Nicholas Alkemade, tail gunner on a damaged UK bomber in WWII, survived a freefall from 18,000 ft. He chose to jump from the doomed aircraft over Germany as his parachute had melted in fire. The Gestapo arrested him, eventually verified his story and even issued him a certificate on it.
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Ad from Apartheid South Africa encouraging people from the US south to visit. 1979
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How Scammers Use Telegram for Phishing Calls: A Breakdown

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Imagine showing this to someone from the middle ages


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Bruce Spence: The actor who appeared in The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, The Matrix, Pirates of the Caribbean, Mad Max, and Dark City
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The oldest and the costliest dildos
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Before and After of the excavation of an Ancient Greek Stadium
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Guitar crafted from chains, gears and more.

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Saturn’s hexagonal North Pole compared to the size of the U.S
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With this meat cutter, you can quickly and precisely slice meat into thin pieces.

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Astronaut relearns how to walk after spending 197 days in space.

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Ágnes Keleti, the world's oldest Olympic champion died today aged 103. She survived the Holocaust by buying the identity papers of a Christian girl and working as a maid in the countryside.
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A Lego brick from 1949 can still connect with a brand new Lego brick from 2025.

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You have seen Bagpipes, now it's time for Glovepipes (@grinnandrea97)

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In 1700 this was one of the exams for amateur pianists: before taking advanced lessons you had to know how to do this

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Meet Larry Walters, aka Lawn Chair Larry! In 1982, this adventurous man took to the skies in a lawn chair rigged with 45 helium balloons. Armed with a pellet gun to pop balloons for descent, a CB radio, and a sandwich, he soared 16,000 feet above Los Angeles!

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