Final moments: Haunting last photos of iconic people.

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This is the final photograph taken of Freddie Mercury in 1991, before he passed from bronchial pneumonia, a complication of AIDS.

Tupac Shakur with his manager Suge Knight shortly before being murdered in a drive-by on September 13, 1996.

Princess Diana, her Bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones, and Driver Henri Paul shortly before the fatal crash.

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Aug 7, 2024

Some of our favorite historical photos

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1.) A woman is ticketed for wearing a bikini in 1957.

2.) A hippie sells flowers on the road, Oklahoma, 1973.

3.) A man and his beloved pet duck that he raised from an egg, 1994.

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Jun 14, 2024

Some of the most haunting photos ever taken.

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1.) The Twin Towers from a wheat field in Manhattan.

2.) Joseph Goebbels glares at Jewish photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1933.

3.) Anne Frank’s father Otto, revists the attic where he and his family hid.

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Jun 14, 2024

Some interesting photos of daily life in the 19th century (A thread 🧵)

1.) Family time at the Niagara River, 1890s.

2.) 5th Avenue and 59th Street, New York City, 1897

3.) An Italian ice man selling ices to children, 1877.

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May 22, 2024

A thread 🧵. 10 Strange Foods of the Great Depression

The Great Depression was a time of intense scarcity.

Jobs, money, and food were scarce, so people had to reinvent their menus to survive the prolonged economic downturn.

Food that people wouldn’t have earlier considered eating was silently gobbled down as they made do with what was readily available.

These culinary experiments later came to be known as “Depression-Era Cuisine.”

1. Prune Pudding
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, an early proponent of the home economics movement, whipped up nutritious and inexpensive meals she discovered at Cornell University’s Home Economics Department.

During the Depression, she made her husband, President Franklin Roosevelt, eat prune pudding, especially when guests were around.

Prunes were cheap, easily available, easily stored, and therefore a mainstay during the Great Depression. So, prune pudding became a quick and easy substitute for fresh fruits, pies, and other desserts.

All this simple and delicious dessert needed were prunes, sugar, and egg whites whipped together.

2. Creamed Chip Beef
Also humorously called “shit on a shingle” or “save our stomachs” (SOS), creamed chip beef was a staple during both World Wars and the Great Depression.

This strange dish has its roots in Pennsylvania Dutch country.

It was whipped up with salted and dried beef, flour, butter, and milk before being served on a piece of toast.

People also added parsley and pepper to the mix if they had some on hand while substituting beef for cheaper meat like goats or wild game. The dish is still served today at certain restaurants and diners in the Mid-Atlantic.

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