When Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral burnt down, Ubisoft,the creators of video game Assassin’s Creed, had mapped the Cathedral for their game and offered their plans and expertise to help rebuild the iconic building, as well as €500,000 to help with the restoration and reconstruction.2yr ⋅ Jeremy_Martin ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
The small Peruvian town of Santo Tomas celebrates Takanakuy every December 25th. Men, Women, and Children settle grudges with fistfights. Then everyone goes drinking together, ready to start the new year with a clean slate.2yr ⋅ Jeremy_Martin ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Minnie realized that little boy was deaf and communicated with him in sign language,3yr ⋅ Jeremy_Martin ⋅ r/aww
In 2016, Inky the octopus escaped from New Zealand National Aquarium. It was discovered that he had removed the lid of his tank, crawled across the floor, squeezed himself into a narrow pipe, and escaped into the ocean.2yr ⋅ Jeremy_Martin ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Giant Tarantulas keep tiny frogs as pets so that the frog can protect the spider's eggs from insects and the spider can protect the frog from predators.2yr ⋅ Jeremy_Martin ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Statue commissioned by residents in Istanbul in honor of the local street cat3yr ⋅ Jeremy_Martin ⋅ r/aww
In Australia, lives a bird that deliberately spreads wildfires. Black Kites, or Firehawks spread fire by carrying burning sticks to new locations in their beaks.2yr ⋅ Jeremy_Martin ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
This 800 years old church in norway is made entirely of woods without a single nail3yr ⋅ Jeremy_Martin ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Some U.S. Navy submarines come equipped with XBOX 360 controllers. Used to control external cameras, they are cheap and sailors already know how to use them.2yr ⋅ Jeremy_Martin ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Nearly 71% of icelanders has costco membership and there’s only one costco in the country3yr ⋅ Jeremy_Martin ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Five African grey parrots were removed from their display in a Lincolnshire Wildlife Park because they were swearing at visitors and then laughing with each other.2yr ⋅ Jeremy_Martin ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
If you publish a book in Norway, the government will buy 1000 copies and distribute them to libraries around the country.2yr ⋅ Jeremy_Martin ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Minnie realized that little boy was deaf and communicated with him in sign language3yr ⋅ Jeremy_Martin ⋅ r/MadeMeSmile
An example of a medieval candle clock. People would hear the nail hit the ground, letting them know a certain amount of time had passed. These were used mainly by the rich, as candles were expensive.2yr ⋅ Jeremy_Martin ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
In 2012, a missing woman in Iceland unknowingly joined a search party that was looking for her only3yr ⋅ Jeremy_Martin ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Iceland is the only place in the world where you can swim between two tectonic plates namely Eurasian plate and North american plate3yr ⋅ Jeremy_Martin ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
An acrobatic archer competing in the 2016 World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan.2yr ⋅ Jeremy_Martin ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
