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Moments and historical situations that occurred throughout the history of mankind.
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Aug 30 11 tweets 3 min read
These cartoons never get old!

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Aug 28 11 tweets 4 min read
Facts you didn't know about the film industry.

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1. Cleopatra (1963) was so expensive it nearly bankrupted 20th Century Fox. What started as a $2M film spiraled into a $44M disaster thanks to delays, reshoots, and Elizabeth Taylor's record-breaking salary 2. This is how 'Avatar: The Way of Water' film was made with visual effects
Aug 24 11 tweets 3 min read
Some of the most iconic scenes in history.

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1. Titanic (1997) 2. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Aug 18 11 tweets 3 min read
Iconic moments in the film industry.

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1. This is Bill Skarsgärd’s audition for the role of Pennywise 2. Robert De Niro in his first film role (1963)
Aug 17 11 tweets 3 min read
These are the best moments caught on camera.

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1. Coldplay security steals the show 😂 2. In 2001, at Madison Square Garden, Britney joined the King of Pop to sing "The Way You Make Me Feel," and they gave it their all: chemistry, presence and choreography that had the audience raving
Aug 15 11 tweets 3 min read
Videos you've probably never seen before.

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1. Just two friends in 2003 who hadn't yet realized they had made one of the greatest songs of all time 2. When Princess Diana sat down and forgot to do the inauguration just after delivering her speech
Aug 8 11 tweets 3 min read
These are the most iconic old videos from the past.

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1. Buster Keaton was a legendary actor, director, and comedian known for his deadpan expression and insane stunts (1924) 2. Marie Curie stepping forward to receive her second Nobel Prize in 1911
Aug 4 11 tweets 3 min read
These videos are worth watching.

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1. Cristiano Ronaldo's reaction to receiving the award for best player in the Middle East 2. The time Michael Jackson thought Eddie Murphy was working for him (1989)
Aug 3 11 tweets 4 min read
Facts you didn't know about the film industry.

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1. They shut down 20 blocks of Times Square, spent $1 million, and filmed for 3 hours all for one of the craziest scenes in movie history 2. In the opening scene of "The Godfather" (1972), Marlon Brando's character, Don Vito Corleone, is seen stroking a cat. This was not scripted but happened when a stray cat wandered onto the set
Aug 1 11 tweets 3 min read
Videos you've probably never seen before.

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1. Princess Diana seemed sad when Michael Jackson removed dirty Diana song from his concert (1988) 2. In 2016, 18-year-old German Andrej Ciesielski climbed the Pyramid of Giza. Halfway up the 146-meter pyramid, police noticed him but he kept going, risking 3 years in jail

When he got caught, officials made him delete his footage, but he later recovered it at home
Jul 30 11 tweets 3 min read
These animal moments will make your day.

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1. The disabled 500 pound lion and his unlikely Dachshund friends have been inseparable ever since the lion was a cub 2. An intelligent rabbit knows that the dog follows its scent
Jul 29 11 tweets 3 min read
These are the most iconic moments on TV.

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1. This might just be one of the most brutal TV fails of all time 2. Steve Irwin with the most casual reaction to being bitten by a snake in 1991
Jul 24 11 tweets 3 min read
This is how the most viral memes were made.

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Jul 21 11 tweets 3 min read
These are the most iconic moments in music history.

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1. How Psy, the artist behind 'Gangnam Style', starts off his concerts 2. In 1996, during a concert in Seoul, a fan climbed up to Michael Jackson on a crane
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