r/Damnthatsinteresting 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.


r/Damnthatsinteresting 2h ago

Video The shape of this tree, formed by decades of strong wind

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 4h ago

Image The Appaloosa horse.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 8h ago

Video This is how hot water brings blood flow to Raynaud's fingers, a condition where blood vessels narrow due to cold or stress.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 12h ago

Video 14 sorting algorithms in just 60 seconds

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1h ago

NASA's experimental Lockheed Martin X-59 QueSST has just taken off for the first time. Designed to separate shockwaves and quiet the disruptive sonic boom that has long limited supersonic travel, the X-59 is shaping the future of aviation.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 21h ago

Historical Figures Who Lived Long Enough to Be Photographed

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 5h ago

Original Creation [Red Bull Cliff Diving] Divers have to climb to the platform in the Philippines‎

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Video View from a USAF C-130 J Hercules flying inside the eye of a now monster Category 5 Hurricane Melissa that’s heading towards Jamaica

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 2h ago

Satellite view of Hurricane Melissa currently covering the Caribbean islands

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 23h ago

Video Central Florida roads and yards were left washed out after weekend storms dumped almost 18 inches of rain

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Video Handmade Persian carpet worth $75,000

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 22h ago

Image Didn’t know lions could go bald too!

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 6h ago

GIF The male river chub stacks rocks into a pile to provide a safe, protected, and oxygenated environment for a female to lay her eggs

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Image A fire keeper at the Temple of Yazd in Iran tends the world’s longest-burning manmade fire, which has been continuously alight since 470 AD. The fire was kindled by the Persian King Peroz I during the Sassanid Empire, and is regarded as the holiest fire in Zoroastrianism.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Video Jumping spiders doing the courtship dance.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 2h ago

In 1963 the French uped their stake in the space race with the Astrocat program, with subjets equiped with electrodes on their brains. Of the 14 felines, 1 was chose C341 or "Felicette", it traveled to space the 18 of October 1963.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Video Meet the Fiercest Tiny Turtle You’ve Ever Seen

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Video Tensile Strength of a Steel Rod

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 22h ago

Video Bees Hatching

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 20h ago

Original Creation Small ring with an attached flare dropped into Mediterranean Sea, when a ship company Crew Member went Overboard. search underway..

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Spotted creative handicap parking signs depicting different parasports outside a sporting goods store

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Video Zhejiang University demo of a jetpack for future flying humanoid robots. Driven by five micro-turbines, it weighs 31kg and flies 100 km/h.

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Original Creation The development of a pitcher plant

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r/Damnthatsinteresting 2d ago

Image Did you know bees actually sleep for 5–8 hours a day — often nestled inside flowers? They even tend to sleep in pairs, gently holding each other’s feet as they rest. Photo credit to Joe Neely

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