A Thread of photos of Kathryn Beaumont, the live action model for Alice in "Alice in Wonderland" 1951🧵
Jan 27 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
A Thread of photos of six teens who were discovered in 1966 surviving on a remote Pacific island after a fishing trip gone wrong. They lived out there for 15 months by fishing, foraging, and using teamwork🧵
Jan 26 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
A Thread of pictures from 'Swim Call' - a naval tradition where sailors are allowed to swim in the open ocean during a ship's deployment🧵
Jan 17 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
A thread of the craziest racing clips ever caught on camera 🧵
Ken Block's insane rally car control
Kimi Räikkönen's daring overtake on Michael Schumacher at Spa in 2012
Jan 12 • 14 tweets • 4 min read
Historic moments that will mess with your perception of time. A Thread🧵
It took only 66 years to land on the moon after the Wright Brothers made the first successful flight.
Napoleon III installed a fax machine from his palace to his office in Paris.
Jan 1 • 21 tweets • 5 min read
It definitely wasn’t a boring year. Here are some photos that defined 2024. A Thread🧵
Dec 29, 2024 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Common history misconceptions that you’ve probably never heard of, A Thead🧵
Cleopatra wasn’t actually Egyptian but was Greek
During the Salem witch trials non of the 2,000 accused “witches” were burned at the stake
Dec 26, 2024 • 26 tweets • 7 min read
The first McDonald’s in Moscow opened in 1990, and the story is insane. A Thread🧵
It was the largest McDonald’s in the world at the time of its construction
Dec 24, 2024 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Some vintage Christmas photos I found. A Thread🧵
Some are from the Victorian Era
Dec 19, 2024 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Street artist transforms blank walls into 3D murals of lifelike vehicles. A Thread🧵
Odeith, a Portuguese street artist, creates realistic 3D murals where objects like cars look like they're coming out of walls. He uses anamorphosis to make his art seem to jump off the surface, tricking viewers into thinking it's real.
Nov 25, 2024 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
The D.B. Cooper Conspiracy
A Thread🧵
On the afternoon of November 24, 1971, a man calling himself Dan Cooper bought a one-way ticket at Northwest Orient Airlines in Portland, Oregon, for Flight #305 to Seattle, Washington. Dressed in a business suit, tie, and white shirt, Cooper seemed unremarkable, except for his quiet demeanor and a request for bourbon and soda before takeoff.
Nov 21, 2024 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Propaganda posters from the campaign against women's suffrage, 1900-1913
A Thread🧵
Nov 18, 2024 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
Historic photos that show we really haven’t changed much
A Thread🧵
Oct 24, 2024 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
According to a recent studies, around 12-15% of people express regret about their tattoo six months to a year after getting it. Over time, this feeling of regret becomes more prevalent, with around 50% of individuals reporting dissatisfaction with their tattoos after two years
Oct 18, 2024 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Photographer Masahisa Fukase had a cat named Sasuke that he would take everywhere with him and photograph for his series "Sasuke!! Dear Cat" (1979) 🧵
Oct 13, 2024 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Rodney Mullen, Future Primitive🧵
Oct 10, 2024 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Tim Burton's ‘Corpse Bride’ behind the scenes (2005)🧵
Oct 10, 2024 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Marilyn Monroe's first photoshoot as a model, 1946🧵
Oct 8, 2024 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Brain surgery patients playing instruments during surgery🧵
Oct 6, 2024 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Discontinued foods from the early 2000's🧵
Oct 3, 2024 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
An 83-year-old man from Turkey, Ali Meçe, gained international recognition after these photos of him hugging his kitten during his house fire went viral🧵