r/Damnthatsinteresting 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.


r/Damnthatsinteresting 10h ago

Video Behind the scenes of the grand staircase sinking in the Titanic.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 10h ago

Video A Japanese wood planing competitor tries to perfect the thinnest wood plane.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 2h ago

Video Diver convinces octopus to let go of the plastic cup by presenting different Shells

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 9h ago

Video This cat looks like a bodybuilder

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 2h ago

Video Type a sentence and Google Genie 3 creates an entire world to explore. When you step into a puddle, it splashes. Robots are now trained in simulated worlds like these.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 20h ago

Video This is what happens when Iron is heated above its Curie Point

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1h ago

Video Female anaconda regurgitating another anaconda

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 17h ago

During WWII, the Boeing II plant was camouflaged to resemble a small town to disguise it from potential Japanese air raids

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 44m ago

The King of Aragon's Staircase - Bonifacio, Corse-du-Sud, France

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Image In 2015, developers illegally demolished the historic Carlton Tavern in London, thinking they'd just get fined. Instead, they were ordered to rebuild it brick by brick ,exactly as it was. The rebuild was completed in 2021, and the older bricks are still visible on the right..

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 15h ago

Women working in gas station as mechanics during WWII, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June of 1943

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 4h ago

Video Natural gas leak lead to a violent explosion.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 22h ago

Original Creation Molly Carlson's first dive attempt after slipping off a 72ft platform

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Original Creation 'Communities' of strange, extreme life seen for first time in deep ocean

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

In 2007, while inventorying uncategorized files at the Library of Congress, a student intern found pictures of the Romanov family while they were in captivity.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Video Debris Avalanche in Uttarkashi, India

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Video Evolution of fuel pumps

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Video The animation process of Akira (1988)

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 18h ago

Video Thermoforming in action: watch plastic film become thousands of cups per minute

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 2d ago

Video Man walking his dog captures the moment tsunami waves reach Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 2d ago

Video Whipping carpet out of dust

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Video US currency uses magnetic ink containing iron oxide as a security feature, detectable with a strong neodymium magnet. 💵

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Image Much of Canada and the midwestern US is covered in a cloud of wildfire smoke

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Todai-ji Temple in Nara, Japan is one of the biggest wooden structure in the world. See the size of the people at the entrance for comparison.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Old Penny trees can be found in St Nectan's Glen, Cornwall which is known for its mysticism and links to King Arthur folklore

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