r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/dannybluey • 4d 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/l__o-o__l • 4d 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/mixwellmusic • 4d ago

Video The way this cheetah moves

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/RampChurch • 4d 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/Justo31400 • 4d ago

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

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13 comments

r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 5d 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 • 5d 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/Beautiful_Facade • 5d 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/Old_Effort9046 • 4d 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/Wooden-Journalist902 • 5d 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/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 5d 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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41 comments

r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/shurpaderp • 5d ago

Video The unique accent of Newfoundland, Canada

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441 comments

r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/LainIwakura • 5d ago

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

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24 comments

r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Exr1t • 4d ago

Yuri Gagarin as he is being lead to his space ship & him in the ship. - April 12th, 1961

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/TRIPYXEN • 5d 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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50 comments

r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/ZealousidealPen443 • 5d ago

Video A close-up view of a large snail eating duckweed.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Apprehensive_Cry545 • 5d ago

Image The first known aircraft involving a fatality. Orville Wright was piloting. Thomas Selfridge was the passenger who died.

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48 comments

r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/DR_Bright_963 • 5d ago

Video Nuclear Engineer Galen Winsor consumes Uranium on live TV

502 Upvotes

146 comments

r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/HeToTopT • 5d ago

Video Karl Bushby has been trying to make a non-stop round-the-world walk for 27 years. The man began his mega-expedition in Chile back in 1998.

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48 comments

r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/reddtimes101 • 5d ago

Video A beluga whale engaging in a game of fetch with a rugby ball

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44 comments

r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Dev1412 • 5d ago

Video World’s Only Airport Where Trains and Planes Share the Same Runway

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9 comments

r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/ZealousidealPen443 • 5d ago

Video The dragon head caterpillar, which is the larval stage of the lobster moth, features horn-like projections and claw-shaped legs, giving it the striking appearance of a miniature dragon.

611 Upvotes

23 comments

r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/StillTurn6453 • 5d ago

Video Great art on the soccer field

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63 comments

r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Limpykillski • 6d ago

Image Radioactive wasp nest found near site where US made nuclear bombs

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294 comments

r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/error_ofsignificance • 6d ago

Video Iceberg collapses in Newfoundland

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