Without knowing the what the consequences would be, Dr Werner Frossman fed a catheter into an artery in his arm and on into his heart. He then hastily walked up to another floor in the building to get an X-ray as proof. This procedure eventually revolutionised heart surgery.2yr ⋅ danw547 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Millennials causing the biggest babybust in history... wonder why...2yr ⋅ danw547 ⋅ r/okbuddycapitalist
At Kochi Airport in India, a man attempted to smuggle 1kg of gold through customs by hiding it under his wig. It didn't work.2yr ⋅ danw547 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
In 1945, a group of Soviet school children presented a US Ambassador with a carved US Seal as a gesture of friendship. It hung in his office for seven years before discovering it contained a listening device.2yr ⋅ danw547 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
In 1945, a group of Soviet school children presented a US Ambassador with a carved US Seal as a gesture of friendship. It hung in his office for seven years before discovering it contained a listening device.2yr ⋅ danw547 ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
The first true millipede: new species with more than 1,000 legs discovered in Western Australia2yr ⋅ danw547 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Tsuburina, an edible ice plant that when grown under the right conditions forms these squishy water vesicles that resemble morning dew2yr ⋅ danw547 ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
So many academics forget that our goal, as a profession, is *not* to publish papers. It's to change the world. - Emin Gun Sirer2yr ⋅ danw547 ⋅ r/Avax
Spinosaurus's fishing-eating tooth next to Tyrannosaurus Rex's bone-crushing tooth.2yr ⋅ danw547 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
