A potato infected with blight, the disease that set off The Great Famine in Ireland from 1845 to 1852. During 1847, the single worst year of the famine, roughly 1 million people died and more than 1 million fled the country, causing the country's population to fall by 20–25%7mo ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The Roman emperor Nero, colorized. Known as one of Rome's most infamous rulers, he was notorious for his cruelty and debauchery. He ascended to power in AD 54 aged just 16 and died at 301yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
While working in the cellar of a grand English home, mysterious, toxic-looking bottles were found. Workers decided to do a taste test and discovered that the bottles contained rum — officially the oldest known rum in the world, dating to 17809mo ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
This is what happens to aluminum when hit by a 1/2 oz (14g) piece of plastic going 15,000 mph (24,000 km/h) in space2yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Marty Feldman - comedian, actor, writer. You offer a sincere compliment on a great mustache and suddenly she's not your friend. (1969)8mo ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Iranian women protest against an Islamic dress code for all female employees in government offices, 1980 [862x485]1yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Poor Cambodian guy was trapped like this for four days after slipping while alone in the jungle. After finding him, it took ten hours of chipping away at the rock to free him. He's alive and now recovering in hospital.5yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/WTF
Australian police seize drug dealer's 'phone' that they believe may be used as firearm - ballistics tests yet to confirm its effectiveness1yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Reflective stripe on a high-visibility shirt that heats up in direct sunlight4yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/CrappyDesign
NASA just shared never-before-seen images of Jupiter's moon, Io6mo ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Norway's sled dogs during another unusually warm winter. This mix of husky and Greenland dog — a breed known for taller legs, big paws and thick fur — is especially social and thrives in the cold1yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/dogswithjobs
A Neo-Assyrian limestone head of Pazuzu, King of wind demons, c. 8th-7th Century B.C. [1249 x 1129]1yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Antarctic research sail-drone washed up after being lost for two years. launched in 2019 from New Zealand, it's gone all the way around Antarctica and who knows where else, collecting data about krill. It's believed it hit an iceberg around the bottom of South America and lost connection3yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
The daughter of an Auschwitz survivor strikes a skinhead during a march in the Swedish town of Vaxjo, 1985. The picture was published in the next day’s newspapers and sparked a huge discussion in Sweden [1500 x 1020]1yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
The Fallen Monarch, Yosemite - 1899 and nowadays. 'F' Troop of the 6th US Cavalry pictured in the older photo3yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/OldPhotosInRealLife
New York mobster, Dutch Schultz in hospital a few hours before his death (1935). Schultz was shot by two Murder, Inc. hitmen, surviving just long enough to give police a strange rambling bedside interview that would later inspire Beat Generation poets and Illuminati-related conspiracies7mo ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/lastimages
Abraham Lincoln's home, Springfield, Illinois. Seen here in 1861 and today3yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/OldPhotosInRealLife
Abandoned Pennsylvania turnpike that was rerouted in the 1960s, leaving almost two miles of tunnels - 1942 and nowadays3yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/OldPhotosInRealLife
The head of a dodo bird - the species extinct for over 300 years2yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Shakespeare's wife's 500 year-old cottage, Stratford, England. c.1880 and today3yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/OldPhotosInRealLife
The office of slave traders, Price, Birch & Co - Alexandria, Virginia - c.1860 and today3yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/OldPhotosInRealLife
🔥 Millions of Christmas Island's baby red crabs emerge from the water, and make their way back to the jungle2yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
Michelle Pfeiffer shared this photo of her and Coolio on the set of the Gangsta's Paradise film clip in 19953yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
The preserved WW1 British trenches at Sanctuary Wood, Ypres, Belgium. At the end of the war, the farmer returned to his land, cleared the trenches and craters of debris, and simply left the site as it was. It now stands as a memorial and museum to the many thousands of lives that were lost there1yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Shivaji's iconic 'Wagh Nakh' or tiger claw, used to kill Azaf Khan in 1659. During a protracted military engagement, Shivaji held wagh nakh concealed in his hand and disemboweled his opponent Afzal, the commander of the opposing Bijapur army [768x990]7mo ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The women's building and meeting house built in 1732 at the Ephrata cloister, Pennsylvania. Seen here c.1890 and today3yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/OldPhotosInRealLife
Marble statue of Emperor Decius (249-251AD) dressed as Hercules, discovered January 25th during sewer repair works in Rome. It emerged face first as a bulldozer was tearing through old pipes that needed replacing. The statue is currently being cleaned and restored [485 x 862]1yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Ear hair tweezers with a spring tip allowing users to catch a lot more hairs in less time3yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/ofcoursethatsathing
In 1945, advancing U.S. troops found around 7,000 sacks of Nazi gold in a salt mine in the town of Merkers, Germany. In addition to looted art and foreign currency, the mine also contained suitcases full of gold teeth and personal effects. The current value of the gold recovered exceeds $8 billion1yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
🔥 Curled up hare in the snowy drifts of Scotland (Credit: A. Parkinson)4yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
Boats could once motor over the top of the Gregory Arch when Lake Powell was full. Due to the drought, for the first time since the 1960s, they can cruise under the monumental span of rock1yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
For 265 years, nearly all foreign nationals were banned from entering Japan. Ivory netsuke from the period depicted rarely seen European merchants as large-nosed, elongated curiosities, with a love for exotic animals [1774x650]9mo ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Hand re-attached after being sliced off with an industrial meat slicer - required seven hours of meticulous microsurgery and a friend clever enough to pack it in ice. Still healing, but regained some movement the following day.4yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/medizzy
Hydatid cysts in the brain - one of many reasons why letting your dog lick your face is not a good idea4yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/medizzy
Zitkala-Sa, Native American writer, activist, educator, and accomplished violinist (1898). Taken by white missionaries as a child, she went on to publish archives of Native American customs and legends, and later dedicated her life to uniting the tribes in their fight for gaining full citizenship1yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Greek machaira (sword), 5th–4th century BCE. Also known as a kopis, the machaira was introduced into Greek weaponry during the late sixth century B.C. [2568x1264]1yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Unilateral sun damage on the face of a 69 year old truck driver. 28 years of chronic UVA exposure through window glass, penetrating the epidermis and upper layers of dermis, result in thickening of the epidermis and stratum corneum, as well as destruction of elastic fibers1yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Thornton Abbey, North Lincolnshire, England - 1860 and nowadays3yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/OldPhotosInRealLife
Mid-century firecracker labels are a goldmine for charming and bizarre art8mo ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/ArtHistory
The Expulsion from the Garden of Eden, by Masaccio, before and after restoration. The fresco was painted in 1425. In 1680, Cosimo III de' Medici ordered that fig leaves be added to protect the modesty of Adam and Eve. These were removed in the 1980s when the painting was fully restored and cleaned1yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/ArtHistory
The world's largest permanent virtual production stage, which opened recently in Australia. The green-screen replacement is 39ft by 288ft and uses 6,000 LED panels, or about 130 million pixels to create high-resolution animated backdrops that respond to the perspective of the camera1yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Worked red deer antler head-dress made from the skull of a stag. The holes would probably have been used to tie it onto the head. Yorkshire, England, 8000 BC [1072x647]3yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
🔥 The sky turns purple as the largest typhoon in 60 years prompts evacuations in Japan4yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
India's dangerously polluted Yamuna River is covered in toxic chemical foam yet residents are still bathing in it to celebrate a religious festival2yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Abandoned Tucker 743 Sno-Cats that were used in the 1964-67 Dutch/Belgian Antarctic expedition3yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
MV Erika broke in two and sank 12 December 1999 entering the Bay of Biscay4yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/CatastrophicFailure
7 Up stopped adding the mood stabilizer lithium citrate to its formula in 1948. Until then, though, it was seen as a health drink. Lithium is used today to treat bi-polar and also greatly reduces the risk of suicide, a benefit often not seen in other medications.3yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The sculptor Franz Messerschmidt (1736 - 1783) is most famous for his character heads, a collection of busts with faces contorted in extreme facial expressions2yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
In 2004, 17-year-old Brianna Maitland disappeared after leaving her dish washing job late one night in Montgomery, Vermont. Her car was discovered the following day, backed into the side of an abandoned house about a mile away from her workplace. No trace of her has ever been found.2yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/oddlyterrifying
1930's gangster Alvin Creepy Karpis had his fingerprints removed by an underworld surgeon1yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
🔥 The now-extinct Eungella gastric-brooding frog, which would swallow their own fertilised eggs, incubating them them in its stomach before spitting out baby frogs once grown2yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
This comment about Sausalito gave me a chuckle. What are your thoughts on the place?7mo ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/sanfrancisco
Can any old timers explain the three jokes? HG and Roy t shirt from the 90s1yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/triplej
Old cigarette packets found behind a mirror from around the 1920's1yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
🔥 Birdseye view of the Icelandic volcano looks like something in outer space2yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
$400 rent per week gets you a shower in your kitchen in Australia these days1yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/LateStageCapitalism
Air France Concorde Flight 4590, 25 July 2000. Debris from the runway ruptured the fuel tank during take-off. The crash moments later killed all 109 passengers and crew and another four people on the ground. The crash ultimately lead to the retirement of the entire fleet of Concords.3yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/CatastrophicFailure
Fort Irwin Potemkin Village, a US Army training village purpose built in the Mojave Desert, California1yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Found these cigarette pack covers when disassembling a mirror my grandma gave me. Can't find anything about them but I'm assuming they're from the 20s.5yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/FoundPaper
Nobody did weirdly contorted yet naturalistic hand studies quite like the Florentines. This one has a loose attribution of Giovanni Camillo Ciabilli (1675-1746), though I'd be interested to hear alternative suggestions!3yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/ArtHistory
Tomb monument of Bishop Triest (partly) by Jerome Duquesnoy the Younger, 1654. During the completion of this sculpture he was arrested for sexually abusing two boys at the church and tried for sodomy. He was sentenced to strangulation and burning at the stake in the public square in Ghent3yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/ArtHistory
This dinosaur park shut down 20 years ago, but it still has a resident3yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/AbandonedPorn
The boarding house of Mary Surratt, executed for the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, 604 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C.. Seen here c.1890 and today3yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/OldPhotosInRealLife
Australia has around 1,650 species of native bees that we know of - here are 152yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Radio Shack’s new TRS-80 Micro Computer System on display at the Boston Computer Show on August 25, 19772yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
An x-ray performed by customs revealed more than 380 packages of cocaine inside the arm of an excavator5yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
🔥 The cloud forests of Lord Howe Island have been bouncing back to life since introduced rats and mice were eradicated3yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
Hans Baldung Grien, Death and the Maiden; 1518 - 1520, oil on panel, 31 x 19 cm, Offentliche Kunstsammlung, Basel.3yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/ArtHistory
A traditional Jewish hat of the type and color worn in the Middle Ages. In 1555, Pope Paul IV ordered that in the Papal States the hat must be a yellow, peaked hat, and from 1567 for twenty years it was compulsory in Lithuania for all Jewish men to wear one as an identifier2yr ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
