According to NASA, a waning moon, also known as waning gibbous, is one of eight moon phases. It is when a full moon is beginning to get smaller.
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Waning Moon (1880)
Attributed to: Warren de la RueCentury: 19th CenturyDecade: 1880sMedia Type: PhotoLicense: Public DomainTags: SpaceSource: Rijksmuseum -
At Home Shock Collar (1861)
Dr. Bryan’s Electro Voltaic. patented 1874 and 1877.
Attributed to: UnknownCentury: 19th CenturyDecade: 1860sMedia Type: ArtLicense: Public DomainTags: MedicineSource: Internet Archive -
“The 4 Airways” – 1940s Acrobats
Attributed to: Daan NoskeCentury: 20th CenturyDecade: 1940sMedia Type: PhotoLicense: Public DomainSource: Nationaal Archief -
Finger Friends (1907)
Attributed to: Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1879-1958)Century: 20th CenturyDecade: 1900sMedia Type: ArtLicense: Public DomainSource: Internet Archive -
Nebuchadnezzar as a Wild Animal (1410)
In Christian mythology, a king named Nebuchadnezzar went mad. He lived in the wild eating grass naked. What a vibe.
Attributed to: UnknownCentury: 15th CenturyDecade: 1410sMedia Type: ArtLicense: Public DomainSource: Getty Center -
Monument to Departed Spirits (1895)
Someone took tons of empty spirit alcohol bottles and made them into one giant bottle. Quite the hobby! The creation was located at Ridge Hill Farms in Wellesley Massachusetts.
Attributed to: Zacharie Le Rouzic (1864-1939)Century: 19th CenturyDecade: 1890sMedia Type: StereographLicense: Public DomainSource: Digital Commonwealth -
Centuries Start In 01 Years!
There is no such thing as year 0, so if a century is every 100 years – the first century would be from year 1 to year 101. Following that pattern, every century starts with 01. For example: The 19th Century started on January 1st, 1801.
As someone who loves history, I am quite shocked it took me this long to find this out!
Tags: LoreSource: Library of Congress -
Monstrous Camel Man (1690)
On exactly September 20th, 1690, these monsters were captured by King William the Third’s troops and taken to London. The camel men were said to be from Limerick Ireland.
Not only do these camel men have glorious legs as shown in the drawing, but they also have an insatiable appetite for humans.
Such a random and specific lie. Did the king think this would impress people? What did he gain by creating a sexy legged camel men myth!?
Attributed to: UnknownCentury: 17th CenturyDecade: 1690sMedia Type: ArtLicense: Public DomainSource: Rijksmuseum -
Mud Baths at Saki (1920)
These are patients at the Saki Sanatorium in Yevpatoria, Russia, taking mud baths. Mud therapy has been around for centuries, and even animals do something similar, called wallowing.
“Саки.
Больныя въ
грязевыхъ
Ваннахъ.”Translated from Russian to English – “Saki. Patients in mud baths.”
Attributed to: UnknownCentury: 20th CenturyDecade: 1920sMedia Type: PhotoLicense: Public DomainTags: MedicineSource: National Library of Medicine -
Uneeda Biscuit – Collie’s Special Delivery (1916)
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In 1898, the ambitious Adolphus Green cofounded the National Biscuit Company. He had a vision to rid the world of disgusting cracker barrels.[2]
Before Uneeda Biscuits, you would have to reach into a community-manhandled barrel of crackers. If you were lucky you got some off the top – still fresh and delicious. If you weren’t, you got mushy bits at the bottom. Apparently, like most people, Adolphus Green did not like soggy contaminated food. He helped patent the “In-Er-Seal” technology! [1]
Now your favorite delicious flaky snack was wrapped in wax paper and placed in cardboard. Fresh, dry, and endorsed by a sunglassed dog. Uneeda Biscuits had such innovative packaging that it changed the food industry. It inspired other companies to deliver nicely protected food packs to stores for consumers rather than troublesome bulk free-for-all bundles. This made the food quality higher and the products easier to transport! [3]
So, what seemed like a silly cute dog photo was the harbinger of doom for cracker barrels worldwide. Nice.
- [1] American Profile (1982) by Edward Wagenknecht
- [2] Harvard Business School
- [3] Uneeda Biscuit – Wikipedia
Attributed to: Dr. E.W. SmithCentury: 20th CenturyDecade: 1910sMedia Type: PhotoLicense: Public DomainTags: DogsSource: Library of Congress
