30+ Real Photos From The Past That Are Funny, Odd, And Unexpectedly Fascinating

I’ve always been into history. Not just the big, world-changing events, but the small, random moments that slipped through the cracks. The ones that didn’t make it into textbooks but still somehow feel important… or at least interesting.

These photos from the Instagram account OddlyHistory are a perfect example. They’re weird, charming, sometimes funny, and all very real. Not every photo changed the world, but they all capture a piece of it.

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Nate Armbruster

Nate writes for Pleated-Jeans and enjoys finding the internet’s funniest corners so you don’t have to.