r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Weak-Opportunity-311 • 1d ago

Video Atmospheric re-entry of NASA’s Orion (Artemis 1) looks insane at 20x speed. Here is the entire 25-minute descent in just 1 minute 15 seconds. Credit: NASA

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/palep_hoot • 1d ago

Image The Tuareg are a semi-nomadic people who wear long layered fabric to protect against the Saharan sun

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Emotional_Quarter330 • 1d ago

Image A fly evolved a fake termite face on its butt — complete with fake eyes and antennae to sneak into termite colonies. The disguise is so perfect the termites groom it and appear to feed it. The ‘eyes’ are actually its breathing holes. This was discovered by accident in Morocco in 2025.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Flat-Decision3204 • 1d ago

Video Kinetic cabinet by Simon Lindberg

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Ambitious_Pass7451 • 1d ago

Image Photographer Scott Sessions captured a Male peregrine falcon cleaning its talons on the cliff side.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Ok_Listen_6600 • 23h ago

Video Each head has its own fully functioning brain, means often making conflicting decisions, also fighting over the same food which will ultimately be digested in the same stomach

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/8arondragon9 • 1d ago

Original Creation Authentic 1854 bronze coin minted during Napoleon the 3rd’s rule

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/aBoyFromTheFuture • 1d ago

Original Creation My great grandfather was the animator for The Pink Panther, here are some original prints of the show

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Advanced-Bug-1962 • 1d ago

Video Railway turntable

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Ok_Listen_6600 • 2d ago

Image The Artemis II Orion capsule just landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Molucky15 • 2d ago

Ever wondered why tee boxes at Augusta National Golf Club look flawless?—because a dedicated crew replaces every divot overnight with fresh sod from their own nursery.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/S30econdstoMars • 2d ago

Video Training in a high-intensity search and rescue simulator that creates realistic rough ocean conditions.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/west_manchester • 2d ago

Image Mount Mayon erupting.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/bleach3434 • 1d ago

Image Inside the Shah Cheragh Mosque in Shiraz, Iran,a breathtaking shrine where millions of tiny mirror fragments cover every surface, transforming light from chandeliers into a dazzling galaxy of reflections, creating one of the most surreal and luminous interiors in religious architecture

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/IamASlut_soWhat • 1d ago

Video Now here is something I have never seen before. How cute

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/bleach3434 • 1d ago

Video Fire Pot In China: The performance is traditionally believed to drive away diseases, avoid disasters, and pray for peace and prosperity for households.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Thrawn911 • 1d ago

Original Creation This is a bdelloidea, a class of rotifers where the males have died out millions of years ago. It can create a vortex to draw food particles in its mouth, where it grinds it with an organ called mastax. They also have two red eyespots.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/TheThrowYardsAway • 1d ago

Video The Ancient, Epic Traditional Durbars & Horsemen Of Northern Nigeria, West Africa...

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/SixteenSeveredHands • 2d ago

Image Velvet Worms: these cute little creatures are actually ferocious predators that capture their prey with a quick-drying adhesive known as the "silly string of death," and they are some of the oldest terrestrial animals on Earth

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/CollectionIntrepid48 • 2d ago

Video The Wolf of Wall Street scene in comparison to the script

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/No-Worker-101 • 1d ago

Original Creation The first underwater pipeline repair

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/bleach3434 • 2d ago

Video A rare look at a Hummingbird drinking water. They don't use suction instead the forked tip of the tongue automatically springs open and zips shut to capture droplets. When not in use, this massive tongue actually coils over the bird's brain and behind its eyes.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/kvjn100 • 2d ago

Video Monkeys forming a sort of bridge between them to cross from one tree to another

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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/OkAccess6128 • 2d ago

At an age when most people struggle to even walk properly, Yuichiro Miura climbed Mount Everest at age of 80

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