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15 Weird Historical Photos

Many of us look to the past with a warm sense of nostalgia in our hearts. However, as many of the photos you're about to see prove, the past was often a great deal weirder than many of us give it credit for. Here are 15 strange sights from the past you certainly won't see nowadays:
 
1. How the police tested bulletproof vests back in 1923.
15 Weird Historical Photos
2. The first meeting of the Mickey Mouse Club was more than a little creepy...
15 Weird Historical Photos
3. The successful testing of a new kind of leather football helmet.
15 Weird Historical Photos
4. An officer judging a female ankle competition.
15 Weird Historical Photos
5. A toddler and his riding boar in Ampthill, England.
15 Weird Historical Photos
6. When this flour manufacturer found out that poor women were making dresses out of his sacks, he started using flowery fabrics instead.
15 Weird Historical Photos
7. In 1903, Edward Lewellen caught the largest sea bass ever seen at that time.
15 Weird Historical Photos
 
8. A couple of Disney engineers working on one of their earliest animatronics.
15 Weird Historical Photos
9. A hippo pulling a circus cart... Nothing strange here!
15 Weird Historical Photos
10. Say 'Hello' to the original Ronald McDonald!
15 Weird Historical Photos
11. Baby cages were occasionally used to give kids fresh air in a safe environment.
15 Weird Historical Photos
12. A gas-proof stroller used throughout WWII.
15 Weird Historical Photos
13. A coin-operated spray-tanning machine.
15 Weird Historical Photos
14. Ham, the first chimp to be sent into space, captured after his safe return.
15 Weird Historical Photos
15. Pouring illegal alcohol out of the window during Prohibition.
15 Weird Historical Photos

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