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Jul 23 • 17 tweets • 5 min read • Read on X
Thread on the Crazy images from the Past đź§µ

1. Brihadeeswara Temple Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu , India Image
2. The moment Muhammad Ali sacrificed his career
3. The only existing footage of Anne Frank in 1941.
4. How sounds were made for Disney cartoons in 1941
5. Charlie Chaplin's most famous boxing match that took place in his film "City Lights" (1931)
6. Coca Cola can , 1936 Image
7. India around 120 years ago
8. Kids on streets of England , 123 years ago
9. Olympic games 1908
10. Safety standards in the 1960s were something else. Image
11. Thousands and thousands of cables in New York City. 1800s Image
12. Jenny Joseph, 1992 Columbia Pictures logo model. She had never before and will never again model. Image
13. Kane Tanaka was 11 when WWI started, 36 at the start of WWII, 74 when Star Wars was released, and 116 when Covid-19 began. Born on January 2, 1903, she passed away on April 19, 2022, at the age of 119, making her one of the world's oldest people. Image
14. Swedish King Eric XIV's armor made in 1562 was ahead of its time for its remarkable flexibility
15. A wheat field in Manhattan

In 1982, before Battery Park's high-rises and condos, artist Agnes Denes was commissioned to create something unique.

Instead of a sculpture, she planted a golden wheat field using dirt excavated during the Twin Towers' construction Image
16. Last picture of Hachiko, the faithful dog who waited for over nine years outside Shibuya Station for his master to return even after he had died. (colorized, 1935) Image
17. Have you seen a Mechanical lighter from the 1800s.

The past was indeed crazy 🤪

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