In the works for years, a suicide machine will soon be tested in Switzerland. At the push of a button, the pod becomes filled with nitrogen gas, which rapidly lowers oxygen levels, causing its user to fall unconscious and die within a minutes.2yr ⋅ Basic_Distribution11 ⋅ r/oddlyterrifying
During the Salem witch trials, the accused witches weren’t actually burned at the stake. The majority were jailed, and some were hanged. But none of the 2,000 people accused ever got burned alive.1yr ⋅ Basic_Distribution11 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
During World War II, a Great Dane named Juliana was awarded the Blue Cross Medal. She extinguished an incendiary bomb by peeing on it!1yr ⋅ Basic_Distribution11 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
What's the name of the hairstyle Lynch has been rockin all these years?11mo ⋅ Basic_Distribution11 ⋅ r/davidlynch
For the movie Dr. Strangelove, Stanley Kubrick reportedly read 50 books about nuclear war to ensure it would be as realistic as possible. The farcical elements of the story were apparently so politically accurate that the movie led to real changes in U.S. policy to prevent the events from happening1yr ⋅ Basic_Distribution11 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
What do you guys think about this painting by Peter Doig?11mo ⋅ Basic_Distribution11 ⋅ r/ContemporaryArt
In the works for years, a suicide machine will soon be tested in Switzerland. At the push of a button, the pod becomes filled with nitrogen gas, which rapidly lowers oxygen levels, causing its user to fall unconscious and die within a minutes.2yr ⋅ Basic_Distribution11 ⋅ r/DamnThatsTerrifying
James Buchanan was a huge drunk. During his days as a senator, was known for buying 10 gallons of whiskey per week from a D.C. whiskey merchant named Jacob Baer. Philip S. Klein, who said Buchanan often used his Sunday trips to church as an excuse to top off his supply.1yr ⋅ Basic_Distribution11 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The difference between our perception of time and a fly's comes down to the speed at which the brain can record rapid flashes of light, called the flicker fusion rate, four times faster than us, seeing everything in slow motion. This accounts for the way we see time speeding up as we get older.1yr ⋅ Basic_Distribution11 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Bats don’t get sick from most viruses. Bats can, of course, contract and spread viruses, but according to research funded by the European Commission, they also have plenty of genes responsible for anti-viral activity, keeping them out of harm’s way.1yr ⋅ Basic_Distribution11 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
In 1386, a pig was executed in France. In the Middle Ages, a pig attacked a child who went to die later from their wounds. The pig was arrested, kept in prison, and then sent to court where it stood trial for murder, was found guilty and then executed by hanging!1yr ⋅ Basic_Distribution11 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Aside from being one of the first civilizations to practice oral hygiene, Romans had a strange way of taking care of their teeth. Ancient Romans used to gargle pee. It kind of makes sense, since urine contains ammonia, one of the best natural cleaning agents on Earth.1yr ⋅ Basic_Distribution11 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Firearms are the Leading Cause of Death for Children in the United States But Rank No Higher Than Fifth in Other Industrialized Nations1yr ⋅ Basic_Distribution11 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Graph showing the recent rarity of landslide elections since 18761yr ⋅ Basic_Distribution11 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
