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Today In History
@historigins
Moments and historical situations that occurred throughout the history of mankind.
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Jul 12 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
Musicians playing their greatest hits before becoming world famous.

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1. MGMT plays "Kids" to a crowd of 25 people on their college campus 2. The Killers first live performance of "Mr. Brightside" in 2002
Jul 11 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
These are the most iconic celebrity moments.

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1. Cristiano tricks people into believing he’s poor just to see how many people would play with him 2. In 1996, during a concert in Seoul, a fan climbed up to Michael Jackson on a crane
Jul 10 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
These videos will blow your mind.

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1. I still have no idea how people traveled these seas 500 years ago 2. One of the world's most dangerous trails, El Camino del Rey
Jul 9 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
Videos that will make your day.

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1. The worst marriage proposal in history 😂 2. This will always be funny
Jun 27 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
Space is just unbelievable.

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1. An astronaut's view of Earth during a spacewalk 2. Stunning timelapse of Earth rising over the Moon captured by lunar orbiter spacecraft Kaguya
Jun 26 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
The worst catastrophes on earth.

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1. 23 year old petrified woman who was caught in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii in 79 A.D. 2. Footage of Hiroshima in 1945, after the nuclear bomb was dropped on the city, which tragically led to the passing of around 140,000 citizens.
Jun 25 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
These animal moments will make your day.

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1. Patient older dog teaches puppy how to use the pet door 2. Mother elephant is unable to wake her soundly asleep baby, so she asks the Prague Zoo keepers for help
Jun 24 • 21 tweets • 5 min read
These behind the scenes will surprise you.

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1. Titanic behind the scenes look as wild as the actual scenes 2. Behind the scenes of the Spider-Man Peter vs. Flash scene
Jun 23 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
Videos you've probably never seen before.

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1. This is what post-trauma looked like after World War I (1914-1918) 2. In 1953, many German prisoners of war, who had been held in Soviet Union camps, began returning home, with the last prisoner returning (1956)
Jun 19 • 26 tweets • 6 min read
These cartoons never get old!

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Jun 16 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
These treasures were found many centuries later.

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1. Buried treasure of nearly 200 Roman coins found in Italy 2. A purse made of gold from the Ottoman Empire
Jun 5 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
Movie facts that will blow your mind.

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1. Throwback to Tom Cruise performing one of the biggest and daring stunts in the history of cinema 🤯 2. This is how the trench scene from the film "1917" was shot
Jun 2 • 13 tweets • 4 min read
True power is not in humans… it is in nature.

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1. Landslide in Taiwan 2. A truck escapes from pyroclastic flows from Mt. Pinatubo volcano in the Philippines, 1991 Image
May 21 • 17 tweets • 4 min read
Photos taken at the perfect moment.

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May 7 • 26 tweets • 8 min read
Today the Conclave begins.

133 cardinals have locked inside the Sistine Chapel to elect the new Pope.

Let's see what will happen.

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May 4 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
Historical photos you may not have seen before.

I open thread 🧵 Image 1. In 1969, when blacks were still prohibited from swimming alongside whites, Mr. Rogers decided to invite Officer Clemmons to join him and cool his feet in a pool. Image
May 3 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
Disturbing facts about movies that reveal Disney's dark side.

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Typically, in Disney films, the main character's mother is either dead or dies during the story. This is due to Walt Disney's tragic experience of losing his mother in a very traumatic way. Image
Apr 27 • 22 tweets • 6 min read
The most surreal phenomena ever captured on camera. 🧵

⚠️ Warning: you're going to hallucinate!

1. The sea in the sky. Image 2. Purple dusk in Vietnam.
Apr 25 • 21 tweets • 7 min read
The incomprehensible scale of Space.

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1. Perspective is everything. We are a speck of dust. Image 2. Earth from Mars

This photo from NASA's Curiosity rover shows the Earth as seen from the surface of Mars, shining brighter than any star in the Martian night sky. Image
Apr 23 • 25 tweets • 7 min read
Places on earth that don't seem real.

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1. The underwater waterfall of Mauritius 🇲🇺

An optical illusion created by the sediments underwater. 2. The Eye of the Earth, Croatia 🇭🇷 Image
Apr 21 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
These are the most iconic moments of Pope Francis.

I open thread 🧵 Image 1. In 2016, he invited a group of beggars to breakfast and to celebrate with him on his 80th
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