The most destructive single air attack in human history was the firebombing raid on Tokyo, Japan - Also known as the Great Tokyo Air Raid - Occurring on March 10, 1945 - Approximately 100,000 civilians were killed in only 3 hours1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The Ninja Bomb that was used to kill an Al-Qaeda leader. It doesn't explode (no warhead). It slices and cuts its target into pieces to minimize collateral damage1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
This is Harrison Okene. His tugboat capsized 20 miles off the coast of Nigeria and sank to the bottom of the ocean. He remained in darkness for 3 days. He was discovered alive by divers who were sent to recover dead bodies1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
NASA satellite imagery of Lake Mead in 2000 compared to 20221yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Family in 1892 posing with an old sequoia tree nicknamed Mark Twain - A team of two men spent 13 days sawing away at it in the Pacific Northwest - It once stood at 331 feet tall with a diameter of 52 feet - The tree was 1,341 years old1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
This is Dr. Donald Cline - A fertility doctor who illegally fathered 94 children - He discarded donated sperm & replaced it with his own - He served a one-year suspended sentence for his atrocities1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
This is David Hampson AKA The Silent Man - A UK citizen who is repeatedly arrested for standing on a certain road to block traffic. He never speaks a word, not even to the court or his lawyer. Every time he is released he repeats the same crime and remains silent1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Solar-powered lasers are used in the Saudi desert to help guide anyone lost to water supplies - They act as real life waypoints1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
A 650,000+ sq. ft. Amazon fulfillment center under construction. That is fog in the background1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The controversial MLK Jr. sculpture in Boston is based on this photo - The sculpture is an artistic interpretation of Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King Jr. hugging after he won the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10th, 19641yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
In 1975 the CIA revealed the existence of the heart attack gun - It was a battery operated gun that fired a dart of frozen water and shellfish toxin - Once inside the body it would melt leaving only a small red mark on the victim when it entered - Autopsies would reveal the death as a heart attack1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Illustration of the Discovery Tree in Calaveras Grove, California - It was a 1,244 year old sequoia tree - Standing at approximately 280 feet tall with a diameter of 25 feet - It was chopped down in 1853 because people wanted to use its stump as a dance floor1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
This is Kevin Hines - In 2000 he jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge due to mental illness and miraculously survived because a sea lion was bumping him up and kept his head above water. He became a motivational speaker and advocate for suicide prevention1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
This is Abby & Brittany. Dicephalic parapagus twins rarely survive into adulthood. They beat the odds and became 5th grade teachers1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
In 1994 Bill Gates sat on this stack of papers. Proclaiming that a single CD-ROM can hold more information than all the paper he's sitting on1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
This is Jean-Baptiste Kempf, the creator of VLC media player. He refused tens of millions of dollars in order to keep VLC ad free. Thanks, Jean-Baptiste!1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
A treehouse built of mirrors to camouflage itself - Built by German artist Ekkehard Altenburger1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
On this date exactly 25 years ago - A timeless legendary masterpiece was released5mo ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/gaming
This is Abby & Brittany. Dicephalic parapagus twins rarely survive into adulthood. They beat the odds and became 5th grade teachers1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The clearest image of the surface of Venus - Taken by the Soviet Venera 13 lander in 1982 - The outside temperature was 457 °C (855 °F) & the pressure was 9.0 MPa (89 standard atmosphere)1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
After The Simpsons episode Who Shot Mr. Burns? that aired in May of 1995, The Mirage casino displayed odds on who was the shooter6mo ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/vegas
This is Jean-Baptiste Kempf, the creator of VLC media player. He refused tens of millions of dollars in order to keep VLC ad free. Thanks, Jean!1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Philco Predicta television from the 1950s, the world’s first swivel screen television1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
This is Abby & Brittany. As conjoined twins they had a 1 in 30 million chance of survival. They beat the odds and are now 5th grade teachers1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Jimmy Carter unveiling solar panels at the White House - Ronald Reagan removed them 7 years later1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/pics
Elephants foot compared to that of a humans - Notice the similarities1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
This is the world's smallest newborn ever to survive. He was born in Tokyo, Japan and weighed 268 grams (9.45 ounces) - After months in the intensive care unit his mother was able to take him home1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The Stratosphere Tower Fishhook Coaster, a ride proposed in 2001 that was eventually canceled1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/vegas
This is Jean-Baptiste Kempf, the creator of VLC media player. He refused tens of millions of dollars in order to keep VLC ad free. Thanks, Jean!1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Cover of Las Vegas Weekly 2 weeks ago compared to the cover that came out today10mo ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/goldenknights
Was surprised to find these at my local Goodwill - I just had to get 'em8mo ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/xfl
This is Judith L. Cohen who helped create the Abort-Guidance System which rescued the Apollo 13 astronauts. She went into labor while at work. She took a printout of a problem she was working on to the hospital. She called her boss to say she solved the problem & then gave birth to actor Jack Black1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
First the man takes the drink, then the drink takes the man. - A sculpture based off an old Irish saying1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
A decaying great white shark left at an abandoned wildlife park in Melbourne, Australia1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
99-million-year-old dinosaur tail found preserved in amber - It is covered completely in feathers1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Portuguese man o' war - Not a jellyfish but a siphonophorae - Meaning it is not one animal but many highly specialized animals working together1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Extremely grateful to find one of these in mint condition at a local pawn shop - Now Ine-san won't be worried1mo ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Shenmue
After 2 decades of casually searching pawn shops in Las Vegas - Finally found one4mo ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Shenmue
99-million-year-old dinosaur tail found preserved in amber - It is covered completely in feathers1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
99-million-year-old dinosaur tail found preserved in amber - It is covered completely in feathers1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
In 2020 a herd of 14 elephants broke into a village in Yunnan province - They ransacked so much food that they ended up passing out in a nearby tea garden1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
A field of abandoned Soviet Union tanks in Siberia - Notice how some of the tanks have been taken recently1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
This is Richard C. Davis, the inventor of the modern day bulletproof vest. While working as a pizza delivery driver he was wounded in the head and leg during a robbery. Afterwards, he developed the bulletproof vest using $70 worth of Kevlar. During testing he shot himself in the chest 190 times1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
'Nsept Poo Key 'O Select Your(?) Floop - Elevator Sign Inside Circus Circus Hotel & Casino7mo ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/vegas
Playing GoldenEye 007 while playing GoldenEye 007 while inside Casino Royale8mo ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/vegas
An abandoned plane hidden in a field in Poland, Wolka Nosowska1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
There are vending machines and kiosks in Russia where you can buy likes1yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
My older sister meeting a few wrestlers at a restaurant in 19981yr ⋅ FridayCicero702 ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
