There is No Way You've Seen These Extremely Rare Historical Photos Before

The Tsar and His Family

Here sits Tsar Nicolas II and his family posing for a picture in 1913. Strangely enough, his wife is to the left, and so is his daughter. He married his daughter after his wife died. This dude was pretty weird. 

Soccer Soldiers

Whenever there was downtime during WWII, troops were forced to learn how to entertain themselves cheaply. They would carry around fireproof nets and solder goals together to play football to keep morale high, However,  they still had to wear their headgear in case there was a gas attack. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.