Stowaway spent 11 days on an oil tanker’s rudder as it sailed from Nigeria to the Canary Islands11mo ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Robin Williams was one of the first people to visit Christopher Reeves in the hospital after the accident that left him paralyzed. He came in dressed as a doctor with a thick accent and told Reeves he was there to give him a rectal exam, causing him to laugh for the first time since the accident1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
This guy is wearing a 4 kilo pure gold shirt worth $211,0001yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Twinkies and Pop-tarts in Swedish “Disgusting Food Museum”1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
At age 17, Juliane Koepcke was sucked out of an airplane after it was struck by lightning. She fell over 2 miles to the ground still strapped to her plane seat and lived. She then endured a 9-day walk through the Amazon jungle before being rescued. She was the sole survivor of LANSA Flight 50811mo ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Pictured is Oriini Kaipara, who has a moko kauae, a lower chin tattoo worn by Maori women, the first woman in world journalism history to wear a visible tattoo and remain employed1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Elon Musk’s father, Errol, recently confirmed that he has a second child with his 35 year old stepdaughter, Jana Bezuidenhout, with him he already shares a 5 year old boy, who was born in 2017. Errol, who is 76 years old, said “The only thing we are on Earth for is to reproduce”1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
In 1949, Stalin arranged several assassination attempts on the PM of Yugoslavia Josip Tito. In response, Tito wrote Stalin a letter: “Stop sending people to kill me. We’ve already captured five of them. If you don’t stop sending killers, I’ll send one to Moscow, and I won’t have to send a second”1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
US intelligence images of how Hitler could have disguised himself, 19441yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
On January 19, 1981, heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali became so upset when he found out that a Vietnam veteran was about to commit suicide near his home, that he dashed to the scene in just minutes. Not only did Ali prevent the man from killing himself, he also personally drove him to the hospital1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Bernie Sanders back in 1963 being arrested for protesting against segregation1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Nikola Tesla perfectly described a cellphone in 1926 as a vest-pocket sized device built on a global wireless system1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Some early depictions of Jesus show him using a magic wand1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Stalin at his wife’s funeral - “she softened my heart of stone. With her died my last warm feelings for humanity”1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Battery caged chicken on the day it was let out of its cage and the same chicken three months later after enjoying life as a free range chicken1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
This 11 year old girl drew Nike swooshes on her “shoes” - really just a tape wrap- before a track meet. She still brought home gold medals in the 400m, 800m and 1500m races.1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
A man claiming to be an American military time traveler from the year 2036 started posting on Internet forums in 2000-2001. John Titor made many specific predictions regarding calamitous events. Below is a picture of the ‘time machine’ he arrived in.1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
In 1944, Lt. John Fox was trapped in an Italian town that was overrun with Nazis, so he ordered an artillery strike on his own position that would take his life - and the Nazis along with him. When they found his body, he was surrounded by the corpses of 100 German soldiers1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Telescope contact lenses (prototype shown). Would allow the wearer to magnify their vision by 3X to view distant objects1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Spy magazine sent 13 cent checks to some of the world’s richest people to see who would cash them. The only two people to do so were an arms dealer and Donald Trump1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Hugh Jackman started his own coffee brand and foundation called “Laughing Man” after meeting a struggling coffee farmer in Ethiopia. His goal was to provide a marketplace for farmers in developing countries to sell their goods for a fair price. Jackman donates 100% of profits1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Filipino politician Reynaldo Dagsa photographs his own assassination11mo ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/TerrifyingAsFuck
In 2019, Peter Tabichi, a science teacher from rural Kenya who donated most of his salary to helping poorer students, was crowned world’s best teacher and awarded a $1 million prize, beating out 10000 nominations from 179 countries1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
The vault where Coca-Cola keeps its secret formula. According to the company, only two unknown employees know the formula at any given time and they cannot travel together1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
This Florida teen and her mom face 16 years in prison for rigging her homecoming queen contest. Apparently this is a serious crime in Florida1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The Curiosity rover’s wheel after almost a decade on the rugged Martian terrain1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
On August 7th, 1982, Red Sox DH Jim Rice rushed to the stands from the dugout to help carry a young boy who had just been struck with a hard foul ball in the head to an ambulance and is credited with saving the boy’s life. Rice played the rest of the game in a blood soaked uniform1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
This drone disguised as a bird for government reconnaissance and surveillance purposes1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
This 99 year old true crime fan had always dreamed of being arrested. When the Dutch police found out that it was on her bucket list, they picked her up, handcuffed her and threw her in the slammer. She is a very happy criminal1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
In 1944, Lt. John Fox was trapped in an Italian town that was overrun with Nazis, so he ordered an artillery strike on his own position that would take his life - and the Nazis along with him. When they found his body, he was surrounded by the corpses of 100 German soldiers1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
In 2019, Peter Tabichi, a science teacher from rural Kenya who donated most of his salary to helping poorer students, was crowned world’s best teacher and awarded a $1 million prize, beating out 10,000 nominations from 179 countries1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/MadeMeSmile
Model of a Neanderthal in a suit and tie at a German museum1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Andre the Giant, standing at 7’4 tall and weighing 550 lbs, meeting one of his smallest fans, 1970s.1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Pope Francis was once gifted a Lamborghini that was then auctioned off for charity11mo ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
View of New York City seen from the International Space Station during the September 11, 2001 attacks1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
In 1978 Anatoli Burgorski had a highly concentrated proton beam go through his head while working at a particle accelerator, emitting over 300,000 rads (1,000 rads is enough to kill a human). The beam burned a hole through his brain and left his face swollen, but he managed to survive to this day1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Mr. “Thigh” - Robert Forstemann (German sprint cyclist)1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
For the 2009 World Economic Forum, the United Nations set up a simulated war zone environment for the world’s 1% to experience. Pictured is billionaire Richard Branson getting held hostage1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Sign at the biggest shopping mall in Russia, showing all the stores that have left the country in recent months1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Sister Mary Kenneth Keller, the first woman to earn a doctorate in Computer Science in the United States, 19651yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
In 1997 a deadly shootout between two heavily armed and armored bank robbers and LAPD broke out in North Hollywood. The shootout lasted 44 minutes with 2000 rounds of ammunition being exchanged between police and the suspects. Miraculously, only the robbers were killed1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
In 1140, a German King captured a castle and ordered all the women of the castle to leave with whatever they could carry on their backs. Thinking quickly, the women carried their men on their backs. The King kept his word and let the men live1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Female samurai (called onna -musha). They fought alongside samurai men in battle1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
In North Korea, most gas station attendees are beautiful women. Because roads are largely unpainted and getting a license is very difficult, rich men are the ones with cars. These women try to attract a rich man in hopes of having a better life1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Trying to escape to Mexico in the early 1900s. He almost made it? Literally a line in the sand1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Sir Isaac Newton, one of the greatest scientific minds to ever live, was rigorously puritanical: when one of his friends told him a “loose story about a nun”, he ended their friendship. He is not known to have ever had a romantic relationship of any kind, and is believed to have died a virgin.1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
An officer of the California highway patrol, Sgt. Kevin Briggs (left), has stopped more than 200 people from committing suicide on the Golden Gate Bridge1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Some basic system specs of the missing OceanGate submersible. Note: the gaming controller is not too far fetched. The US Navy and military uses them (subs, drones, weapons systems, etc).11mo ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
US intelligence images of how Hitler could have disguised himself, 19441yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Einstein’s brain was stolen by the pathologist who performed his autopsy hours after he died. It was kept in two glass jars for 30 years1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
This picture of people on hammocks. Nice view but that’s a long way to fall down1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Chris Kyle, the inspiration behind the movie “American Sniper”, was the deadliest sniper in US military history with over 160 confirmed kills during his four tours in Iraq. Sadly he was killed at a gun range by another Iraq war vet with PTSD he was trying to help at the time1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
There exists a 50-square-mile area in the Idaho section of Yellowstone National Park called the Zone of Death in which, as a result of a reported loophole in the Constitution of the United States, a person could theoretically avoid conviction for any major crime, up to and including murder1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Dwayne Johnson playing patty cake with a 2 year old on the set of Hercules1yr ⋅ truly-immaculate ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting