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History often gets brushed aside by other subjects in school because of an oversimplified view of the discipline. For the most part, it’s presented as a “recollection of stuff that happened” and that’s it.

But many fail to see that it’s much, much more than that. Besides actually learning from past mistakes, history teaches everything from critical thinking to cause and effect, explaining who we are as a species, why we are that way, among many other things.

Besides, history’s interesting as all heck, and this one Twitter page brings that point across by featuring moments that are often lost in the annals of time. And so we’ve collected some of the best glimpses into history as shared by the Lost In History Twitter page, which you can see below.

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Amelia Bee
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Absolutely love this 💜 It's sad, cuz I used to work in tech as a PM, and about 80% of all programmers I worked with were sexist neckbeards. That's actually why I quit, I couldn't take the awful treatment anymore. Funny how computers, wifi, computer code, and the internet itself wouldn't exist if not for women. Ada Lovelace, Margaret Hamilton, Hedy Lamarr, and Radia Perlman, we owe everything to you.

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    FaithInYou
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The resemblance is uncanny.

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    Nolgoth
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They had anti mask people even back then. Just as much pushback about wearing them then as it was now

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    freakingbee
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    my great grandmother's mother died in the spanish flu, and during covid my mom and i entered a playwriting contest and she wrote a play about it called generations. it was performed twice.

    V 2000
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i had to see the picture 3 times to realize the cat has a mask

    Androgyny Lunacy
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awww! We all know the family is decent when they mask their cat up. :D

    Astrius
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OVER THE NOSE. EVEN THE CAT CAN DO IT.

    Dj
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When unschooled people born in the 19th century have more common sense than the entire Republican party.

    Karen Philpott
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It didn't take them long to understand that masks help. People have become dumber.

    Debby Keir
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And they complied, didn't argue, or quote bulltwaddle science.

    Timbob
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, wow, for a minute there, I thought it was a catnapping ,

    Doug the Special one
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shame americans won't wear them now, tossers.

    Jack Waltz
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still wore mine on holiday to the states and its baffling how segregatory Americans are to people wearing a mask to protect other people. They always seemed rather hateful of how confused they were of what I was doing and had a right to do. It really is a shame the lack of proper education in most of the country.

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    Jackie Rouleau
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In 1984, I met a man in his 90s while visiting in Texas. He told me to check out a cemetery up the road from him. It was filled with all the small children from his community that had died during that pandemic,. I visited there. Was one of the saddest places I've ever been.

    Glen MacLeod
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spanish flu makes COVID look wimpy. Estimated infected-500M. Estimated deaths -50M.

    El Dee
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The cat has more sense than many modern humans..

    Deborah Stuart
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They’re more compliant that the many idiots in our days

    Shannon McGill
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All dressed up, why is the one in front wearing overalls, I wonder

    thepinkrobot
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    THE CAT! I love this picture! every time i see it, it makes me chuckle.

    Ann M Clinkscales
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The cat had a mask also! Did they know then that cats could get a virus? Amazing!!

    Deanne Charlton
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandmother's story. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.al.com/news/2020/04/does-this-letter-from-the-past-tell-our-future.html%3foutputType=amp

    Nykky
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Covid is actually a related cousin to this, and H1N1 is a much weaker child. Those who got H1N1 before tend to not get as severe symptoms for covid. Plus, they can thus all effect cats (I'm pretty sure).

    Tim Cooper
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lol swine flu vacccine killed more people that. Swine flu. I swear the stupidity from the inflation party has no bounds

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    Milky Way Cookie
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm surprised the cat hasn't torn it apart

    Mary Rogers
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you look closely, the cat's body is swaddled in fabric so it literally can't move.

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    William zeringue
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s not wearing a mask it is the cats faicial fur if you look closely you can see the nose

    Beck
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can sorta see an outline of the nose. No mouth. I think it's 50/50 either way.

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    Luis Hernandez Dauajare
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cat is like... "You *do* know I can't catch it, don't you?"

    Dr. Otter
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Per CDC, Cats *can* catch human strains of Influenza A, such as the 1918 Spanish Flu. Dogs have their own strains of flu. We are safe from theirs, and they can't catch ours.

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    Junior Farrell
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am pretty sure it was discovered that masks didn't work for the Spanish Flu, just like it has been discovered that they don't work for Covid-19.

    Yuffa Kinazzo
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The mask on the cat!!! Clearly shows they knew it was was a joke even back then! Hahaha

    google slave
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    Which became the flu which became CV. Each one mysteriously vanishing as soon as something "new" comes along. 38 million people had the flu the year before CV. The year it "came out" there were less than 2000. The year after.. ZERO! These things just keep getting tougher and tougher. The flu took out the Spanish flu & CV took out the flu. And each one was the worst thing ever when it first is announced then it just gets forgotten about until that time of year rolls around. Not to mention all the symptoms are exactly the same as the previous one. They are presented in a fashion to do exactly what it's supposed to do & scare the hell outta you into getting the "vaccine" that was mysteriously available in such impossibly short periods of time. But fear & cognitive dissonance are strong. A helluva lot stronger than intelligence & common sense. It also helps the news "forgets" to talk about all the people dropping dead from the "vaccines."

    Mary Rogers
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Judging from your very confused and disjointed post, I don't think you should be looking at other people for fear and cognitive dissonance.

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    lynne thorp
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    And the masks didn't work them either!

    Justin Thyme
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    And the masks were completely ineffective then too.

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    Lost in History is an online page—one that has a presence on multiple social media, including Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, where it has its largest following at 1.2 million—that focuses on showing interesting glimpses into human history.

    By interesting, we mean lesser-known or lesser-seen moments from the past that stand out more than others. Either because they are weird or bizarre or just different, or because you mayhaps didn’t think of it that way, or it was a stepping stone to greatness in a certain field (e.g. medicine), and the like.

    Whatever the case, it’s definitely a unique take on history, and this page shows it.

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    Lesley Christie
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You would only get me on a cruise ship by force or drugging. Terrifying.

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    Tash
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are they extraordinarily tall or is he extraordinarily small?

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    Mad Dragon
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Trees are strung together at a height and angle that serves to block the road from the view of enemy watchtowers. All the enemy lookout sees is forest and trees, but not vehicles or roadway.

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    Lisa H
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everything about this picture is so sweet, right down the white flowers because that was Diana's favorite color! 🤍

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    More specifically, the page features events, people or just plain ol’ things (or different angles thereof, in some senses) that you don’t see every day. Take the Titanic, for instance: it’s made out to be this huge cruise ship that was tanked by an iceberg, like a gargantuan natural force that took down a behemoth of technological advancement in logistics, but by today’s standard, it’s kinda tiny. But size doesn’t matter, right?

    Here’s the King of Rock & Roll, Elvis Presley caught off-guard in an early-day selfie. Here’s Fidel Castro as a young boy back in his school days. Here’s a man begging his wife not to be divorced. Things you just don’t see every day, or on the front page of history.

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    Lisa H
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Best friend" considering she was openly bisexual? From what I understand, her husband, Diego Rivera, was not a very good husband to her, so she may or may not have had an affair (or multiple affairs) with a woman. Someone please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, this is coming from my own dusty memory banks. ETA: Wow a lot of you are assuming that I don't think Frida Kahlo can keep it in her pants JUST because she's bi. She has had relationships with women and history has an annoying way of heteronormalizing things (is that a word? Screw it, it is now). So it's therefore reasonable to wonder (NOT assume, but just wonder) if there was more to this friendship. I am NOT making assumptions. Go be mad at someone who is actually a bigot. You're wasting your time with me.

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    Jrog
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Photo taken in Snow King Resort, Jackson, WY. Operational between 1951 and 1978, it replaced a similar single seater arrangement operational since 1946, that reused posts and cables from an ore tram built in the '30s for a mine close by. It was replaced in 1981 be a modern Doppelmayr Garaventa double chair lift. Removed in 2014. There are several photos like this floating around because this was taken in a spot that was specifically designed for touristic photos, to give impression of being at height, while in reality the seat was barely 3 meters from the ground for the whole run. The uncropped photos show the bushes/small trees just below. It was not exactly safe, but forced perspective is the main factor here.

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    And speaking of unique angles on history, History Today elaborates on it by saying that history is narratives. It’s a certain kind of journey to explain things, decisions, outcomes, facts, whatever, and these various narratives hold them.

    The article also proposes that the main task of history as a discipline is to be the epicenter of a constructive debate on our existence and everything in it—from political systems to leadership to economy to society and culture.

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    While it can be argued that the study of the “how” and the “why” in all things history seems like the most interesting part of the discipline, the entirety of history is as important as everything else in it. It’s more than just specific stories—context also matters, and marginalizing history will in fact hinder the full potential understanding of what’s what.

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    censorshipsucks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For a moment I thought it was a horrible sample of trepanning but then I read the caption and was like whew... but still cursed AF.

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    starshollow
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Should have kept it in your pants, Larry!"

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    Channo Sagara
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People on 1969: quietly takes picture. People in 2023: calls 911, child protection services, fbi, cia, dea, nsa, nasa, cnn, nbc, and fox news, while going live on both instagram + tiktok and screaming threatening the young mom.

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    All romanticism aside, history is what led to the way things are today and can ultimately lead to how things will be in the future. Massive Open Online Courses, an online education organization, puts it into perspective:

    “Take the Great Depression, for example—one of the most difficult but impactful periods in American history. The economic crisis put almost 15 million people out of work and sent countless families into homelessness, stealing their sense of security. Many of those people would feel insecure for the rest of their lives.”

    “The government had to learn how to help. This effort gave rise to Social Security, federal emergency relief programs, and funding for unemployment efforts. These changes continue to make life more secure for millions of Americans.”

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    “Society today comes from hundreds and thousands of actions like these. The more you learn about how these things happened, the better you understand real life.”

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    Agnes Jekyll
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Her sister published a book about her life because she wants her to be remembered for her life more than her death.

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    Lil Miss Hobbit
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He was a handsome little chap. Reminder that every evil person starts out young and innocent.

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    sofacushionfort
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What? Tuition is going up to $110.00 per semester!

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    Joshua David
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This, to me, is still the scariest movie of all time. It leaves me feeling horrible inside. When my parents were dating, they went to this, and my mom had to leave early. On the way out, they had stretchers along the wall. Then again my mom likes to embellish things so the stretchers may not have been there.

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    KB
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is always a point in illness where you'll consider anything

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    TomCat
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fun fact! John Ringling bought a palacial estate on the Sarasota Bay and when he died, destitute, he gifted the estate to the state of Florida. It is now home to Ringling museum, circus school and is open to the public to walk the grounds and tour the home. It's beautiful and worth the trip if you find yourself in the area.

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    Lakota Wolf
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay, but why do those look like flowers cultivated to LOOK like the 1970s? XD

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    Joshua David
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Glass in the pool? Looks like people been doing stupid s#it to get a photo a lot longer than I thought.

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    Stardust she/her
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why does this partially remind me of the distracted boyfriend meme?

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    Pizzaking, village burner.
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So according to the comments something happened. Could someone tell me? I live under a rock

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    Scout
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awful that she had so much plastic surgery that she lost so much of her beauty.

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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, those innocent days when we thought hiding under a table would protect us in case of total global nuclear destruction.

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    Lakota Wolf
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd just like to take a moment of mournful silence for all of us Gen Xers and older in regards to the fact that the "1990s" are now regarded as much a part of "ancient history" as the 1950s.

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    FaithInYou
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would this be part of a category about pics we might not expect? A girl blowing a bubble w/gum?

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