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Politics

Stubble and Statecraft: How Beards Grew Political

Angelica Calabrese December 3, 2015

Huis Ten Bosch

Huis Ten Bosch

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

Site of our 19th President's home and our 1st Presidential gas station

The Rutherford B. Hayes Birthplace Gas Station

A gas station has taken the place of the home of the 19th American President.

Bristol Basin

New York, New York

Bristol Basin

A small part of lower Manhattan is actually made from a bit of England.

The Constitution

Vilnius, Lithuania

Republic of Uzupis

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

Donald Trump Can't See Through Dirt

Sarah Laskow October 23, 2015

Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower watching a television during the Republican National Convention, Chicago, Illinois Date 1952 July

Norman, Oklahoma

Julian P. Kanter Political Commercial Archive

The largest collection of political commercials in the world.

military history

The Turkish Deep State: What Life Is Like When the Conspiracy Is Real

Sarah Laskow October 13, 2015

Vice Premier Wang Yang: some grey?! (5/2015) with Michel Temer, VP of Brazil

Why Must China's Bigwigs All Dye?

Tao Tao Holmes October 5, 2015

Donald J. Trump State Park

Mahopac, New York

Donald J. Trump State Park

This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.

The Bronze Soldier of Tallinn

Tallinn, Estonia

The Bronze Soldier of Tallinn

This stoic bronze soldier stands as a symbol of Russian sacrifice or Soviet oppression, or maybe both.

Men gather outside the National Anti-Suffrage Association headquarters in 1911.

Kim Davis, William Franklin, And Others Who Picked The Wrong Revolution

Cara Giaimo September 14, 2015

Warren G. Harding campaigns for the presidency in 1919. (Photo: Library of Congress)

Warren G. Harding Was The First Celebrity-Endorsed President

Cara Giaimo August 31, 2015

I-19, America's Only Metric Interstate

Green Valley, Arizona

I-19, America's Only Metric Interstate

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

The School Where Germany Surrendered

The School Where Germany Surrendered

This small red school was where Germany signed their surrender during WWII.

FOUND: The Plot of 'Die Hard' in Jeb Bush's Website

Sarah Laskow June 16, 2015

A 45-Year-Old Mom and a Manson Girl Both Tried to Kill Gerald Ford

Sarah Laskow June 3, 2015

Kentucky Floral Clock

Frankfort, Kentucky

Kentucky Floral Clock

This huge clock made of flowers and simple machinery was once used a political weapon.