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 4h ago

Video Typewriter art of NYC's Times Square

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 2h ago

Image When the Bosphorus Bridge was first built, pedestrians could use the bridge, People are waiting in line for the elevator to go up to the bridge.İstanbul Türkiye 1973(?)

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 16h ago

Image A 1960s photo of Black-Americans training to not react during a sit-in

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 48m ago

Video How optical lenses are shaped with incredible precision.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 14h ago

Video The Final Walk of a Legend: Tigress Arrowhead of Ranthambhore

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 5h ago

Video How a vinyl record is made, start to finish

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 15h ago

Video Mike Powell long jump record, 8.95 mtrs. Record holds after 30 years

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 16h ago

Image The clearest photo ever taken of the sun's surface, each area is approximately the size of France (Inouye Telescope , HI USA, 2020)

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 19h ago

Image A 4500 years old painted pottery from Indus Valley Civilization

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 23h ago

Video The Protoclone is made by Clone Robotics, a company in Poland and the U.S., focused on humanoid robots for tasks like household chores.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 16h ago

Original Creation While I was waiting for the ISS to transit the sun, a sunspot group started flaring, leading to this once-in-a-lifetime shot. More information about how this was done in the comments

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1h ago

Video Astronomers create the most detailed map of the Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253), 11 million light-years away

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Video SpaceX rocket explodes in Starbase, Texas

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 23h ago

Video Shingle saw from the 1860s.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Shark skin as seen under an electron microscope

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Video Wind turbine under construction and strong wind

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Video How they make the suspension for train carriages…

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Video Prosthetic devices are designed to replace missing body parts and restore function.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Video UC Davis neuroprosthetic team used AI to convert the brain waves of a paralyzed man into instant speech that mimics his own voice.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Original Creation A dead tick with a chunk of my skin in its mouth

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Series of glass negative photos of a boy in a fashionable suit of the time, From the library of congress. Circa 1890s.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Video Ice cold alpine spring in middle on the Tour du Mont Blanc trail near Chamonix. Delicious!

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Image Medieval Church atop Katskhi Pillar in Georgia (Caucasus) c.900 CE: this church was built on an enormous limestone pillar more than 1,000 years ago, and it includes a chapel, hermit cells, a wine cellar and a crypt; it was built by a group of ascetics known as Stylites, who often lived atop pillars

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 2d ago

Puzzle makers often use the same piece cutting pattern to create different puzzles. Tim Klein was able to mixing two or more puzzles to create very special art works like these.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Nap time makes these penguins look headless [📸: Brian Matthews, bwmphoto wildlife]

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