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Illustration entitled 'Solomon Northup In His Plantation Suit', from the book Twelve Years A Slave © Getty Images
19th Century

Solomon Northup’s real 12 years a slave

Where does the word 'shampoo' come from? © Getty Images
19th Century

Where does the word ‘shampoo’ come from?

The 18th-Century Origins of Psychiatry: A Grand Conspiracy?
Georgians

The 18th-Century Origins of Psychiatry: A Grand Conspiracy?

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Ireland’s last witch burning © Wikimedia Commons
19th Century

Ireland’s last witch burning

Charles Marion Russel – Smoke of a .45 @ Google Art Project
19th Century

8 greatest gunfights of the Wild West

A Royal Affair © Getty Images
19th Century

A Royal Affair

Seven forgotten and unsolved crimes
19th Century

Seven forgotten and unsolved crimes

Eight weird and wonderful things that happened in May through history © Getty Images
General history

Eight weird and wonderful things that happened in May through history

Who invented the bra? © Getty Images
Medieval

Who invented the bra?

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Why do we say ‘lock, stock and barrel’? © Getty Images
19th Century

Why do we say ‘lock, stock and barrel’?

Three foods and drinks named after famous people © Getty Images
18th Century

Three foods and drinks named after famous people

What is a daguerreotype? (public domain)
19th Century

What is a daguerreotype?

Eight weird things that have happened in July through history © Getty Images
General history

Eight weird things that have happened in July through history

Were there health scares caused by new technology in the past? (public domain)
19th Century

Were there health scares caused by new technology in the past?

Top five… history’s oddest festivals© Getty Images
Early Modern

Top five… history’s oddest festivals