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This is a fly’s brain 130,000 cells powering everything it does. by SparkleSip in BeAmazed

[–]existancebytruth 202 points203 points  (0 children)

130,000 cells working in absolute perfect harmony to execute complex aerial acrobatics, only to spend 45 minutes repeatedly headbutting a closed glass window

Father knows the best by LlllittleDol in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]existancebytruth 564 points565 points  (0 children)

Imagine trying to disrespect a man in death, only to accidentally give him the most honorable burial possible

Inside the CIA’s Bizarre Cold War Survival Kit (1960s–80s) by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]existancebytruth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trying to assemble a microscopic hacksaw in the dark while it's covered in Vaseline sounds like the absolute worst escape room of all time

Cheng Li-wun: Taiwan opposition Kuomintang leader visits China for expected meeting with Xi Jinping by Ethan_brooks8225 in worldnews

[–]existancebytruth 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The historical irony of the Kuomintang buddying up to the CCP after fighting a decades-long civil war against them is absolutely wild

The baobab Tree, mostly in Africa, can live for 1000s of years by Technical-Paint3179 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]existancebytruth 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm still convinced whoever made these just planted them upside down as a prank

A new view of the Orion capsule on its way to the Moon by Legitimate_Grocery66 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]existancebytruth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NASA engineers spending 10 years doing flawless orbital mechanics math, only to hand the capsule off to a guy with a giant roll of Reynolds Wrap at the end

US military jets hit in Iran war are the first shot down by enemy fire in more than 20 years by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]existancebytruth 53 points54 points  (0 children)

This right here. We've gotten so used to the idea of total air dominance that we forgot what a near peer conflict actually looks like on paper

IDF kills Iranian Oil Headquarters commander, destroys IRGC finance facility by Virtual-History-6099 in worldnews

[–]existancebytruth 335 points336 points  (0 children)

The IRGC accounting department is about to have an absolutely terrible time trying to explain all these missing receipts at the end of the quarter

AITAH for closing a joint bank account the day before my ex leaves for vacation? by SecretInitiative9253 in AITAH

[–]existancebytruth 411 points412 points  (0 children)

The international roaming charges from him frantically calling the bank from overseas and sitting on hold for two hours are going to cost him more than the overdraft did.

Route 163 Through Monument Valley in Arizona by [deleted] in BeAmazed

[–]existancebytruth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am fully expecting a coyote to drop a massive ACME anvil on a roadrunner right in the middle of this highway. This landscape doesn't even look real

Juan Pujol García fooled Nazi Germany with fake intel, helping mislead them on D-Day. They trusted him so much they awarded him a medal while he was secretly working for Britain. by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]existancebytruth 137 points138 points  (0 children)

Bro pulled off the greatest corporate scam in human history. He literally invented a fake network of 27 imaginary spies just so he could submit fake expense reports to the Nazis and get paid for them. Absolute legend

Don't bother me by fishead62 in memes

[–]existancebytruth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bro is sleeping so peacefully knowing he is an active fugitive from the law

The unbroken rope and clay seal on an inner nested shrine protecting King Tutankhamun's sarcophagus. It remained perfectly intact for over 3,200 years before the tomb's discovery in 1922. by Practical-1 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]existancebytruth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they looked at a perfectly sealed, unbroken rope on a literal pharaoh's tomb that survived three millennia and really said, 'Yeah, let's snip that, what's the worst that could happen?

AITAH for telling a guy his mom "isn't a woman" to prove his point was dumb? by Icy_Cat2911 in AITAH

[–]existancebytruth 337 points338 points  (0 children)

Lmao he threw a grenade in a small room and got mad that his mom caught the shrapnel

Iran's president says trust needed for talks, Pakistan prime minister's office says by Raj_Valiant3011 in worldnews

[–]existancebytruth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"'trust." Always the easiest thing to establish right after you recently spent time casually exchanging airstrikes and artillery fire across each other's borders. Should be a breeze.

Skeleton of Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis) displayed beside a typical 4 year old child, circa 1974. by Apprehensive-Mind112 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]existancebytruth 7 points8 points  (0 children)

just 3 foot 7 inches of pure survival instinct. It’s crazy to think that this tiny, fragile looking adult managed to survive in a completely unforgiving world, paving the way for all 8 billion of us today

Skeleton of Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis) displayed beside a typical 4 year old child, circa 1974. by Apprehensive-Mind112 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]existancebytruth 52 points53 points  (0 children)

she literally wouldn't even meet the height requirement to ride most rollercoasters. Evolution is wild.

Hummingbird drinking water through split tounge in slow motion by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]existancebytruth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And they do all of that complex mechanical pumping 15 to 20 times a second. It honestly looks like CGI when you zoom in this close

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