35 Photos That Give More Insight Into Our “Weird History”

Historical photos give us perspective on events that took place in the past. However, the folks behind the X account, Weird History, share old pictures that provide a more unusual narrative of how things may have played out long ago. These odd, funny and interesting pictures capture fleeting moments in the past. The page promises that with their content, their followers of over 175K will find that there’s ‘never a dull moment’ with their daily posts of the weirdest things that happened in history.

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Tamra: “My fever’s so high today, I’m flaming!”

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Serial pacifist: Hero

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Multa Nocte: There’s natural irony for you.

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Serial pacifist: Juliana is a good girl.

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Serial pacifist: Has an airport named after her in Istanbul. Well deserved.

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Steve Robert: And If you listen to Fox News, you’re pretty much brainwashed.

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K- THULU: Before being burnt as a witch…

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The Scout: Street art by Isaac Cordal. What is not really clear in the photo is that the whole sculpture is only a few centimeters high: https://streetartutopia.com/2024/06/10/politicians-discussing-climate-change/.

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Nicola Mawson: Didn’t work

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Helena: I get that. I absolutely would have

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Pernille: This happened in Sweden too, I believe.

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CK: He’s depicted so much more accurately than she is.

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Lyone Fein: And this also means there are tons of excellent Cuban mechanics!