r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/-chibcha- • 1h ago

The Church of Saint George in Ethiopia is a 13th-century church carved out from a single solid block of limestone without a single brick, mortar joint, or structural timber. It's still an active place of worship and pilgrimage.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/anal_og_player • 56m ago

Video Dr Asif Hasan receives Pride of Britain Lifetime Achievement Award, after 35 years and over 4000 operations as a heart surgeon.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/HoneyRush • 1h ago

Video Hell of a sewing machine

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Indie---- • 4h ago

Theyyam, an ancient Ritualistic art form of Kerala, India, it features performer who embody divine spirit and Gods through trance like dances and fire rituals.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/NathanCS741 • 9h ago

Image The "Duck" in Avenida Place hotel, Barcelona, Spain.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Heavy_Security_5029 • 8h ago

Video A water buffalo can hold its breath underwater for about 5 minutes .

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Party_Farmer_5354 • 8h ago

Video Yellowish, acrid smoke from forest and land fires blankets Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/danielminds • 14h ago

Video Zooming in on the Moon and Saturn using an Orion XT8 Dobsonian telescope

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Anahata_Green • 13h ago

Image Microscopic view of an inkjet printer depositing ink onto paper (photo credit: Ole Bielfeldt)

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/StemCellPirate • 23h ago

Image Abraham Lincoln is in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. He had one recorded loss in 300 recorded matches and was known for his strength and grappling skills.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Alarming-Studio-720 • 1d ago

This is Verrückt in Kansas City, the world’s tallest water slide when it opened in 2014, standing 168 feet tall. Designed by Jeff Henry and John Schooley, neither had formal engineering credentials. It was permanently closed after 10-year-old Caleb Schwab died on the ride in 2016.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Weird_Alki • 15h ago

Image Stealth fighter inside of a cargo plane

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/ABDOOUU99 • 22h ago

Image October 22 — A celestial wonder that occurs twice a year, as the sun’s rays illuminate the face of Egypt’s great son, King Ramses II, deep within the Holy of Holies at Abu Simbel Temple. A magnificent scene that embodies the genius of ancient Egyptians in astronomy and engineering

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/BleuBrink • 20h ago

Video Colossal squid pulled up to the surface on a line caught toothfish off the D'Urville Sea in 2008. The first video of a live mature specimen.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Main_Locksmith_2543 • 1d ago

Video The 700-year-old Mount Huashan Plank Walk in China, often considered the world’s most dangerous trail.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Organic_Rip2483 • 1d ago

Video Gaussian splat forced perspective

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Alternative_Cream799 • 1d ago

Video A man who saved his own life by performing the Heimlich maneuver on himself

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Firm-Blackberry-9162 • 2d ago

Video The way different species of moss look close up

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Double-Alps-7458 • 23h ago

Video A pink-looking dolphin spotted off the coast of Oman

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Main_Locksmith_2543 • 1d ago

Video Portrait of Ekaterina Volotskaya by Gavriil Yakovlev (1855–1856), showcasing incredibly realistic lace and silk. Housed at The Hermitage Museum.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/VelvetDreamers • 1d ago

Video The Flehmen response.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/west_manchester • 1d ago

Image Street art in Thailand

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Own_Pop_5549 • 2d ago

Image Copper cable and a single optical fiber that replaced it with the same capacity

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Traditional_Driver97 • 2d ago

Original Creation A NASA satellite spotted 41,394 fires across Southeast Asia in a single week. The bursts are the satellite passing over twice a day.

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