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these facts Will wow you

At the beginning of the 20th century heroin was used to cure a cough.

New York police brass knuckles, 1864.

Just a photo from the inside of a WWI submarine —well, nothing unusual, really! Keep scrolling down!

And here is a picture of Germany in the 1930s.

Iranian women before the Islamic revolution.

Paintings by Adolf Hitler. Aren’t they beautiful?

Joseph Stalin, Harry Truman and Winston Churchill at the Potsdam Conference, 1945

Marilyn Monroe tries to go shopping while fans and media watch, 1957

World Head of States in 1889From left to right: Yohannes IV (Emperor of Ethiopia), Tewfik Pasha (Khedive of Egypt), Abdülhamit II (Sultan of the Ottoman Empire), Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (Shah of Persia), Christian IX (King of Denmark), Dom Luís I (King of Portugal), Willem III (King of the Netherlands), Dom Pedro II (Emperor of Brazil), Milan I (King of Serbia), Leopold II (King of the Belgians), Aleksandr III (Emperor of Russia), Wilhelm I (German Emperor & King of Prussia), Franz Joseph I (Emperor of Austria & King of Hungary), Victoria (Queen of the United Kingdomof Great Britain and Ireland & Empress of India), Jules Grévy (President of the French Republic), Leo XIII (Pope), Meiji (Emperor of Japan), Guangxu (Emperor of China), Umberto I (King of Italy), Don Alfonso XII (King of Spain), Oscar II (King of Sweden and Norway) and Chester A. Arthur (President of the United States).

Richard Nixon’s resignation lunch: pineapple slices, cottage cheese, and a glass of milk. August 8, 1974

German soldiers cutting the beard of an old Jewish man, Ukraine, July 1941

Signalling the coming change in warfare, French Cavalry observe an Army airplane fly past – 1916

Commandant of the Bergen-Belsen concentration cam, Josef Kramer known as the “Beast of Belsen” paraded in irons before being sent to a POW camp to await trial. Belsen, April 1945He was detained by the British army after the Second World War, convicted of war crimes and hanged on the gallows in Hamelin prison

KGB agent Vladimir Putin in disguise as family member meeting Ronald Reagan during his 1988 trip to Russia

Two Korean men defending a grocery store during the L.A Riots April 30, 1992

Two business owners preparing to defend their property, L.A Riots, 1992

Breaker boys working in Ewen Breaker of Pennsylvania Coal Co. January, 1911A breaker boy was a coal-mining worker in the United States and United Kingdom whose job was to separate impurities from coal by hand in a coal breaker.

The brothers Adolf and Rudolf Dassler, who founded famous sport’s companies Adidas and Puma.

The Opening Ceremony of the XXII summer Olympic Games, Moscow, 1980.

Soldiers of the Caucasus, early 20th century.

Princesses Olga and Tatyana of the Russian royal family before the Revolution, 1913.

King George VI of Britain looking serious, 1938.

Fawzia Fuad, Princess of Iran and Queen of Egypt, 1939.

Players of the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Chicago Black Hawks search for Jack Evans’ lost contact lens during an ice hockey game, 1962.

Geishas, Japan, 1920s.

An Iranian woman, 1960.

Margaret Hamilton, the principal software engineer for NASA, 1969.

Famous poet Joseph Brodsky with his students, Michigan, 1980s.

Linda Christian, the first ’Bond girl’, 1945.

Bikers, 1960s.

A boy watches television for the first time through a shop window, 1948.

James Naismith, the creator of basketball, with his wife.

A graduation ceremony, 1895.

The crush of the ocean liner SS Normandie on 9 February 1942 at New York City’s pier 88.

A sixteen-year-old Arnold Schwarzenegger at his first body-building competition.

A young Inuit girl and her husky dog, 1949.

Surfers, 1922.

18. Rafael Nadal ($37.5M; tie)
Age: 30
Nadal just barely made the cut, turning 30 on June 3 last year. 2015 was the first Nadal did not win a Grand Slam event since 2004, putting an end to his10-year streak, the longest in men's tennis history. He's still a fan favorite and banked millions for his appearance at the IPTL matches in December. Endorsement partners include Nike, Babolat, KiaMotors, Tommy Hilfiger and more.

17. Drake ($38M)
Age: 30
Drake turned 30 in late October so he still makes the ranks of the top-earning celebs under 30.The Canadian rapper had the best music sales of anyone not named Adele, thanks to new album Views. He juiced his total with live shows and checks from brands including Sprite, Nike and Apple.

16. Sebastian Vettel ($41M)
Age: 29
Vettel inked a three-year deal to drive for Ferrari in the fall of 2014. The contract is one of the richest in the F1 and will pay out more than $40 million annually, including bonuses if Vettel performs. Vettel tied Michael Schumacher's record for most wins in a season with 13 in 2013.

15. Russell Wilson ($42M)
Age: 27
The quarterback earned $2 million in salary during his first three seasons, but the Seattle Seahawks rewarded him in the summer of 2015 with a four-year contract extension worth $87.6 million including a $31 million signing bonus. Wilson has become one of the NFL's most marketable players,scoring deals with Microsoft, Nike, Bose and Braun. He launched his own clothing line, GoodMan Brand, at Nordstrom in 2016.

22. Derrick Rose ($34M)
Age: 28
After seven seasons playing for Chicago, the Bulls traded Rose to the Knicks in July. Injuries have derailed the career of the former MVP and No. 1 overall draft pick. He has one season left on the five-year, $95 million deal he signed with the Bulls at the end of 2011. Rose is one of the NBA's top earners off the court thanks a 13-year Adidas deal worth up to $185 million.

21. Marcell Dareus ($35M)
Age: 26
In September 2015, the 26-year-old inked a six-year, $96.6 million contract extension with the Buffalo Bills. Dareus’ deal included a $25 million signing bonus and $60 million in guaranteed money,the most ever for a non-quarterback. The defensive tackle only garners approximately $100,000 in endorsements, the lowest of any NFL player on the Celebrity 100.

20. Gareth Bale ($36M)
Age: 27
Injuries limited the Welsh international to just 21 La Liga starts in the 2015/16 season, but he managed to score 19 times, much to the delight of Real Madrid, which paid a whopping $118 million to acquire him in 2013. Bale is also a standout fixture for sponsor Adidas, having inked a six-year contract in 2014 worth an estimated $35 million.

19. Neymar ($37.5M; tie)
Age: 24
Neymar has a dozen endorsement deals with brands like Nike, Red Bull, Panasonic, Konami and Gillette. He is currently the only active soccer player earning more off the field than on. Neymar's playing contract is worth $75 million over five years.

26. James Harden ($33M)
Age: 27
The Houston Rockets player has two years left on his five-year, $79 million contract he inked in 2012 and recently signed a four-year extension worth$118 million. When he’s off the court, the 26-year-old shooting guard mints millions from endorsement deals with Beats, FootLocker, NBA 2K and other global brands.

25. Ed Sheeran ($33.5M; tie)
Age: 25
The Brit bagged two Grammy wins for his single"Thinking Out Loud" from his studio album x, which has shifted 2.6 million copies since its 2014 release. The singer-songwriter also rakes in millions from co-writing hits such as Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself" and recently started his own aptly named label, Gingerbread Man.

24. Kei Nishikori ($33.5M; tie)
Age: 26
Nishikori is the No. 6 tennis player in the world. He is the only Japanese pro to ever break the ATP Top10 and the first Asian athlete to make a men’s Grand Slam final. Nishikori earned $33.5 million almost entirely in endorsement deals; his 15 sponsors include Wilson, Adidas and Jaguar. His contract renewal with Japanese apparel brand Uniqlo is worth tens of millions annually.

23. A.J. Green ($33.5; tie)Age: 28In September 2015, A.J. Green signed a four-year deal with the Cincinnati Bengals that is worth $60 million. The contract extension includes a $15 million signing bonus and $6 million roster bonus. His $11.75 million base salary is just icing on the cake.

30. Kyrie Irving ($28.5M)
Age: 24
Kyrie Irving has averaged nearly 21 points per game since he entered the NBA as the No. 1 overall pick out of Duke University in 2011. Sales of Irving's Nike signature shoes have been on fire since the first one was introduced in December 2014. Irving makes an estimated $5 million from Nike, plus royalties on sales of his kicks.

29. Olivier Vernon ($32M)
Age: 26
Olivier Vernon cashed in during the NFL off season as a free agent with a five-year, $85 million contract from the New York Giants. The deal includes $52.5 million in guaranteed money, which is tied for the second most ever for a defensive player. The $27 million in signing and roster bonuses will be paid by the end of 2016 (Forbes considers it "earned" during our June-to-June time period).

28. Clayton Kershaw ($32M)
Age: 28
In 2015 the pitcher's salary skyrocketed to $30 million from$4 million thanks to his $215 million contract extension. The three-time Cy Young Award winner also raked in nearly one million in endorsement deals with Under Armour, Wilson, FantasyDraft.com and other brand partners.

27. Usain Bolt ($32.5M)
Age: 30
Bolt turned 30 this past August, two months after the end of our scoring period. The Lightning Bolt leaves other track stars in the dust in more ways than one: he’s the only track athlete to make the Celebrity 100, and gives other sports stars a run for their money. The six-time Olympic gold medalist earns the majority of his millions from numerous endorsement deals, including one with Puma that exceeds $10 million a year. Depending on his performance at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Bolt’s earning power could help him sprint to an even higher spot on next year’s list.

TERMINATOR
The actress Linda Hamilton, who played Sarah Connor, has an identical twin sister, Leslie. In the scene where the T1000 takes on Sarah’s appearance, the performance was given by Linda’s sister. There’s also a scene using mirrors in which her sister took part.

PULP FICTION
And finally, what was inside that briefcase in Pulp Fiction? It wasn’t the soul of Marsellus Wallace.

THE POSTER FROM THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
Everyone knows that on the poster for The Silence of the Lambs there’s a butterfly with a skull depicted on its back. But few people have ever noticed that this skull itself is made up of images of at least three naked women.

TITANIC
The famous portrait of Rose that Jack draws in the movie Titanic was actually made by James Cameron, as were the other images in Jack’s album.

SCREAM / THE SCREAM BY EDVARD MUNCH
The famous horror movie Scream owes its name to the painting of the same name by Edvard Munch. Moreover, the masks that the killers wear are almost an exact copy of the figure in the famous painting.

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’s NEST
Real mental patients living in a mental hospital were used for certain scenes in One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest.

POLICE ACADEMY
After the release of Police Academy, the name"Tackleberry" became widespread. In the USA, law enforcement agencies use the term to describe employees who love to take part in gunfights and use their sidearms at the first opportunity.

FORREST GUMP
As is well known, the plot of Forrest Gump begins during the hero’s childhood. During the course of the movie, we see him as a child, a teenager, and an adult. At the start of every new phase of the movie,we see him wearing a blue checkered shirt. Forrest’s son is dressed in the same shirt at the end of the movie.

FRIENDS
One fan of the series has calculated that over ten seasons, Joey amassed a total of $119,760 in debt to Chandler.

THE SHINING / TOY STORY
The carpet in front of Sid’s room in the animated movie Toy Story is exactly the same as the carpet in one of the hallways of the hotel in The Shining. It’s the very same hallway along which Jack Nicholson tries to kill his wife and son With an ax.

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN /MARRIED...WITH CHILDREN
The same edition of a newspaper has been appearing on our screens for 40 years now. Here you can see it in the TV show Married...with Children which first aired in 1987 and in the 2007 movie No Country for Old Men.

THE GODFATHER
Many of those who took part in the crowd shots during the shooting of the wedding scene with Don Corleone in The Godfather were actually really gangsters and their relatives. This was one of the first movies to shine a light on the internal world of America's mafia clans, and, moreover, it was the first to be "blessed" by some of their most influential figures — many gangsters wanted to take part in the filming.

THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
Anthony Hopkins, who won an Oscar for his role in The Silence of the Lambs, appears on screen during the movie for only 16 minutes. And yes, despite the widespread claim, Hannibal Lecter does in fact blink during this time.

THE DEVIL’s ADVOCATE
The boxing match that Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves watch during this movie was real. The match, which was for the title of world champion, starred Roy Jones, Jr. and took place in New York on October 4th, 1996. Jones beat Bryant Brannon in the second round.

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Coober Pedy in Australian desert is their home. That’s an underground town where 3500 people from 45 different nationalities live. It’s much more luxurious down there and much cooler, as temperature is maintained at 23-25 degrees C.

engrMikemd:
I prefer Sam Loco

quite unfortunate that the Academy Awards don't recognize him