"From Grandeur to Dust: The Rise and Fall of America's Architectural Marvels"
A captivating Thread unveiling the breathtaking buildings we created and then destroyed, unra
veling the mysteries behind their demise...🧵 01. America's most beautiful library (built 1874) was demolished in the '50s for a parking garage.
Its cast-iron book alcoves were pulled down to move the library to a more "efficient" space — and the old site repurposed.

This is what angels look like according to the Bible.
A Thread explaining the 9 types, and why they say when they appear:
"Be not afraid"... 🧵 01. "Angel" (from the Greek "angelos") just means messenger.
We think of God's messengers as winged humanoids, but encounters in the Bible get far more interesting than that...

This 500-year-old portrait may seem ordinary, but it's one of the most mysterious in history.

There's so much detail that you can read every musical note on this small page.

But look closer — an unsettling secret is hiding in plain sight... 🧵 1.The more you study Hans Holbein's "The Ambassadors," the more you realize why it's one of history's most analyzed paintings.

It's so detailed you can feel every thread in this rug...

Feeling down?
This thread of Robin Williams will put a smile on your face 🧵

1. Robin Williams visited paralyzed Christopher Reeves, disguised as an accented doctor, and humorously threatened a rectal exam, making Reeves laugh for the first time after his accident. 2. Robin Williams’ emotional tribute to the American Flag leaves an entire stadium speechless — then in tears.

What a true legend

The real size of things ~ A Thread🧵

1. If Saturn were as close to Earth as the Moon, this is what it would look like: 2. A husky next to a wolf 🐺

Ever wondered what everyday life was like for people living 50, 100, or more years ago..?

A rare Thread 🧵

( Must open this thread to be surprised )

1. An Indian student studying at the University of Madras in Tamil Nadu, 1905. While studying late at night, students use to tie their hairs to a nail in the wall to prevent themselves from falling asleep 2. An Indian woman, a Japanese woman and a Syrian woman. All training to be doctors at Women’s Medical College of Philadelphia 1885 .

Some Crazy images from the Past ~ A Thread🧵

1. “Then & Now”- Station at Chaman, Sanzal Railway Station, Baluchistan, 1895. Now an abandoned station. 2. British Indian Passport—1930. The use of the passport was discontinued after the independence of India .

The most Heart-Breaking Photos/Clips in History ~ A Thread 🧵

(Open only if you have a strong Heart)

1. A Congolese girl in a "human zoo" at the Brussels World's Fair in Belgium in 1958. 2. Married couple separated for 54 years during World War II. The woman never remarried, but the man did and had children and grandchildren.

Experience the Passage of Time: A Visual Story with Before and After Photos ~

A Thread 🧵

1. Best friends since WW2 2. Kedarnath Temple, India

The Most Ruthless Dictators in History~

A Thread 🧵

1. Muammar Gaddafi ( Libya) 2. Pol Pot (Cambodia): Leader of the Khmer Rouge, responsible for the Cambodian genocide which killed an estimated 1.7 to 2 million people.

Thread of historical archeological discoveries 🧵

1. 2700 year old skeletal remains of a yogi in padmasana Posture.

Balathal. Mewar, India 2. The 4,000-year-old skeletons of a mother shielding her child during a massive earthquake that struck China around 2000 BC, triggering floods in what is sometimes called "China’s Pompeii." These remains are now located at the Lajia Ruins Museum in northwest China

Some of the most historic rock concerts photographed.

A thread 🧵

1. Queen performing at Live Aid, 1985. 2. AC/DC performing at River Plate Stadium in Argentina, 2009.

April 28, 1988. Aloha Airlines Flight 243 was ready for a routine 35-minute journey over Hawaii’s scenic islands.

Just 20 minutes after takeoff, the roar of the engines suddenly faded beneath a deafening explosion.

The plane jolted violently, and in an instant, the entire roof of the aircraft tore away, exposing the passengers to the open sky at 24,000 feet.

A Thread 🧵 It was a sunny afternoon, and passengers were boarding with excitement for their quick hop from Hilo to Honolulu.

The most Heart-Breaking Photos in History ~

A Thread 🧵

(Open only if you have a strong Heart) 1. A mother hiding her face as she puts her children on sale (Chicago USA, 1948).

Some Funny Pictures That Are Worth Stoping Whatever You’re Doing Right Now ~ A Thread 🧵 1. Racism is taught , not innate

Disturbing historical images you have never seen before
A thread 🧵

1. 34-year-old Homer Peel kisses his 12-year-old bride on the courthouse steps in Madisonville, Tennessee, 1937. 2. The message in lipstick left on Frances Brown's flat wall by The Lipstick Killer in 1945: "For heaven's Sake, catch me Before I kill more I cannot control myself."

Horrific plane crashes caught on camera
A thread 🧵 1. Sonu Jaiswal lost his life in Yeti Airlines Flight 691 crash in Nepal, January 2023, along with 71 others; he was live-streaming on Facebook before impact.

Some of our favourite historical photos
A thread 🧵

1. A woman is ticketed for wearing a bikini in 1957. 2.) A hippie sells flowers on the road, Oklahoma, 1973.

People who stumbled upon surreal finds from the past.
A thread 🧵

1. In the Alps (1991), German hikers stumbled upon a remarkably preserved mummy, later called Ötzi, that had been encased in ice for more than 5,300 years. 2. A colossal Egyptian statue rising from the depths of Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria, Egypt. The statue belonged to the sunken port city of Thonis-Heracleion

Unsettling Pre-War era Nazi Germany historical captures between 1933-1939.

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1. Reichserntedankfest rally of 1934, essentially the Thanksgiving Celebration of the Third Reich. 700,000+ people participated. 2. League of German Girls dancing during the 1938 Reich Party Congress, Nuremberg, Germany.

Thread of Vladimir Putin in strange situations Putin getting jiggy with it in the background while George W. Bush dances in the foreground. This video was taken during the a meeting between the two presidents in 2008. They decided to dance together.