These Confusing Pictures Had Us Questioning Everything

Just because everything seems so straightforward and simple these days doesn’t mean that it was always like this. Through trial and error, human beings have created the many different systems that we know and love today. And whilst computers have no doubt helped us keep certain records, everything was once done by hand…

Back in 1665, death records in London were kept a little differently than how they are kept today. This list shows how those in charge would document and keep track of the different deaths that would occur in London over a week. Imagine having to keep up with this sort of thing by hand…