#21 This right here is Vincent van Gogh's painting palette:

Rare historical photos that will alter your worldview - #21 This right here is Vincent van Gogh's painting palette:

#22 This is what first class on a plane in 1960 looked like:

Rare historical photos that will alter your worldview - #22 This is what first class on a plane in 1960 looked like:

#23 This is Robert Wadlow, the tallest man who ever lived:

Rare historical photos that will alter your worldview - #23 This is Robert Wadlow, the tallest man who ever lived:

#24 And this is Pauline Musters, the shortest woman ever to live:

Rare historical photos that will alter your worldview - #24 And this is Pauline Musters, the shortest woman ever to live:

#25 This is what the end of 13,000 miles of the Great Wall of China looks like:

Rare historical photos that will alter your worldview - #25 This is what the end of 13,000 miles of the Great Wall of China looks like:



#26 This painting by Leonardo da Vinci is the most expensive painting ever sold:

Rare historical photos that will alter your worldview - #26 This painting by Leonardo da Vinci is the most expensive painting ever sold:

#27 This, wicker chairs and all, is what the interior of a plane looked like in 1925:

Rare historical photos that will alter your worldview - #27 This, wicker chairs and all, is what the interior of a plane looked like in 1925:

#28 In 1955, it cost $4.75 to go on 10 rides at Disneyland:

Rare historical photos that will alter your worldview - #28 In 1955, it cost $4.75 to go on 10 rides at Disneyland:

#29 This is the violin Wallace Hartley, bandleader on the Titanic, played as the ship sank:

Rare historical photos that will alter your worldview - #29 This is the violin Wallace Hartley, bandleader on the Titanic, played as the ship sank:

#30 This monument to the doomed Donner Party shows just how deep the snow the unfortunate travelers had to deal with was:

Rare historical photos that will alter your worldview - #30 This monument to the doomed Donner Party shows just how deep the snow the unfortunate travelers had to deal with was:



#31 This is the world's oldest surviving photograph, taken by Nicphore Nipce in 1827:

Rare historical photos that will alter your worldview - #31 This is the world's oldest surviving photograph, taken by Nicphore Nipce in 1827:

#32 Here's what the original, un-enhanced world's oldest picture looks like today:

Rare historical photos that will alter your worldview - #32 Here's what the original, un-enhanced world's oldest picture looks like today:

#33 The presidents on Mount Rushmore were originally planned to look like this:

Rare historical photos that will alter your worldview - #33 The presidents on Mount Rushmore were originally planned to look like this:

#34 This is what a 3-year-old Albert Einstein looked like:

Rare historical photos that will alter your worldview - #34 This is what a 3-year-old Albert Einstein looked like:

#35 This is what the iceberg that sank the Titanic looked like after being hit:

Rare historical photos that will alter your worldview - #35 This is what the iceberg that sank the Titanic looked like after being hit:



#36 This is what the Mayan temple at Chichen Itza looked like before it was restored:

Rare historical photos that will alter your worldview - #36 This is what the Mayan temple at Chichen Itza looked like before it was restored:

#37 And this is what it looks like today:

Rare historical photos that will alter your worldview - #37 And this is what it looks like today:

#38 This is Ham the chimpanzee, the first ape launched into space:

Rare historical photos that will alter your worldview - #38 This is Ham the chimpanzee, the first ape launched into space:

#39 This pointy thing is what a nuclear bomb actually looks like:

Rare historical photos that will alter your worldview - #39 This pointy thing is what a nuclear bomb actually looks like:

#40 In 1962, three men escaped Alcatraz Island prison after fooling guards with papier-mch decoy heads that looked like this:

Rare historical photos that will alter your worldview - #40 In 1962, three men escaped Alcatraz Island prison after fooling guards with papier-mch decoy heads that looked like this: