r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Own_Pop_5549 • 7d ago
Image Copper cable and a single optical fiber that replaced it with the same capacity
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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/StemCellPirate • 6d ago
Image Abraham Lincoln is in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. He had one recorded loss in 300 recorded matches and was known for his strength and grappling skills.
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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/GonzoVeritas • 10d ago
Image Approximately 1,400 individual satellites as seen in the New Zealand night sky. This is a composite image made up of 578 individual 8-second exposures, captured by photographer Brendan Larsen.
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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/IM2X_ • Sep 26 '26
Image Two galaxies are colliding 60 million light-years away - and this is what it looks like
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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Rooonaldooo99 • Sep 05 '26
Image American Airlines passenger duct taped to seat following disruptive behavior onboard the flight
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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Trchickenugg_ohe • Sep 01 '26
Image Duane Keith Davis has been found guilty of the murder of Tupac Shakur
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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/mendbinding • 12h ago
Image This image highlights the surgical scars on Captain Smit Machchhar’s head, sustained during his heroic efforts to control Flydubai flight FZ1073, as he arrives to be honored by the Crown Prince of Dubai.
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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Gullible_Shoe_9558 • Aug 26 '26
Image Before and after of Syapru beshi, one of the affected areas of today's flash flooding in Nepal.
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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/ResponsibilityNo2097 • Sep 23 '26
Image Satellite view of Category 5 Hurricane Polo next to Mexico
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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/God_of_Matrix • 2d ago
Image A shop in Cadiz, Spain displaying traditional outfits worn by Nazarenos, clarifying it's not the KKK
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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/mvincen95 • 13d ago
Image Dr. Gay Hitler, son of George Washington Hitler, worked as a dentist in Circleville, Ohio, for over 40 years. Born in 1882, he lived long enough to see his surname become the most infamous in world history, dying in 1948.
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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Sweet-Swimming2022 • Aug 29 '26
Image The Statue of Liberty being unboxed, 1885
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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Downtown_Wind3363 • May 25 '26
Image The smallpox vaccine leaves a scar because it was given using a special two-pronged needle that scratched the skin and put a weakened virus in just that spot.
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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Penis_not_happyy • Jul 24 '26
Image New designs for euro(€) banknotes, these are two out of ten designs to pick which the general public can vote on.
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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Evas0nAccutane • Aug 02 '26
Image Drivers in Greece have been driving over a collapsed bridge as it’s quicker than going around it.
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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Yolo065 • Aug 01 '26
Image The Evolution of Ancient Greek Statues
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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/IM2X_ • 14d ago
Image A British gardener grew a 26 kg (57 lb) beetroot, breaking the world record in 2026
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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Expert_Koala_8691 • May 10 '26
Image A Bill Gates funded mosquito factory in Medellín, Colombia, produces 40 million mosquitoes weekly for release via drones and bikes. These insects carry a natural bacterium that prevents them from transmitting viruses to humans. By mating with wild populations, they spread this trait.
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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Delicious_Main_4360 • May 15 '26
Image Differences in the spot pattern of the Cheetah, Leopard, and Jaguar
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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/GaddockTeegFunPolice • Jul 31 '26
Image The leg of a professional sumo wrestler (Ura Kazuki )
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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/hydratedpsycho • Aug 02 '26
Image An Iraqi surgeon (Dr. Diyar Abdulwahid) successfully grew a temporary nose on a patients's forehead to reconstruct his face after losing a 99% of his nose to a severe electric schock
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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/ModenaR • Jun 16 '26
Image One of Hitler's bodyguards, Rochus Misch, lived long enough to see the movie "Downfall". When asked about the film's historical accuracy, he stated that it was factually accurate, although "Americanized"
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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/stainless5 • Jul 21 '26
Image By law, every Australian must get a tax receipt that shows exactly where each dollar of their tax is spent.
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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/OriginalSleeper • 14h ago
Image In August 1929, 14-year-old William Ruppert from Colgate, Maryland, broke the national pole-sitting endurance record by sitting atop an 18-foot flagpole in his family's yard for 23 days.
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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/west_manchester • Aug 07 '26
Image This tree surrounded by mushrooms
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