The home of the future: Space-age inventions (1958-1961)
Imagine getting paid to envision the future -- in ways that were inventive, optimistic, fanciful, logical, silly or surreal, depending on the week? Throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s, that is...
View ArticleVintage science kits for kids from the ’60s &’70s (and some modern-day...
Back in the sixties and seventies, curious kids loved experimenting with vintage science kits like these. From space and the earth to machines and medicine, there were countless things to explore....
View ArticleNot just peanuts: Why George Washington Carver is considered one of history’s...
The insights and inventions of Dr George Washington Carver - which he gave freely to the world - revolutionized the South, and helped millions out of poverty. Not just peanuts: Why George Washington...
View ArticleVintage Erector Sets were toys that made toys: See old sets & find out their...
The basic concept hasn't changed much in 100 years, but vintage Erector Sets like these are still popular, still inspiring creativity, and still being used to build everything from mini roller coasters...
View ArticleHow Freud explained a way to interpret dreams 100 years ago
What do your dreams mean? How much significance should you give to the symbols in your dreamscapes? See what Sigmund Freud, famously known as the father of psychoanalysis, had to suggest back in 1916.
View ArticleThe Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab kit was actually a thing for kids in the...
In the early 1950s, an atomic energy lab kit for kids hit the toy store shelves. The thing was *actually radioactive*. The set had real uranium ore, and children could conduct real scientific...
View ArticleOld-fashioned dentistry makes dental care today seem like magic
Old-fashioned dentistry in the early 1900s had come a long way since the Wild West days, but, compared to what we have available in the 21st century, it might as well have been the Dark Ages. Take a look!
View ArticleHow penicillin was discovered, and how WWII let this miracle drug reach millions
Although penicillin was discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming, real research and production started in earnest in mid-1941, thanks to World War II.
View ArticleSee the revolutionary Picturephone – an early version of Zoom (yes, you could...
The Picturephone, an electronic moving picture device that debuted in the late 60s, let you video chat long before the internet, and way before Zoom, Google Meet, Facetime et al.
View ArticleWhere did vintage brand names like 7-Up, Formula 409 & WD-40 come from?
Have you ever wondered where products like Formula 409, 7-Up, WD-40 and Preparation H got those famous vintage brand names? Find out here.
View ArticleVintage ovulation predictor test kits: These home fertility tests from the...
By the mid-1980s, reasonably accurate home ovulation predictor kits hit the market, simplifying the process of pinpointing peak fertility.
View ArticleSee old pregnancy test sticks from the 80s & 90s that were easier to use than...
Old pregnancy test sticks like these were a huge step forward, and meant that millions of women finally had a way to find out they were pregnant without going to the doctor, and without having to do a...
View ArticleThese vintage home pregnancy test kits used test tubes & had a two-hour wait
On the way to today's super-simple, pregnancy test sticks that give results in minutes, women had to use these chemistry set-style vintage home pregnancy test kits, then wait hours for a result.
View ArticleAmazing live Sea-Monkeys: “Instant pets” that didn’t look anything like the...
'Just add water and you've got instant life!' they said. 'Over 150 amazing Sea-Monkeys born ALIVE before YOUR eyes!' But, oh, the disappointment when the critters didn't look anything like the pictures...
View ArticleHow X-ray shoe fittings used to really be a thing years ago
Back in the 1920s, footwear manufacturers and merchants decided that X-ray shoe fittings could bring in lots of customers - people who would be thrilled to let a recent scientific advance help them...
View ArticleContact lenses: The eye-opening invention of ‘eyeball spectacles’
Here's some eye-opening insight into the invention of contact lenses! The contacts were made of glass, and although they worked much like they do today, they were thick, uncomfortable, and even a...
View ArticleHow the once-huge chemical/pharmaceutical company IG Farben actually profited...
There is no more sordid or cynical chapter in IG Farben’s entire ugly history than the story of the concentration camp it built and ran for itself.
View ArticleWhen man first walked on the moon in 1969: What happened and when
Look back at the biggest news in the universe on July 20, 1969 - the day we first landed on the lunar surface, walked on the moon, then went for a drive.
View ArticleThese 17 amazing women in history changed the game for generations to come
From suffragettes to scientists, activists, artists & leaders who paved the way for future generations, these women in history have played a key role in shaping our world.
View ArticleRoswell crash site: This New Mexico UFO & alien mystery enthralled the nation...
A rancher near the Roswell crash site sparked the UFO conspiracy theory when he saw flying discs that disappeared and reappeared. Before long, UFO-mania took over the country.
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