History In Pictures

Dr. Henry Heimlich—the controversial creator of the Heimlich Maneuver—warred with the American Red Cross for more than 40 years.https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/69482/dr-henry-heimlichs-long-battle-red-cross-over-his-namesake-maneuver?a_aid=45307 …

And maybe you don't want to.https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/648119/fairy-tales-you-may-not-know?a_aid=45307 …

The best NC-17 movies aren’t always the highest-grossing movies, but Marlon Brando’s ‘Last Tango in Paris’ checks both boxes.https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/649307/highest-grossing-nc-17-movies?a_aid=45307 …

Since the Roman Empire, government has sought to tax your poops. It took four high school students to stand up to this turd tyranny.https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/649324/pay-toilet-history?a_aid=45307 …

In 1964, 'Goldfinger' established many of the elements that would become regular James Bond movie hallmarks, and made 007 a global superstar.https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/649325/goldfinger-james-bond-movie-facts?a_aid=45307 …

The famed sharpshooter befriended queens, warriors, and famous inventors. She was also falsely accused in the papers of stealing a man’s pants.https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/84392/11-sharp-facts-about-annie-oakley?a_aid=45307 …

In 1935, a tiger shark on display at the Coogee Aquarium in Sydney, Australia, regurgitated a human arm. The strange incident was just the beginning of one of the country's most twisted murder cases.https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/648979/shark-arm-murder-case-australia?a_aid=45307 …

Number of Karens born in 1965: 33,000 Number of Karens born in 2020: 325https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/649265/karen-unpopular-baby-name?a_aid=45307 …

Here's a look at how, since 1900, school lunches have evolved from midday meals at home into a $10 billion-a-year business.https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/87238/what-school-lunch-looked-each-decade-past-century?a_aid=45307 …

Satanic Panic was a phenomenon that swept North America, and the mass hysteria grew to include Oprah, the Smurfs, and even McDonald’s.https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/642372/satanic-panic-history-1980s?a_aid=45307 …

The Vril-Ya Bazaar and Fête was inspired by a popular Victorian science fiction novel—and introduced the world to bovril.https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/646499/first-sci-fi-convention-vril-ya-bazaar?a_aid=45307 …

"At first, the combination of beef with cheese and tomatoes, which sometimes are used, may seem bizarre," the venerable newspaper concluded.https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/64748/1938-new-york-times-thought-cheeseburgers-were-weird-new-fad?a_aid=45307 …

Despite how beloved Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' is, there have been plenty of people who hated it.https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/32099/7-people-who-hated-pride-and-prejudice?a_aid=45307 …

Leave your triskaidekaphobia at the door.https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/90720/13-amazing-things-happened-friday-13th?a_aid=45307 …

Only three out of Henry VIII's four legitimate children reached adulthood. Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I each went on to reign and leave their mark on English history.https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/648540/king-henry-viii-children?a_aid=45307 …

Cut through the half-truths and urban legends to find out more about Friday the 13th, the unluckiest day on the calendar.https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/537446/facts-about-friday-13th?a_aid=45307 …

There are a few cases of “no one can explain why it’s here.” Like the Las Vegas urinal one.https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/649045/places-to-see-berlin-wall?a_aid=45307 …

Comedian and actor Robin Williams helped the careers of his co-stars and kept everyone around him laughing.https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/550969/facts-about-robin-williams?a_aid=45307 …

The lieutenant governor is to the gubernatorial line of succession what the vice president is to the presidential line of succession. Yes, there are exceptions.https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/649264/us-governor-line-of-succession?a_aid=45307 …

In the 1970s and 1980s, television was full of commercials featuring unsuspecting consumers discovering their preferred brand of peanut butter or coffee was hot garbage.https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/649033/classic-blind-taste-test-commercials?a_aid=45307 …