 1936.


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A pipe from the Hoover Dam.
 
MalicE said:
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Hitler and Speer staring at one of the largest pieces of artillery ever used in combat.
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That thing boggles my mind...it shot shells weighing several tonnes like 40km far.... wonder size hole it makes on impact.

Here's the wikipedia page.

Weight
1,350 tonnes (1,490 short tons; 1,330 long tons)

Length
47.3 metres (155 ft 2 in)

Barrel length
32.5 metres (106 ft 8 in) L/40.6

Width
7.1 metres (23 ft 4 in)

Height
11.6 metres (38 ft 1 in)

Crew
250 to assemble the gun in 3 days (54 hours), 2,500 to lay track and dig embankments. 2 Flak battalions to protect the gun from air attack.
 
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