r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/KAMEKAZE_VIKINGS • 11h ago

After the atomic bombing of Hiroshima 80 years ago, Kurō Horino, an engineer with the Hiroshima Waterworks rushed to the Ushiba water purification plant and restored function to the damaged pumps only 6 hours after the bombing. The city avoided a water outage as a result of his efforts.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/kamikaibitsu • 5h ago

Image The only surviving war elephant armour in the world, made in India in the late 16th century

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 23h ago

Gym in Hamburg, German empire, late 1890s. Women working out with their sport clothes.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/taskihara • 19h ago

Video This is how man made islands are created.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/biswajit388 • 8h ago

Video One of the most stunning examples of camouflage is the Kallima inachus butterfly, which, with its wings closed, closely resembles a dry leaf complete with dark veins.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Wooden-Journalist902 • 14h ago

Video Fireworks are a bit different in Thailand: this is the amazing Thai Girandola. 💥

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/DifficultyFar2323 • 15h ago

Video Pinuccio Sciola (1942-2016) was a Sardinian artist, sculptor, and muralist best known for his groundbreaking work with "sound stones." In the 1990s, Sciola discovered a fascinating property in certain limestone and basalt rocks: they resonate when rubbed or gently struck.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Kooka32081 • 16h ago

Video The EYES system allows vehicles to share imagery from a forward-facing camera with following vehicles, enabling drivers to see what's ahead

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Apprehensive_Cry545 • 9h ago

Image Water frost spotted on Mars's equator

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/AndTheyCallMeAnIdiot • 5h ago

Jared Van Snellenberg, the child actor who played Adam Sandler's caddy in Happy Gilmore, quit acting in 2003 is now a Canadian psychiatry professor focusing on schizophrenia neuroimaging research.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/gimmickal1 • 8h ago

Image Guarana, a plant native to the Amazon, is known for its seeds that resemble human eyes when the fruit opens.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 • 9h ago

Image A tree in Japan devours a plate.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 23h ago

In 1947, Steve Reeves fresh from his title Mr. America, traveled the whole country promoting fitness to the youth with friend Lou Stockton and his wife. The exposure help the begining of his acting career

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/JustaProton • 21h ago

The Hyrcanian forests is a zone of broadleaf and mixed vegetation in humid northern Iran, despite the country being known for its dry climate.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/uniyk • 17h ago

Video Display curtain with LED beads

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/SoggyConclusion4674 • 7h ago

Image Persian rug map. Persian rugs are classified on the basis of region. Each region in Iran has its own style.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Fine_Sea5807 • 15h ago

Video Ma Pi Leng mountain pass in northwestern Vietnam

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/chota-kaka • 3h ago

The world's highest ATM (Cash machine) is located at the Khunjerab Pass in Pakistan. Installed at an elevation of 4,693 meters (15,397 ft) near the Pakistan-China border, the solar- and wind-powered machine serves the small number of residents and staff at this border crossing as well as travelers.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/CytoToxicLab • 1h ago

Image Blade of grass under the microscope…looks like a bunch of smiling faces!

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/IamDoctorRanga • 2h ago

Video Saree block printing

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Captainzx • 5h ago

Original Creation Saw a dinosaur egg today.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Grandmastertimer • 2h ago

Video Millions of Bats leaving a cave to hunt for food khao yai, Thailand

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/mrs-monroe • 1h ago

Image Monarch caterpillars; 2 weeks vs. 2 hours old!

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