Antonio & Rosa, the longest divorced couple, the couple divorced after 77 years of marriage after Antonio found letters from an affair she had 60 years before. Antonio was 99 and Rosa was 96.5mo ⋅ NapoleonLover978 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
phones confiscated during cell searches at just one California prison1yr ⋅ Ipunishdogabusers ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Police in UK utilised a metal detector in in order to tackle and deter knife possession.1yr ⋅ sirusndurus ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
A 1950s magazine ad shows a tip on how to dispose of batteries1yr ⋅ 2ndSifter ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
On June 10, 2018, NASA officially had to say goodbye to the little rover that could. The Mars Opportunity Rover was meant to last just 90 days and instead marched on for 14 years. It finally lost contact with earth after it was hit by a fierce dust storm.1yr ⋅ PROXeR__OiShi ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The side of planet Earth we aren't used to seeing (source: Google Earth)6mo ⋅ Elf_7 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The Pentagon three days after the 9/11 attacks, where hijacked Flight 77 was crashed into the building and killed 189 people.1yr ⋅ VAMSI_BEUNO ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Joseph Ligon was released this year after serving the 5th longest prison sentence in recorded history (67 years, 54 days)2yr ⋅ EriccMendez ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Thomas Jefferson’s sixth great grandson recreates his photo4yr ⋅ brotayto_yt ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The Anthrax-laced Letter Sent to U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy on October 9th, 20011yr ⋅ DaimyoValk ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The Parasitic Batfly has co-evolved with its bat hosts for millions of years. They have developed a flat, hard body to prevent being crushed & velcro-like hairs & claws to hang on to their host's fur.1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
These are Survivors of 1972 of Infamous Andes plane crash. They resorted to cannibalism to survive 72 days in the snow.2yr ⋅ Kronyzx ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
South African spearfisherman, Gerjo van Niekerk, in Sep 1989, bearing a recent wound from a great white bite. 'It was a one-in-a-million freak accident' he told reporters. Just two months later, diving Melkbosstrand, van Niekerk disappeared- and a few days after his shark-bitten leg washed ashore.1yr ⋅ sharkfilespodcast ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Scientists Reconstruct The Mutilated Face Of A 1,000-Year-Old Female Viking Warrior1yr ⋅ CountingStars29 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
This massive monument in Georgia has instructions in 8 different languages on how to rebuild society after an apocalyptic event. It also functions as a compass, calendar and clock.2yr ⋅ hpesoj_4109 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
German fortification, Brittany, France. WW2. Imagine the noise inside while it was being bombarded.1yr ⋅ SpaztheGamer ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
A Buddhist monk looking surprised that a white tourist have hairy arms 4d ⋅ TheHumanistBoss100 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
In 1979 25 year old George Koskotas fled the US for Greece pending 61 felony charges. There, he forged a degree to get hired at a bank and within 7 years he scammed his way into becoming one of the country's richest men. He was arrested in the White House in 1987 while meeting the President7mo ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Humans are trichromatic, meaning we see have three cone cells and thus can see many colors on the visible light spectrum. Many mammals are instead dichromatic, and thus see fewer colors. This is why the Tiger’s camouflage works even though it stands out so much for us.1yr ⋅ Isakmannen ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The difference between 99% and totality in a solar eclipse. 1mo ⋅ duckduckbananas ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Local medical center is sending video ads through the mail. It uses a cheap tablet.1yr ⋅ WHISKEY_DELTA_6 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Cast of a dog found at Pompeii. The plaster cast was made on a dog skeleton during the excavation of the domus of Vesonius Primus in Pompeii in the 19th century. The dog retains the collar with which it was tied to a chain, which prevented it from escaping during the eruption of 79 AD.1mo ⋅ Aneriox ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The most destructive single air attack in human history was the firebombing raid on Tokyo, Japan - Also known as the Great Tokyo Air Raid - Occuring on March 10, 1945 - Approximately 100,000 civilians were killed in only 3 hours1mo ⋅ NickyPileggi ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
In 1921 a mob of white supremacists with the help of the United States National Guard attacked a prosperous black community in Tusla, OK, and murdered at least 200 and injured more than 1,000 black people. They even used airplanes in the attack. This day is also known as Black Wall Street Massacre4yr ⋅ imdayzy ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
“Lonely fan”, 23-year-old, Tiago Rech was the only fan at his team’s stadium in a game in 2012. In 2014 he became the club president and in 2020 they’ve won the FGF cup and classified for Copa do Brasil for the first time in the history of the club.2yr ⋅ Beautiful_Facade ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
In 1969, for the first time in tens of thousands of years, the water over Niagra Falls stopped; the result of a geological survey by the Army Corps of Engineers10mo ⋅ thenewyorkgod ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The Six Grandfathers (Thuŋkasila Sakpe) before it was turned into Mt Rushmore, 19271yr ⋅ justlooking033 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Clothes preserved from burial of the bronze age Egtved Girl, buried circa 1370 BC in Denmark, right a modern recreation of her clothes.10mo ⋅ 4reddityo ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Colonel SANDERS got fired from a dozen jobs; was a lawyer who once assaulted his own client in court; started a restaurant that when went out of business and found himself broke at the age of 65; That's when he started KFC2yr ⋅ BOSSBABY33 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The seal is perfectly illuminated for about one minute on Veterans Day every year. Memorial in Anthem, AZ.3yr ⋅ UnironicThatcherite ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
If you didn't know, there is an experiment that has been continuously running since 1927. In this time, only 9 drops have fallen.3mo ⋅ -Hi_how_r_u_xd- ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
This is roundest object in the world. If it were enlarged to the size of the Earth, the difference between the highest and lowest points on its surface would be only 3 to 5 meters.10mo ⋅ -Iznogud- ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
In 1971, Nike hired a student to create a logo. She was paid $35 for her design.7mo ⋅ Vijeesh7 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Mathematician Henry Segerman demonstrating how a linear 3rd dimensional plane is only a projection of the curved 4th dimensional space time.1yr ⋅ CLOT074 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Hydnora africana is a plant with an unusual flower, 3 fleshy lobes are fused into one, emitting a foul odour to attract its main pollinators dung beetles and carrion beetles which it traps inside to ensure pollen is picked up.10mo ⋅ dannybluey ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The rock fishing death scoreboard being updated near my house in Sydney.1mo ⋅ Rd28T ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
In 2016, a student left a pineapple in an art museum in Scotland. Two days later, it had been placed in a glass case as part of an exhibition1yr ⋅ taigeis_bhlasta ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
A Newspaper Headline about an MTF Transgender Ex-G.I. from the 1950s1mo ⋅ SimpleButFun ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The San Marino national team is considered the worst national side in football's history. They are currently the lowest-ranked FIFA-affiliated national football team. They lost 193 matches, drew 9 and won just 13wk ⋅ 9oRo ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Krishna Butterball is a massive 250 ton and 20ft high rock boulder on a slippery slope of a hill on less than 4ft base didn't rolled downhill and is in this position for more than 2000 years2yr ⋅ SatyamRajput004 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Scientists have revived a plant from the Pleistocene epoch. This plant is 32,000 years old.3yr ⋅ kolitz98 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Pre-electricity candle alarm clock equipped with snooze buttons1yr ⋅ seashe11y ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
China moon rover to investigate cube-shaped 'mystery house' object2yr ⋅ glennac63 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
17 year-old Juliane Koepcke was sucked out of an airplane in 1971 after it was struck by a bolt of lightning. She fell 2 miles to the ground, strapped to her seat and survived after she endured 10 days in the Amazon Jungle.1yr ⋅ curioustic ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Rob Lowe, Sean Penn, Robert Downey Jr & Charlie Sheen all went to the same High School1mo ⋅ Chadrasekar ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Aitzaz Hasan , 15 year old schoolboy , sacrificed his life to stop a suicide bomber2yr ⋅ Kaos2018 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
In 1981, a German tenant was evicted without notice after he spread surstromming brine in his apartment stairwell. After being taken to court, the judge ruled that the termination was justified after the landlord’s party opened a can of surstromming in the courtroom.9mo ⋅ waitingforthesun92 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Twinkies and Pop-tarts in Swedish “Disgusting Food Museum”1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
One of three fake heads used as decoys during a 1962 escape of 3 prisoners from Alcatraz. They were made with soap, toilet paper, toothpaste, and concrete dust.1yr ⋅ Genesis_001 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
I just learned that the Windows wallpaper isn’t cgi but an actual photo1yr ⋅ VonVitzheim ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Twinkies and Pop-Tarts in Swedish “Disgusting Food Museum”7mo ⋅ Green____cat ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Dallas Wiens was the first person to get a complete facial transplant after being burned from a high voltage wire while painting a church.1yr ⋅ MartinysBBQ ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
July 15, 1974 journalist Christine Chubbuck finished her show by pulling out a .38 S&W and shooting herself behind the right ear.1yr ⋅ PrincessVanellopeVS ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
French island of Corsica, wild cows took the beach during lockdown and won't give it back2yr ⋅ FearmyBeard21 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Today in 1919 Maurice Hilleman was born. His twin sister died that day & his mother 2 days later. He would become the most successful microbiologist ever, developing vaccines for measles, mumps, Hep A, Hep B, chickenpox and many more. None of his vaccines or discoveries are named after him.2yr ⋅ Fluid-Daydreamer ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Stair dust corners introduced at the end of the 19th century to make sweeping easier. They keep dust from accumulating in the corners.1mo ⋅ thenewyorkgod ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
A father designs a headstone for his wheelchair-bound son depicting him free of his earthly burdens.4yr ⋅ ANXNEEMOUSE ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
In China, Statue of Qin Hui, a corrupt politician from the 11th century widely regarded as a traitor. His and his family's statues have been cursed, spat on, and urinated upon by the Chinese for centuries.6mo ⋅ Vijeesh7 ⋅ 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 178010mo ⋅ Le_Rat_Mort ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The portrait on the left was owned by the Carnegie Museum who were ready to discard it as a fake. Closer examination revealed that someone in the 19th century did a bad touch up work on it to make it prettier and easier to sell. They were able to completely restore the original painting6mo ⋅ Ainsley-Sorsby ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The famous Michael Myers mask from the Halloween movies was just a Captain Kirk (William Shatner) mask that they cut the eye holes bigger, brushed out the hair, and painted white.1yr ⋅ No_Tomorrow1978 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Tarrare was an 18th-century French showman who could eat enough to feed 15 people and swallow cats whole—but his stomach was never satisfied. He was an insatiable glutton who ate everything from human flesh to live eels1yr ⋅ AppreciableAppendage ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Starting today, in Tennessee a person will be required to pay child support if they kill a parent while drunk driving.1yr ⋅ mothman26 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
DesertOfGhostShips 🔱 Only 30 years ago, this was home to our planet’s 4th largest inland water mass; an ancient sea so vast, even Alexander the Great wrote of his struggles to cross it;1yr ⋅ Legal-Elevator92 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
This is king Tutankhamuns folding bed, that he used for traveling. Doesn’t look too comfortable, but then again it’s 3300 years old.1yr ⋅ TomrummetsKald ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
In July 1945, the USS Indianapolis was sunk by a Japanese submarine and then set upon by sharks in the worst shark attack in human history, lasting 5 days and killing nearly 600 men.2yr ⋅ husker3in4 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Remember Miki Endo, who sacrificed herself to save others2yr ⋅ SnooCupcakes8607 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
A crowded beach in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States, 1908, colorized.1yr ⋅ estrelacelesthh ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
During the 1936 Olympics, two Japanese Pole Vaulters tied for second. After declining to compete against another, Shu-hei Nashida won silver and Sueo Oe won bronze. Upon returning to Japan, they cut the medals in half and joined them together to make 'friendship medals.'2yr ⋅ nerdy_subha ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
TRITON is developing the 13000/2, a submersible with a full acrylic dome able to reach the Titanic at 12500ft.11mo ⋅ skinte1 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Orgone Accumulators were created in the 1950s and were basically just boxes to sit in that were said to have healing abilities3yr ⋅ MTPokitz ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
I recorded every flag I saw driving around Vermont the last couple days1yr ⋅ rindedflorist ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Dubai's Futuristic Downtown Circle project under the Dubai 2040 plan.1yr ⋅ VeinyMcVeinerstein ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Hands free Hand Sanitizer Dispenser- Home Depot showing some ingenuity!4yr ⋅ HopeThisIsUnique ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The food tray scene in the first Spider man movie wasn’t CGI. Tobey Maguire genuinely caught the tray with all the food on it. It took 156 attempts.2yr ⋅ tandyman234 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Bill Gates 1994: This CD-ROM can hold more information than all the paper that's here below me.4yr ⋅ hyelins ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
This picture I took of the super moon also includes Saturn!8mo ⋅ hairy_quadruped ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
In 2004, a group of Yale students pranked Harvard by posing as a Harvard Prep Squad by handing out over 1,800 placards to students. They were meant to say Go Harvard when it actually said We suck.1yr ⋅ bendubberley_ ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
In 1945, Tsutomu Yamaguchi survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, dragged himself to an air raid shelter, spent the night, caught the morning train so he could arrive at his job on time in Nagasaki, where he survived another atomic blast.1yr ⋅ curioustic ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
