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Shortly after the creation of Japan's Tokugawa Shogunate, the shogunate soon decided that it would turn its back on the world and enforce a policy of isolationism in Japan. In 1636, the construction of ocean-going vessels was stopped, and subjects were forbidden from sailing

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@historyinmemes "A man provides for his family" - Gus Fring

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@historyinmemes This occurred in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. British runner Derek Redmond tore his hamstring in the 400 metres semi-final but continued the race limping and, with assistance from his father, managed to complete a full lap of the track as the crowd gave him a standing

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@CreepyOrg Marianne Bachmeier was subsequently put on trial for the murder attempt on Detlev Rohwedder. In 1982, she was acquitted by reason of "temporary insanity" due to the extreme emotional distress caused by the loss of her daughter. The court recognized her actions as a response

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@historyinmemes The Great Dying is the Earth's most severe known extinction event, with the extinction of 57% of biological families, 83% of genera, 81% of marine species and 70% of terrestrial vertebrate species. It is also the largest known mass extinction of insects.

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@historyinmemes In case it's not clear enough: Just Leave Them Alone

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@historyinmemes The Indian government has declared the island off-limits to protect both the tribe and potential visitors.

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@historyinmemes Collins provided narration for the Google Doodle that commemorated the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11's 1969 mission to the Moon.

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@historyinmemes No, the dog was a gift from the Japanese government They had gifted as a show of gratitude for when Russia helped Japan during the 2011 earthquake. He was just showing them the dog.

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@Morbidful A German shepherd saves six-year-old from being attacked by another dog. Dogs are known for their protective instincts towards their owners. Dogs have a strong bond with their human companions and often display behaviors that indicate their desire to protect them from perceived

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@Morbidful One of Clark's children, then-17-year-old Chaz, witnessed the attacks from Stuyvesant High School, where he was a student.

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@Morbidful López had poor self-esteem, was socially reclusive, and eventually developed an obsession with Björk in 1993. Though he did not hope to be sexually engaged with her, he was particularly angry over her brief relationship with the English musician Goldie, due to his race.

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@historyinmemes This is from the 2022 miniseries WeCrashed. The show dramatizes the rise and fall of WeWork, the coworking space startup, focusing particularly on its charismatic co-founder, Adam Neumann, and his wife, Rebekah Neumann.

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@historyinmemes In 2009, on its tenth anniversary, The New York Times dubbed it the "defining cult movie of our time."

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@historyinmemes Legend attributes the discovery of coffee to a goat herder named Kaldi in Ethiopia around the 9th century. He noticed that his goats became unusually energetic after eating the red berries from a certain tree. Curious about the effects, Kaldi tried the berries himself and

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@JamesLucasIT On the morning of 9/11, Bradley Fetchet called his mother from the World Trade Center. He reassured her, explaining that he was safe despite hearing about a plane crashing into the North Tower. Tragically, he didn't make it out alive.

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@historyinmemes A key figure in the Resistance, Jean Moulin organized various resistance groups and played a crucial role in unifying their efforts. Despite being captured and tortured by the Nazis, he did not reveal any information about his fellow resistance members.

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@historyinmemes Unsinkable Sam was originally the ship's cat aboard the German battleship Bismarck. In May 1941, the Bismarck was engaged in battle with British naval forces and was ultimately sunk. Sam was found floating on a board by the HMS Cossack, a British destroyer that rescued him from

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@timecaptales Each year, engineering students in Japan experiment with earthquake-resistant building designs.

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@historyinmemes How can we forget the time when Iranian fans celebrated the German anthem like this in 2004?

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@historyinmemes For those wondering, this is from the film The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019).

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@timecaptales That's the Interstate 405. Its daily average traffic reached 374,000 in 2008, making it the highest count in the nation.

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@historyinmemes Mount St. Helens before and after the eruption

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@historyinmemes How the Spongebob cast warms up. Tom Kenny is the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants, the titular character of the show. He also voices Gary the Snail, SpongeBob's pet snail, as well as the French narrator and various other incidental characters. Bill Fagerbakke provides the voice

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@OTerrifying Run. Crocodiles don't appear to be made for running. But with their peculiar reptile limbs and prehistoric bodies, crocodiles can still run faster than most people at 17 km/h. And they can swim at up to 20 km/h.

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@historyinmemes The first episode of Tom and Jerry, titled "Puss Gets the Boot," was released on February 10, 1940. "Puss Gets the Boot" marked the debut of the iconic cat-and-mouse duo, Tom and Jerry, who would go on to become one of the most beloved and enduring animated partnerships in

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@CreepyOrg And we can thank this little friend.

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@historyinmemes Although not as legendary as this one from The Sopranos

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@historyinmemes This is my favourite of his frog paintings:

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@historyinmemes For those wondering, this is from the sitcom Malcolm in the Middle (2000-6).

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@Morbidful For several hours, law enforcement officers and volunteers scoured the area, conducting searches on foot and using helicopters and other resources to locate Jocelyn. For several hours, law enforcement officers and volunteers scoured the area, conducting searches on foot and

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@historyinmemes Guinness World Records gave him the posthumous title of "World's Largest Nose." A wax reproduction of his head is in Ripley's Believe It or Not museum.

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@historyinmemes This guy found his lost dog sleeping on the street after 3 years apart...

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@historyinmemes Frida Kahlo was born on July 6, 1907, in Coyoacán, Mexico. She suffered from various health issues throughout her life, including polio as a child, and a near-fatal bus accident at age 18 that left her with lifelong injuries and chronic pain. After the accident, Kahlo began to

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@Morbidful As submersibles descend deeper into the ocean, they experience increasing hydrostatic pressure from the weight of the water above them. At great depths, this pressure can become immense, exerting forces that can crush or collapse the hull of a submersible if it is not

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@historyinmemes During the last years of his life, Cobain struggled with heroin addiction and chronic health problems such as depression. He also struggled with the personal and professional pressures of fame, and he had a tumultuous relationship with his wife, fellow musician Courtney Love.

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@Morbidful This nail polish detects rape drugs. Undercover Colors is a nail polish designed to detect date rape drugs such as Rohypnol, Xanax, and GHB in beverages. The idea is that individuals can discreetly stir their drink with their finger, and if the polish changes color, it may

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@historyinmemes For those wondering, this is from the movie After the Sunset (2004).

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@timecaptales Jeremy Meeks was convicted in 2014 after a gang sweep. But his mugshot got so much attention online that he immediately got a modeling job after his release.

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@historyinmemes Another famous native was Geronimo who is known for his resistance against Mexican and American expansion into Apache lands during the late 19th century. He gained prominence as a leader due to his exceptional skills in warfare and strategy. He led raids against both Mexican and

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@VinnyDoods @historyinmemes ok.

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@CreepyOrg Miriam was shot 12 times by gunmen in front of her house and died on 10 May 2017.

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@historyinmemes The mummy measures 5 feet and 9 inches and was found with a bundle of 12 others in the tomb. He was taller than most Korean men at the time and the mummy’s skin and beard are well preserved, which indicates he was quite dashing in his day.

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@Morbidful This is the full video. Karina Chikitova had reportedly followed her father, who left to visit relatives in a neighboring village, but became lost in the dense forest surrounding her home. Miraculously, Karina was found alive by her uncle, who had joined the search effort. She

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@historyinmemes In 2003, Microsoft sold off all of its shares in Apple for $550 million. But if it kept those shares, Microsoft's $150 million investment would have been worth a whopping $184 billion today.

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@historyinmemes In June 2010, Guinness World Records certified the Capital Gate building in Abu Dhabi, UAE as the "World's Furthest Leaning Man-made Tower". It has an 18-degree slope, almost five times more than the Tower of Pisa, but was deliberately engineered to slant.

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@historyinmemes For those wondering, this is from the movie We're the Millers (2013).

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@OTerrifying What about a lion opening your car door😱⬇️

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@PicturesFoIder Metal is a very good heat conductor which means it can change temperature very rapidly. What happens as you touch the metal to the ice is that the warm metal heats the ice up and a thin layer melts into water. But this removes the heat from the metal. There's plenty of ice

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@Morbidful The Black Hawk Down incident occured during a battle that took place in Mogadishu, Somalia, on October 3-4, 1993. It was part of a larger military operation known as Operation Gothic Serpent, which aimed to capture key lieutenants of the Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid.

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@wars In October 1944, a Nazi soldier dropped off his camera for development at a shop in Belfort, France. But one of the photos stopped the shop owner, Aloyse Ball, cold. It showed a man, facing a Nazi firing squad with his hands tied behind his back, smiling. That man was Georges

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@wars One of the most famous female Soviet snipers from World War II is Lyudmila Pavlichenko. She was a remarkable sniper who achieved significant success on the Eastern Front during the war. Over the course of her military service, Pavlichenko was credited with 309 confirmed kills,

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@historyinmemes Caroll Spinney performed Big Bird from 1969 to 2018. Matt Vogel began as an understudy in 1996 before becoming the character's full-time performer in 2018. In 2000, Big Bird was named a Living Legend by the United States Library of Congress.

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@historyinmemes For those wondering, this is from the 2024 film Anaconda.

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@historyinmemes 1970s Futuristic Concept For Jetliner Air Travel. Whether it can obey the Laws of Physics is another question entirely.

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@historyinmemes Annoying ice cream vendors😅

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@historyinmemes The Kaiserwagen (Emperor's car), the original train used by Emperor Wilhelm II during a test ride of Wuppertal's "Flying Train" on 24 October 1900, is still operated on scheduled excursion services, special occasions and for charter events.

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@wars The French government awarded numerous Hellfighter soldiers with high honors, including the Croix de Guerre, the French military's highest award for valor. The regiment received the Croix de Guerre collectively for their exceptional bravery in battle.

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@fasc1nate Schwerer Gustav saw limited combat action during World War II. Its most notable deployment occurred during the Siege of Sevastopol in 1942, where it was used to bombard Soviet fortifications and coastal defenses. The gun reportedly achieved some success in destroying its targets

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@historyinmemes Douglass became the first African American nominated for vice president of the United States, as the running mate of Victoria Woodhull on the Equal Rights Party ticket.

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@historyinmemes For those wondering, this is from a movie called The World's Fastest Indian (2005). It is a biographical film that chronicles the true story of Burt Munro, a New Zealander who, in the 1960s, set multiple land speed records with his modified 1920 Indian Scout motorcycle.

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@Morbidful Sinkholes are geological phenomena that occur when underground cavities or voids collapse, resulting in a depression or hole at the surface. Over time, groundwater circulating through fractures and cavities in the bedrock can dissolve and erode the rock, creating underground

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@historyinmemes The fastest train in the world is the Shanghai Maglev Train, operating in Shanghai, China. The Shanghai Maglev Train holds the record for the highest operating speed, reaching up to 431 kilometers per hour (268 miles per hour) during its regular service, and it achieved a top

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@historyinmemes The Battle of Britain (1940). When the RAF beat back the Luftwaffe, and prevented the German invasion of Britain.

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@historyinmemes Modern surfing as we know it today is thought to have originated in Hawaii. The history of surfing dates to c. AD 400 in Polynesia, when the Polynesians began to make their way to the Hawaiian Islands from Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands.

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@historyinmemes The most immediate cause of the famine was a potato blight that infected potato crops throughout Europe during the 1840s. In fact, it caused an additional 100,000 deaths outside Ireland and influenced much of the unrest in the widespread European Revolutions of 1848.

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@historyinmemes Disney serious did well with Zootopia

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@historyinmemes Her name is Zhou Yaqin and she debuted this year in the Olympics at just 18 years old.

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@historyinmemes Can a Scythe beat a Brushcutter? The scythe has been used for grass cutting and agricultural purposes for centuries, dating back to ancient times. Its origins can be traced back to the early agricultural societies of Europe and the Near East. The scythe consists of a long,

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@historyinmemes Ann Hopkins was a successful senior manager at Price Waterhouse, a major accounting firm, in the 1980s. In 1982, she was nominated for partnership but was ultimately denied the position. Feedback from her colleagues revealed that she was criticized for not conforming to

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@timecaptales Chicago in the 30s

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@historyinmemes During his trial, Princip would make this statement: "I am a Yugoslav nationalist, aiming for the unification of all Yugoslavs, and I do not care what form of state, but it must be free from Austria... The plan was to unite all South Slavs. It was understood that Serbia as the

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@tradingMaxiSL The Lighthouse (2019) references the Sacha Schneider painting Hypnosis (1904)

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@historyinmemes From an interview with Freddie’s manager Jim ‘Miami’ Beach in The London Times: “They got on well except for the fact that I suddenly got a call from Freddie, saying, ‘Miami, dear, can you get on over here… You’ve got to get me out of here. I’m recording with a llama… I’ve had

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@historyinmemes Tito is credited with transforming Yugoslavia from a poor nation to a middle-income one. Under him, Yugoslavia saw vast improvements in women's rights, health, education, urbanisation, industrialisation, and many other areas of human and economic development.

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@historyinmemes North Korea's vocal team of cheerleaders at the Winter Olympics were stunned into silence - when they were ambushed by a Kim Jong Un impersonator. The squad of around 100 young women did not know how to react when they came face-to-face with their leader's doppelganger. Some

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@Morbidful Trapped alone in a remote canyon with limited supplies, Ralston faced an excruciating dilemma. After several days of attempting to free himself using various tools and techniques, he realized that his only chance of survival was to amputate his trapped arm. On the sixth day of

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@historyinmemes The Macedonian Empire I want to see how far Alexander the Great would get with modern tech.

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@timecaptales Skateboarding shop during late '80s

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@historyinmemes In 2015, the ancient archaeological site of Nimrud, located in present-day Iraq, was extensively damaged and looted by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS). Nimrud, also known as Kalhu or Calah, was the capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire and is

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@Morbidful More photos of people posing during 9/11 in front of Twin Towers

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@Morbidful This is what she looks like now

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@historyinmemes In the iconic scene where Han Solo is frozen in carbonite, actor Harrison Ford famously ad-libbed his now-iconic line, "I know," in response to Princess Leia's declaration of love for him. The original scripted line was Leia's, "I love you," to which Han was supposed to respond

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@HowThingsWork_ The Bolivian Death Road, officially known as the Yungas Road, is a notorious and dangerous route located in Bolivia. It stretches from La Paz, the country's capital, to the town of Coroico in the Yungas region. The road gained its ominous nickname due to its history of being

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@Morbidful In the late 1950s, PepsiCo struck a unique deal with the Soviet Union to trade cola syrup for Stolichnaya vodka. At that time, the Soviet Union did not have enough hard currency to pay for the syrup, so they agreed to barter with vodka instead. As the arrangement expanded,

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@historyinmemes St. George is a legendary figure and a Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in various Christian traditions, including the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, and Anglican Communion. He is often depicted as a brave knight who slayed a dragon, a story that has

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@fasc1nate One interesting anecdote from the production of "Star Wars" involves the creation of the iconic sound for the lightsabers. Sound designer Ben Burtt was tasked with finding a unique and memorable sound for the lightsaber clashes. Burtt experimented with various methods, including

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@PicturesFoIder On March 30, 1981, President of the United States Ronald Reagan was shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr. in Washington, D.C. He was returning to his limousine after a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton. Hinckley believed the attack would impress actress Jodie

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@tradingMaxiSL In 1951, American scientist Adelbert Ames created the mind-boggling ‘Ames Window’. It’s so effective that even when you know how it works, you still can’t break the illusion.

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@historyinmemes Just a few months later, Van Gogh shot himself in July 1890, and this was one of the works displayed around his coffin before his funeral. This painting was nationalised by the Soviet government and became part of the State Museum of New Western Art in Moscow. The painting moved

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@OTerrifying You can still be struck by lightning in your car, but you're protected from it. Contrary to popular belief, the reason for this isn't because cars have rubber tyre that insulate you from the ground. According to the USA's National Lightning Safety Institute: ‘Rubber tyres

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@historyinmemes The Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel (who would later also build the famous Eiffel Tower in 1889). The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886.

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@historyinmemes Numerous conspiracy theories have emerged over the years, suggesting alternative explanations for the events of 9/11. For example: Some conspiracy theories claim that the World Trade Center towers were brought down by controlled demolition rather than by the impact of the

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@historyinmemes "Sell me this pen" - Wolf Of Wall Street (2013)

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@HowThingsWork_ Is it as satisfying as watching someone split a rock?

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@historyinmemes Johan Cruyff explains his famous Cruyff Turn vs Sweden at the 1974 World Cup. The Cruyff Turn is a dribbling move in football (soccer) named after the legendary Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff. It is a skillful and deceptive maneuver used by players to quickly change direction

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@historyinmemes In April 2009, Nike filed a patent for self-lacing shoes, with a design that bears a resemblance to those worn by Marty in Back to the Future Part II.

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@tradingMaxiSL Remastered footage of first plane hitting North Tower

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@historyinmemes Al Capone's 'Killer' Car Al Capone's car, often referred to as the "killer car," was a heavily armored Cadillac that belonged to the infamous Chicago gangster Al Capone. Capone's car was a symbol of his power and influence during the Prohibition era in the 1920s and 1930s when

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@timecaptales Robin Williams' Last Ever Movie Role This is from Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014).

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@OTerrifying Stomach-churning stuff. It reminds me of this picture:

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