The past isn’t truly gone. It’s still alive in photos, books, films, and people’s memories. Some photos are so iconic that they become known in every corner of the world. And yet, they don’t paint the full picture of that particular time.
‘Mr Interesting’ is a new online community that is dedicated exclusively to sharing interesting, rare, vintage photos, facts, and other curiosities. We’ve collected some of the most powerful images, which make you stop and stare, to give you a fresh glimpse into the past. Scroll down to see history like you’ve never seen it before.
#1 A Million People Gathered To Protest In Central Seoul, South Korea And Cleaned Up Before They Left
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#2 A Mongolian Girl And Her Camel, United In Laughter, Photographed By Han Chengli In 2003
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#3 A Statue In Istanbul To Honor Tombili, A Well-Known Stray Cat. He Used To Sit In This Position And Watch Passers-By
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#5 South Korea Sent A Fully-Kitted Sharpshooter To The Olympics. Turkey Sent A 51-Year-Old Guy With No Lenses, No Eye Shield Or Ear Protection. He Took Home A Silver Medal
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#6 Lonnie Johnson Invented The Super Soaker In The Late 1980s. In 2013, He Reached A Settlement With Hasbro That Awarded Him Nearly $73 Million In Unpaid Royalties
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#7 In The 1980s, A Japanese Train Station Was Kept Open For Years Just So One Schoolgirl Could Commute To Class. It Closed After Her Graduation
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#9 Former Billionaire Chuck Feeney Secretly Gave Away His $8 Billion Fortune. His Philanthropy Was Exposed In 1997 When A Business Dispute Forced The Disclosure Of His Identity As The Anonymous Donor
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#10 Mobster Al Capone Ran A Soup Kitchen During The Great Depression And Served Free Meals To Thousands Of Unemployed People Every Day. No Questions Asked
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#12 A Father Looking For His Two Missing Sons That Went Missing During The Kosovo War In 1999. (They Were Later Found Safe)
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#13 Sombra, A Colombian Police Dog, Was So Skilled That Cartels Put A Bounty On Her Life, Leading Authorities To Assign Her Bodyguards And Relocate Her For Safety
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#14 Many Japanese Toilets Have A Built-In Sink Above The Water Tank, Allowing Users To Wash Their Hands And Then Reuse That Water For The Next Flush. This Saves Millions Of Liters Annually
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#16 In Japan, The Term “Madogiwa-Zoku” Refers To Older Employees Who Stay On The Payroll But Do Almost Nothing, Often As A Gesture Of Respect Or To Avoid Pushing Them Into Early Retirement
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#18 The West African Lungfish Can Survive Up To Three Years Without Food Or Water. When Rivers Dry Out, It Buries Itself In Mud And Forms A Protective Mucus Cocoon To Breathe, Making It One Of Nature’s Most Extreme Survivors
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#19 A Kiowa Girl Named O-O-Be Wears A Three Hide Dress Decorated With Elk Teeth, Oklahoma, 1894
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