These Newly-Colorized Historical Photos Reveal Shocking Things

The OG Popeye

This stoker worked for the Royal Navy in the 1920s and was aptly nicknamed Popeye. He was aboard the HMS Rodney during his service. It's possible the creator of the famous Popeye cartoon, E.C. Segar, was inspired by this man's likeness.

The More You Know

George Washington owned a whiskey distillery.
Ancient Greeks came up with the idea of cyclops after they found a fossil of a mammoth, and had no idea what it was.
The Dutch declared a war against the Royalists but no battles happened or deaths caused. It went on for 335 years.
Marie Antoinette Never Said, "Let Them Eat Cake"

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