General Dancing plague of 1518

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Dancing plague of 1518 where between 50-400 people took to dancing from July to September

The most prominent theory is that it was from the mould on their food.

Food was scarce - meaning they have eaten everything available. Even bad spoiled bread with mold. Which had LSA on it from ergot mushroom, precursor to LSD.

 

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Napoleon Bonaparte was once attacked by a horde of bunnies. In 1807, during a hunt, his chief of staff released thousands of rabbits for the hunt, but the rabbits instead charged at Napoleon and his party, overwhelming them.

A Brief Moment of History: When Napoleon Took on Rabbits

If you are familiar with my “brief moment of history” series, then you may have read about the time the Australian army fought a war against emus (and lost). When looking at history, it seems that …

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During WW2 The US military & Boeing hired a Hollywood set designer to camouflage a factory in Seattle WA(in case of any air raids from the pacific front). 30,000 people worked there building 300+ planes a month.

 

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A girl shows a protective face mask and knee pads designed for playing basketball. 1927, USA.

 

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A freak lightning storm has killed 323 reindeer in a remote mountainous area of Norway

Freak lightning strike kills hundreds of reindeer

Hundreds of dead reindeer littered a plateau in Norway, apparently killed by lightning.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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A young Bob Ross, before the iconic and beloved perm.

 

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Berlin, Germany 2013. A heist crew dug a tunnel then drilled into a bank vault. After opening 294 safety deposit boxes, they stole gold and jewels worth 10mil+. Nobody has been caught to this day.

 

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After the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, it only 3 days for the trams to resume limited operations. 3 of the trams that survived the bomb are still in service to this day.

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中国放送×広島電鉄 被爆電車特別運行プロジェクト

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Carl Lutz, a Swiss diplomat in Hungary, saved over 62,000 Jews and set up 76 safe houses in Budapest during WW2, including the now well known 'Glass House'. Due to his actions, half of the Jewish population of Budapest survived and were not deported to Nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust.

Carl Lutz - Wikipedia

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The banded rocks of Hosta Beach are a breathtaking spectacle of nature, weaving dark and light stripes across their rugged surface. These striking patterns are the handiwork of ancient volcanic fires and the earth-moving might of tectonic forces.

 

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"Mensur" is a form of traditional German sword-duelling for the sole purpose of getting a "Schmiss" (facial scar).

Strict rules to avoid serious injuries: The Mensur is a highly codified and supervised duel, designed to minimize the risk of serious injuries. Strikes are only delivered to the head and face, and participants wear protections for the eyes and neck. The swords used, called 'Schläger,' are designed to inflict superficial cuts, and serious injuries are rare.

 

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Cliffs of Moher, Ireland

Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince was shot here. Down the cliff there's a cave like opening that you'll see in the movie, and it's the location where one of Voldemort's horcruxes is hidden.

Also, they say the coast line is changing because the cliffs keep eroding. That's how strong the water currents hitting the cliffs are.

 

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In 2007, Nokia sold more than 300 times as many phones as Apple.

 

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The Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Ra fetusswinhoei) is considered the world's rarest turtle. It's also one of the largest freshwater turtles.

As of January 2025, there are two confirmed Yangtze giant softshell turtles left in the world. One is a male at the Suzhou Zoo in China, and the other is a female in the Dong Mo Lake in Vietnam. However, there may be one or more additional individuals in the Xuan Khanh Lake in Vietnam.

 

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Batman

 

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There is a fruit named hala that looks like an exploding planet and tastes like sugarcane.

 

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The flags are all the people that died on Mount Everest.

 

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In 1921, Ada Blackjack joined an Arctic expedition team consisting of four men. She spent two years surviving alone on Wrangel Island and was the only member of the team to make it back alive.

Ada Blackjack - Wikipedia

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The only near-complete and largest war elephant armour, made sometime in the late 16th century in India. Blades could also be fitted onto the tusks to act as extra lethal weapons.

 

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Nikola Tesla never married, but claimed to have fallen in love with a white pigeon. After its death, he told friends that he felt his life's work was over. "I loved that pigeon as a man loves a woman, and she loved me. As long as I had her, there was a purpose to my life."

Nikola Tesla's Weird Obsession with Pigeons | Britannica

Scientist Nikola Tesla is known for many things, but not many people know that he was kind of obsessed with pigeons.

www.britannica.com

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Guilin, China

 

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The world's oldest purse, found in a grave near Leipzig, Germany, that has been dated to between 2,500 and 2,200 B.C. It was studded with over a hundred dog teeth, and other items in the grave suggest dog and canine teeth were a fashion statement.

 

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A manta ray leaping out of the ocean

 

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Berlin, Germany 2013. A heist crew dug a tunnel then drilled into a bank vault. After opening 294 safety deposit boxes, they stole gold and jewels worth 10mil+. Nobody has been caught to this day.

Insane that you can do this and not leave DNA evidence behind.

 

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After the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, it only 3 days for the trams to resume limited operations. 3 of the trams that survived the bomb are still in service to this day.

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中国放送×広島電鉄 被爆電車特別運行プロジェクト

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Within a day you likely could have been outside on ground zero for an extended period without getting ill or any significant increased long term cancer or other health risks. The radiation disipates super fast.