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James Lucas

@JamesLucasIT

Sep 11, 2024 • 9 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X

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Thread of last phone calls made by 9/11 victims to their loved ones 🧵

1. Jim Gartenberg, 86th floor

2. Melissa Harrington-Hughes

3. Kevin Cosgrove

4. Brian Sweeney

5. Stephen Mulderry

6. Brad Fetchet's voice message to his mother

7. CeeCee Lyles

8. Todd Beamer was a passenger on United Flight 93 during 9/11. He was among those who fought to regain control from hijackers, causing the plane to crash in a field and saving countless lives by preventing it from hitting the intended target.

These were Beamer's last words:

This is collection of photographs of the people who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.

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15 details from one of history's most mysterious paintings - a thread on the Arnolfini Portrait🧵

1. Just 5.5 centimeters wide, the mirror in Van Eyck's masterpiece reflects the whole room, showing the couple from behind and two others: one of whom might be the artist himself.

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Let's start with their often debated joined hands: some see a marital vow, others a contract granting the wife business authority.

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1. The smallest known mushroom in the world

2. The northern pudu is the world's smallest species of deer

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May 11

Moms in the wild - a mother's day thread 🧵

1. "Look Mom, I'm scaring them!"

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May 10

Step into Salvador Dalí's dreamworld 🧵

1. Christ of Saint John of the Cross (1951)

2. The Persistence of Memory (1931)

3. Apparition of a Face and Fruit Dish on a Beach (1938)

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Colorized historical footage - a thread 🧵

1. Pope Leo XIII was the earliest-born person recorded on film. Born in 1810, he was 86 years old when this was captured in 1896. For reference, the Pope was born the year after Lincoln and Darwin and the same year as Chopin.