The two-sided statue of Mephistopheles and Margaretta (19th Century) at the Salar Jung Museum in India. The sculpture is carved out of a single log of sycamore wood.3yr ⋅ crisspons ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
One of the most detailed picture ever taken from Jupiter so far. (NASA)3yr ⋅ crisspons ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Library found in Tibet containing 84,000 secret manuscripts (books), including history of mankind for over 1000 years. Sakya Monastery Perhaps the largest library in the world in the distant history of the planet. It was discovered behind a huge wall. It is 60m long and 10m high.2yr ⋅ crisspons ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
This is the chair that Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in. The dark stain on top is his blood.2yr ⋅ crisspons ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Robe and Axe of Giovanni Battista Bugatti, who was the official executioner for the Papal States from 1796 to 1864. During his tenure he executed 514 people.2yr ⋅ crisspons ⋅ r/oddlyterrifying
Anthropologist Grover Krantz donated his body to science, with one condition: that his dog would stay close to him. (Smithsonian, Washington, DC. )2yr ⋅ crisspons ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
A different perspective on how a very little “something” , can do a lot over time.3yr ⋅ crisspons ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
What the pyramid looked like. Originally encased in white lime stone with a peak made of solid gold.3yr ⋅ crisspons ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
So proud of us and Dr Bonnie Henry! Good job BC! (Keep it that way!)👍❤️🇨🇦4yr ⋅ crisspons ⋅ r/vancouver
Photographed in 1974, freshly excavated 2000 year old Terracotta warriors still showing the original color scheme before rapid deterioration.2yr ⋅ crisspons ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Astronaut Bruce McCandless II floats untethered away from the safety of the space shuttle, with nothing but his Manned Maneuvering Unit keeping him alive. The first person in history to do so.2yr ⋅ crisspons ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
The Murchison Meteorite, one of the oldest rocks in existence. It is approximately 4,600,000,000 years old and likely existed before the Earth itself had completely formed! (Credit: ArtBrom/Basilicofresco)2yr ⋅ crisspons ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
A child's footprint in a Roman Tile The footprint of a Roman toddler has been preserved on this tile for 1,800 years. It was found in Carnuntum, Austria. Carnuntum, was the most important ancient Roman legionary camp of the upper Danube frontier, situated at Petronell.2yr ⋅ crisspons ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
It took 10 years for the photographer to capture these 48 colours of the Moon. -Credits: Marcell Giulia Pace2yr ⋅ crisspons ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Aircraft detection before radar 1917-1940. (from Universal Curiosity)3yr ⋅ crisspons ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
The 2019 total solar eclipse, a photo composite of more than 2000 exposure frames. By BeardedGlass2yr ⋅ crisspons ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Unpacking the Mona Lisa in 1945 at the end of the Second World War. Credit: Jecinci.1yr ⋅ crisspons ⋅ r/pics
Rejoice, Vancouverites: from today, daylight will increase every day. ☀️3yr ⋅ crisspons ⋅ r/vancouver
How Antarctica would look like without ice. (More info in the comments)2yr ⋅ crisspons ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Dorothy Counts, the first black girl to attend an all white school in the United States, being teased and taunted by her white male peer at Charlotte’s Harry Harding High School, 1957.1yr ⋅ crisspons ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Colorized photograph of Theodore Roosevelt on horseback in Montauk, Long Island, New York in c. 1898. Credit: Mariana Amaral1yr ⋅ crisspons ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Aerogel is an ultralight material made from gel and gas. It's been nicknamed frozen smoke or solid cloud because of its ethereal appearance.3yr ⋅ crisspons ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Not long ago, the last Celebration of Light (July 27th 2019). I love this city.3yr ⋅ crisspons ⋅ r/vancouver
Blessed you, Stationary Front (for now).... the difference between the purple and green zone? -30c....3yr ⋅ crisspons ⋅ r/vancouver
Raincouver is back and with that “umbrella etiquette”; please be mindful of your surroundings.2yr ⋅ crisspons ⋅ r/vancouver
At the very centre of this image is a single atom caught in an Ion trap.2yr ⋅ crisspons ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
WEATHER ALERT - Very cold weather conditions expected the following days. Stay inside, and help those who needed the most.3yr ⋅ crisspons ⋅ r/vancouver
