These Newly-Colorized Historical Photos Reveal Shocking Things

The OG Popeye

This stoker worked for the Royal Navy in the 1920s and was aptly nicknamed Popeye. He was aboard the HMS Rodney during his service. It's possible the creator of the famous Popeye cartoon, E.C. Segar, was inspired by this man's likeness.

A Homecoming Soldier

This photo was taken by the famous photojournalist Ernst Haas. He photographed soldiers returning home from World War II, and his eye always managed to capture the bleak humanity of his subjects. Many of his images follow soldiers searching for survivors in concentration camps. 

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The More You Know

  • Betsy Ross Didn't Design and Sew the First American Flag
  • The sweat of gladiators was thought to be an aphrodisiac. Some ladies even added them into their makeup products.
  • In the thirteenth century, Pope Gregory IX basically declared war on the cats of the world.
  • Up to 4% of the sand on Normandy beach is made up of shrapnel from D-Day that has broken down.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.