Cool Shit

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The other "cool shit" thread was great but images were very slow to load because there were so many and I was using imgur to instant load the pics using old picture technology (.png). That caused images to load slow as hell for some people especially on mobile. I'm starting a new version of the thread and this time I'll be using a newer picture technology called WebP which should make a big difference. I could upload images to the site like a normal thread but that would mean clicking a thumbnail which diminishes a thread like this.

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The moon photographed over 28 days at the same place and at the same time.

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War Correspondent Elizabeth "Lee" Miller soaking in Hitler’s bathtub just hours after she returned from Dachau, her muddy boots staining his bath mat. The picture was taken inside the Führer's Munich apartment on April 30, 1945

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Most people think the Mars Rovers are about the size of a coffee table... in fact they are much bigger..

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Apollo 11 being projected onto the Washington monument in full scale for the 50th anniversary of the launch.

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This photo was taken by Yoko Ono in 1980

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Moscow Metro

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I honestly never thiught of the size of "Mars rover" but intresting none the less .

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History tends to repeat itself in variations...

US Postal workers with their new Autoped scooters in Washington DC, 1917. Electric engines are not new. They actually predate internal combustion engines. (103 Year Old Picture with Modern Colorization.)



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoped

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Jack the baboon operated a railroad switch in South Africa for many years (1881-1890). He was paid 20c/day plus beer.

Jack was the pet and assistant of double leg amputee signalman James Wide who known as "JUMPER", who worked for the Cape Town–Port Elizabeth Railway service. James "Jumper" Wide had been known for jumping between railcars until an accident where he fell and lost both of his legs. To assist in performing his duties, Wide purchased the baboon named Jack in 1881, and trained him to push his wheelchair and to operate the railways signals under supervision.

An official investigation was initiated after a concerned member of the public reported that a baboon was observed changing railway signals at Uitenhage near Port Elizabeth.

After initial skepticism, the railway decided to officially employ Jack once his job competency was verified. The baboon was paid twenty cents a day, and half a bottle of beer each week. It is widely reported that in his nine years of employment with the railway company, Jack never made a single mistake.

After nine years of duty, Jack died of tuberculosis in 1890. Jack's skull is in the collection of the Albany Museum in Grahamstown.

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The Golden Gate Bridge Under Construction, 1934

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Zodiac killers cipher broken after 51 years

"I hope you are having lots of fun in trying to catch me. I am not afraid of the gas chamber because it will send me to paradice (sic) all the sooner because I now have enough slaves to work for me," the message reads, without throwing any light on the killer's identity.

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Munich’s Legal Library

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Operators from South-Korean Special warfare force conducting cold weather training.

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The Loneliest House in the World: Elliðaey Island, Iceland.

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Dubai sandstorm.