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30 Rarely Seen Photos From History Show The Truly Bizarre Side Of Years Past
It”s easy to think of historical eras as somehow more normal and stately than today. However, this wasn”t always the case. No matter the time period or the culture, it seems that people have always been, well, a bit odd.
Oddities found in today”s society get much more exposure than they did in the past thanks to the Internet. Before the World Wide Web, people weren”t always in tune with the weirdness of others, but that didn”t mean it wasn”t happening. Take a look at just how weird people were back in the “good old days.”
How people used to test football helmets in 1912.
Patricia O”Keefe, a 64-pound bodybuilder, gives a 200-pound man a piggyback ride in 1940.
In 1973, Amsterdam banned driving because of the oil crisis. This was the solution.
In 1939, flour mills started providing flour in patterned sacks, so poor families could use them as clothing.
People looked silly on scooters in 1916.
This 425-pound black sea bass caught singlehandedly by Edward Llewellen still holds the world record.
In 1938, Helen Hulick, a schoolteacher and witness to a burglary, was held in contempt of court for wearing pants to the trial. She served a five-day sentence.
German soldiers pose their dog in 1940.
In 1969, Niagara Falls was temporarily dammed for repairs.
Between 1939 and 1945, British soldiers would find these mini tanks. They were sent by German soldiers to blow up tanks from underneath.
In 1965, LBJ liked to prank his lake house guests by driving into the water. The car was amphibious.
The KKK rode a Ferris wheel in 1925.
The statue of Ramses the Great was dismantled and relocated for the construction of the Aswan Dam in 1967.
An elephant helps load an American supply plane in 1945.
On the set of Dr. No, Sean Connery signed a coconut for a small fan in Jamaica in 1962.
Before they figured out a better system, this is how the 5,000 phone line connections looked in Stockholm in 1890.
Have to learn to swim but can”t get to water? This was the solution they came up with in the 1920s.
Have a dog? Doesn”t matter your time period, you”ll take silly pictures of it, like someone did in 1875.
Spring break 1910! WOOO!
Downtime in the Pacific, 1941-45.
Forget ponies. This little boy had a boar to ride in the 1930s.
After an 8,000-mile hike to the first Boy Scout Jamboree in 1937, two Scouts examine the soles of their boots.
Macy”s hired in-store detectives to prevent crime. In 1948, they posed for this picture, but preferred to keep their identities secret.
Chariots are awesome. Motorcycles are awesome. The police in New South Wales decided to combine the two in 1936.
This is how people judged ankle competitions in 1930. Yes, there were ankle competitions.
In 1967, Sweden decided to switch the side of the road they drove on. Chaos ensued.
Probably a bad idea: Russian soldiers feed polar bears from a tank in 1950.
Ann Hodges and her doctor, Moody Jacobs, show off her massive bruise sustained when she was hit with a meteorite in 1954, becoming one of the few who have been struck.
The horrors of war: soldiers use gas masks to peel onions.
Winners of the 1956 Miss Perfect Posture contest at a chiropractors” convention.
(via Distractify)
One day, maybe one of your Facebook photos will end up on a list like this. Only then will our descendants be able to argue about whether or not it”s Photoshopped and talk about how weird the past (our present) was.
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