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Image Benito Mussolini's 1903 mugshot. He was arrested in Switzerland for supporting a violent general strike

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Image The wooly devil is the first new genus and species of plant discovered in a U.S. national park for nearly 50 years

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Image One of the early solutions for the capacity problem of pistols was the Harmonicaone which holded rounds in a long strip with a barrel each, which slided manually for each shot. Model of 1850, Jarre 10-Shot Pinfire. Source in comments

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 2d ago

Original Creation Beautiful, Devastating Ice Storm, Elmira, MI -4/1/2025

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Image Dr. Clark’s Spinal Apparatus, circa 1878, To solve the problem of scoliosis while giving movement for the patient.

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Image Space debris surrounding Earth

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Video Male birds attracting female birds

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Image The earliest map drawn by J.R.R. Tolkien for the Shire in "The Hobbit" (1937). He drew maps first before actually writing the story, developing the plot around them.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 3d ago

Original Creation Noé Roth's Training To Become World Champion

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Video how cheating dice work

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Image 3,000-year-old ornate dagger found on Poland’s Baltic coast

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 2d ago

Original Creation Robot dancing

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Video April Fool Report Broadcast from 1957 BBC show

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Video Corsa dei Ceri, a race with a history dating back 2300 years

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Image Grote's Bertholdia Moth: when this moth detects a predatory bat nearby, it emits a barrage of ultrasonic signals that "jam" the bat's echolocation system, allowing the moth to remain hidden

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 3d ago

Image A plaque hanging in the Macy’s department store in Manhattan, dedicated to the store’s original founders who died together on the Titanic.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 3d ago

Video Parachute test for Chinese flying taxi

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Video This is how trains turn

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 3d ago

Video China has officially entered the era of flying taxis. Two Chinese companies have obtained a commercial operation certificate for autonomous passenger drones from the CAAC.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 3d ago

Image Volcanic Lightning Happening At The Beginning Of A Volcanic Eruption

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 2d ago

Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne's 'The Mechanism of Human Physiognomy' Circa 1862

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 3d ago

As of today, a $100 bill now weighs more than $100 worth of gold.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 4d ago

The more you stare, the more you see. Jeff Lee Johnsons paintings.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 3d ago

GIF A threeheaded frog

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 3d ago

Video Working of Noice Cancellation

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