Interesting As Fuck...

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Godwin Ajala, the only Nigerian killed in the 9/11 attacks. A barrister in Nigeria, he was working as a security guard at 2 WTC while studying for the US bar exam. He evacuated 1000s of people through his security post, then collapsed & died in hospital

 

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28-year-old Marcy Borders, who worked at the Bank of America located in the World Trade Center and survived its collapse, is photographed completely covered in dust. September 11 2001

 

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19th century anti-masturbation device. In the late 19th century it was a widely held belief that masturbation caused insanity and devices such as this were designed to prevent the wearer from stimulating himself. They were often used in mental institutions and sometimes in the home.

 

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2,000 years ago, Royalty from The Han Dynasty were laid to rest entirely ensheathed in jade suits comprised of thousands of pieces of cut and polished jade, sewn together with gold thread. Mined as early as 6000BC, the Chinese thought jade would preserve the body and aid in immortality.

 

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This is the latest model of Japan's Shinkansen train the N700S Super Express. It went into service in 2020. It incorporates everything from tilting technology to active suspension for comfort.

 

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Osama bin Laden (far right) with two of his brothers and two unrelated women during a visit to Oxford in 1971

 

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The Falling Man, taken at 9:41am during the 9/11 attacks, captures the haunting image of one of the jumpers at the World Trade Center.

 

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Tibetan Mastiff - originated as a herding and guarding dog for the nomads of Tibet, Mongolia, Nepal, India, Bhutan, Pakistan and as a watchdog in Tibetan monasteries. Height: 24 to 26 inches or more at the shoulder; Weight: 85 to 140 pounds;

 

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The 30,000 Year History Of The Dildo

 

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Dental work found on a 4,000 years old mummy.

 

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The rare deep-sea lizard fish (bathysaurux ferox) grow to be roughly two feet in length. In addition to their characteristically menacing mouth of teeth, they have large, greenish black eyes that protrude from their heads.The fish live at a depth of anywhere from 3000 to over 8000ft.

 

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The last surviving U.S. veterans by military conflict

 

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The 'Unknown Person': For six years, a man who refuses to identify himself has been held in a Canadian maximum-security prison
The only thing the government seems sure of is that the man is not who he claims to be — a French citizen named Herman Emmanuel Fankem

 

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How to make every type of coffee

 

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Napoleon's sword was sold at auction for $ 6,4 million.

 

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Godwin Ajala, the only Nigerian killed in the 9/11 attacks. A barrister in Nigeria, he was working as a security guard at 2 WTC while studying for the US bar exam. He evacuated 1000s of people through his security post, then collapsed & died in hospital

Every September, he took trips to Nigeria to visit his wife Victoria and their 3 kids - Onyinyechi (7), Uchechukwu (5), and Ugochi (1)... He was planning to apply for visas to bring his family to the States... He wanted to have his family by his side so they could see him being sworn in as a U.S. lawyer... He was a lawyer in Nigeria before he immigrated to the States... R.I.P.

 

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Napoleon's sword was sold at auction for $ 6,4 million.

All that money should be given to Haiti

 

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Police in Marajó Island (Brazil)

Police use buffaloes, because they move better in swamps.

 

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There Are 12 Black Dots In This Imagem Btu Your Brain Wont Let You See Them At The Same Time

 

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A soldier of the US civil war that survived a bullet between his eyes 1863

 

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‘Vibration therapy’ was used to treat headaches in the 1890s. Maybe they thought another headache would just cancel the other one out

 

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The first complaint "letter" (made from clay) was sent in 1750 BC in Mesopotamia from a man named Nanni to a merchant named Ea-nasir. Nanni was mad that he received the incorrect grade of copper that he had already paid for and that the merchant was rude to his servant when confronted.

 

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Ayam Cemani is a rarely kept breed of chicken which originated in Indonesia. Even it’s bones and organs are black.

 

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The unbroken seal on King Tutankhamun’s fifth shrine. The king was buried in a series of four sarcophagi, which were in turn kept inside a series of five shrines. This unbroken seal stayed 3,245 years untouched until 1922.

 

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Stalin would literally have his photos retouched to remove people that he didn’t like.

 

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Nan Wood Graham and Dr. Byron McKeeby, models for Grant Wood's "American Gothic" pose in front of the iconic painting, 1942

 

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Jean-Bedel Bokassa seated on his golden throne for his coronation, Bangui, Central African Republic, after proclaiming himself emperor. December 4, 1977.

 

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A Chinese research station in the Gobi Desert that simulate life on Mars

 

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Osman Ali Khan - Asaf Jah VII was the ruler of the princely state of Hyderabad and Berar. At the age of 50 his net wealth was 210.8 billion dollar. In 1937 he was on the cover of Time magazine labelled as the richest man in the world.

 

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The last photo taken of Vladimir Lenin alive. He was in a wheelchair after suffering three stokes in the previous two years. By the end he was paralyzed and completely mute.

 

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Hornet carrying off a fly

 

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Lawrence Brooks celebrated Sunday with a drive-by party at his New Orleans home hosted by the National World War II Museum, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported. He also received greetings from Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, who tweeted, “Mr. Brooks, the entire state of Louisiana thanks you for your service and we all wish you a joyous birthday.”

The museum has previously hosted parties for Brooks, although the coronavirus pandemic has caused those events to shift to drive-by celebrations for the past two years. This year’s festivities included a Jeep parade, a live performance from the museum vocal trio and entertainment from New Orleans musicians.
The city also recognized Brooks’ birthday with an official proclamation Born in Norwood, Louisiana, in 1909, Brooks has lived in New Orleans since 1929. Drafted in 1940, he was a private in the Army’s mostly Black 91st Engineer Battalion, a unit that was stationed in New Guinea and the Philippines and built infrastructure such as bridges, roads and airstrips.

 

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The first photograph of a surfer - Hawaii 1890.

 

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Osama bin Laden (far right) with two of his brothers and two unrelated women during a visit to Oxford in 1971

A. Are the white girls' faces blurred to protected them from, their own?

B. His hatred of America probably began there when some cali cacs punch his nigga card.