Wow, they're amazing.
Followed the link and some of them are quite startling.
A few things that caught my attention:
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4.) Fuzzy ducklings being used as therapy animals for children.
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That's really something. I always thought that sort of thing was a very modern concept.
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9.) Annette Kellerman promoting a woman’s right to wear a fitted, one-piece bathing suit in 1907. She was later arrested for indecency.
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Amazing. She's showing no flesh to speak of, but the very idea of a woman allowing her body shape to be visible was considered indecent.
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13.) A picture of the original Ronald McDonald from 1963.
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Fuck me, that's terrifying.
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23.) Beach patrols measuring the length of women’s bathing suits in the 1920s.
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So, progress but...
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26.) What lifeguards used to look like in the 1920s.
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Aha, Because it's fun to stay at the YMCA right?