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/Lovetics2 • 1h ago

Image In 2012, an Arab prince reportedly paid US$500,000 for a 15 minute private conversation with actress Kristen Stewart. She accepted the meeting, but chose not to keep the money, donating the entire amount to help victims of Hurricane Sandy.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/boriswong • 4h ago

Image Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/west_manchester • 6h ago

Image Spotted in London

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/PeneItaliano • 47m ago

Image Couple decides to hold hands in post-war Moscow, 1954

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/ck_3666 • 7h ago

Image Two galaxies colliding, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/General-Panic0 • 6h ago

Karnak Temple

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Prestigious-Wall5616 • 13h ago

Video Ziplining past Mutarazi Falls, the second highest waterfall in Africa

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/willis7747 • 9h ago

Video The walking leaf. Also known as the Leaf Insect! Usually measuring 2 to 4 inches (5–10 cm), this amazing creature is a true master of camouflage. With a leafy body, gentle swaying movements, and green or brownish colors, it looks just like a real leaf!

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/tenzin_Qing • 3h ago

Image Samurai of the Satsuma clan, members of the Satchō Alliance, fighting for the Imperial side during the Boshin War period.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/jmike1256 • 1d ago

Video Pilot has managed to land plane without crashing after the front wheels failed.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Yolo065 • 1d ago

Image From Kevin Hart to Yao Ming

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/WhisperVixenn • 1d ago

Video The common baron caterpillar on a mango leaf. The yellow/white spine on its back perfectly aligned in colour and width with the midrib vein of the leaf from the plant on which it live

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/demolcd • 1d ago

Video A Timelapse of Toronto, Ontario, Canada from 1790-2026

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Big-Fruit-117 • 2h ago

Image The tongue of a butterfly.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/sparkwolther009 • 1d ago

Image Some Street art in Assam India

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/jacklsd • 1d ago

Video How Computer Chips Are Made From Quartz to CPU

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/PeneItaliano • 1d ago

Video The 1952 Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head ad was the very first toy commercial on TV.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/3xshortURmom • 1d ago

Image Alex Honnold summits Taipei 101

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Epelep • 2d ago

Video Teacher demonstrates static electricity in a different way using cups flying off his head

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Brutal_Deluxe_ • 1d ago

Video Tafazzin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TAFAZZIN gene. Both the protein and the gene are named after this guy

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/SixteenSeveredHands • 1d ago

Image Fairy Wasps: the wasps of this genus are the world's smallest known insects, with some species measuring as little as 0.139mm (139 microns) long, which is roughly the size of a human egg cell

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/AccomplishedStuff235 • 2d ago

Video Doyon 26, the Largest Land Drilling Rig in North America, Tips Over on Alaska’s North Slope

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/finza_prey • 2d ago

Image Taken at 80,000ft - Mach 3 on the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Danny__NYC • 2d ago

Image A cat saved Brooklyn Borough Hall from a fire in 1904. The city put him on the payroll. When he went blind, they made him custom glasses so he could keep working.

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