A weird history thread.

1. Shrek was inspired by a real person, Maurice Tillet, who was a French professional wrestler. I'm sure you can see the resemblance.

2. In the early 1900s, rat catchers would scour the sewers of Europe and receive money for every rat they killed.

3. This is what 5 megabytes of memory looked like in 1956.

4. Alfred Hitchcock serving tea to the MGM Lion, 1957

5. This British hospital in 1957 where you could buy cigarettes in bed.

6. 1930s exercise machine designed to
roll the fat" out of your legs.

7. Salvador Dali walking his pet anteater in 1969

8. Boob washers were designed to maintain upright breasts with cold water and water pressure.

9. At one point, people believed masturbation drove you insane. This is a device to stop men from indulging in that behavior.

10. Ladies rooftop boxing in 1938.

11. The Dynasphere, a monowheel electric vehicle that could go up to 25 mph.

12. Kids playing with stacks of German money, 1922

13. A full-faced swimming mask designed to protect women's skin from the sun in the 1920s.

14. Parisians navigate floodwaters using rows of chairs in 1924.

15. A woman wears a cape to block off harmful UV rays in 1946.

16. A 16th-century chastity belt designed to stop men from masturbating before marriage.

17. The human frog baby was born in 1947. These photos were taken right after it was born. Sadly, the baby died shortly after.

18. Before radar, they used “Sound Finders” in WWI to detect which direction enemy planes were approaching

19. An “icebox” facial beauty treatment in 1966

20. A 1930s Mickey Mouse Club looks like something straight out of nightmares.

21. Testing a prototype football helmet in 1912.

22. A penniless mother putting her children up for sale in 1948.

23. 110-year-old fish swim bladder condoms.

24. A woman walking with her baby in a gas resistant baby carriage in 1938.

25. The Disneyland employee cafeteria in 1961.