When a magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook Olympia, Washington, in 2001, shop owner Jason Ward discovered that a sand-tracing pendulum had recorded the vibrations in the image below.2yr ⋅ vivoend ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
The 5,000 medal cases for the Tokyo Olympics were all hand-made by a handful of craftsmen in a town with a population of 4,400 in Hokkaido2yr ⋅ vivoend ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
This palm tree fell over, refused to die, and curved right back up2yr ⋅ vivoend ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
When a magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook Olympia, Washington, in 2001, shop owner Jason Ward discovered that a sand-tracing pendulum had recorded the vibrations in the image below.2yr ⋅ vivoend ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The curved sword of the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror (Reign 1451-1481). Both sides of the blade contain elaborate inscriptions in thuluth inlaid in gold. Now on display at the Topkapi palace in Istanbul.2yr ⋅ vivoend ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
This palm tree fell over, refused to die, and curved right back up2yr ⋅ vivoend ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
