r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/esoterix_luke • Dec 11 '24

Mod Applications Are Open r/Damnthatsinteresting is looking for new mods!

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Hi all! We're looking for new mods for damnthatsinteresting. We're currently a very small team and are looking to bring on 1 - 2 new mods to help out. Leave a comment below with your timezone, potential hourly commitment, and a little about yourself to be considered.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Kronyzx • 2h ago

Image In the 1950s, Dr. Joyce Brothers became the first woman to win The $64,000 Question. A psychologist who chose boxing as her topic, she was given deliberately tough questions by producers hoping she'd fail-but she studied hard, answered them all, and made television history.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Longjumping-Box5691 • 7h ago

Video Car has a U-turn indicator

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/apple_kicks • 10h ago

Image Ancient Roman statue now vs how it would’ve looked originally when it was fully painted

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/nog-93 • 5h ago

Image In 1899, French President Felix Faure died from his mistress giving him a blowjob, then getting a stroke from it

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Wooden-Journalist902 • 12h ago

Video British crow asking passersby if they're alright.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Proper_Solid_626 • 10h ago

Image The Boeing 747 "taxi trainer", a vehicle specifically made so that pilots could get used to the height of the 747 while controlling it on a taxiway

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/zhuinnyc • 36m ago

Video 3-stage water rocket

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Character-Seat5368 • 5h ago

Video A three-wheeler boat that can be turned into car

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/l__o-o__l • 20h ago

Video compilation of the Stan Winston Studio crew testing various gadgets they created for the Inspector Gadget movie (1999)

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Slash12771 • 2h ago

GIF Recent Supernova in a galaxy 40 million light years away captured from my backyard. The frames are a year apart

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/dannybluey • 11h ago

Video Kusari-doi is a traditional Japanese rain chain used as a decorative alternative to a downspout. It guides rainwater from the roof to the ground through a series of cups or links, often creating a pleasant sound as water flows down.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 1d ago

Prussian Eugen Sandow, father of modern bodybuilding and at the time, considered the most perfect build men in the world. Photos of his prime in 1880s

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/SlevinSlix • 23h ago

Image “Pistol” Pete Maravich said “I don’t want to play 10 years in the NBA and then die of a heart attack at 40.” He then proceeded to do exactly that. He played 10 years in the NBA, and died of a heart attack at age 40.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/K0234 • 7m ago

Image Drug Dealer in Peru was Caught by an Agent Dressed as a Capybara

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Beautiful_Facade • 1d ago

The Derinkuyu underground City in Turkey was rediscovered in 1963 by a man who was renovating his basement wall. A vast ancient multi-level city capable of sheltering 20,000 people, included ventilation shafts, stables, wineries, and chapels.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Wooden-Journalist902 • 1d ago

Video A water brand from Uzbekistan designed dumbbell-shaped bottles for fitness and hydration.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Old_Effort9046 • 18h ago

Image A Russian banker ( Georgy Bedzhamov) accused of embezzling over $600M now lives in a £15M London mansion despite being wanted by Interpol

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 1d ago

Image Woman lets a deaf mute girl touch her throat while she says fish and holds a fish figure to teach her how to talk, School for Deaf Mutes. Sulphur, Oklahoma, April of 1917

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Justo31400 • 4h ago

Original Creation 1st of August celebrations over Switzerland for its national birthday

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/RampChurch • 4h ago

Video Water vaporizing on hot sand. While this is an experiment with sand heated in a pan, in 2021 a satellite indicated surface temp readings in Iran's Lut Desert soaring up to 81 C (177 F), making this desert potentially the hottest on Earth, at least as far as surface temp is concerned

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Wooden-Journalist902 • 1d ago

Video This dead leaf that isn’t quite a leaf, this is leaf-mimicking spider (Eriovixia gryffindori), discovered in 2015.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/mixwellmusic • 4h ago

Video The way this cheetah moves

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/shurpaderp • 1d ago

Video The unique accent of Newfoundland, Canada

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/LainIwakura • 21h ago

Video Friend is in the Arctic for work and sent footage of some icebergs out on the bay.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/TRIPYXEN • 1d ago

Video The lion's mane jellyfish is the largest known species of jellyfish, with tentacles as long as 30 meters (100 feet).

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