A new Twitter account “HistoryPicz” is apparently dedicated to make us laugh our bellies out. They post historical photographs with their funny interpretations of the “real” stories that they represent. Take a look at the most hilarious ones and be sure to check the “HistoryPicz” regularly for a fresh laugh.
Source: twitter.com
“Overflowing prisons in the 1930s meant criminals had to be jailed on bits of cable or ‘The Ropes’ for years at a time.”
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“Three businessmen celebrate retirement after successfully inventing the cigarette.”
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“Group of unknown adventurers with the last ever ‘Mega-elephant’.”
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“Constable Geoffrey Barnett under cover in a lady’s dress infiltrating street gangs shortly before he was murdered.”
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“Wine merchants were often known to wed-off some of their daughters t expensive wines to avoid certain import-taxes.”
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“Houdini after his famous ‘I will turn into an elephant’ trick and 4 horrified onlookers who had missed the start.”
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“With penicillin still not invented yet, children were often dressed in spooky, dirty outfits to scare off diseases.”
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“Nun punished for reading (1928).”
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“Pupil teaches baffled headmaster how to correctly use the latest technologies of the day (Circa 1925).”
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“The head of an enormous horrifying statue built on Liberty Island (NY) at an attempt to scare away immigrants.”
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“John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and an unknown man reading letters from fans.”
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