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Tuesday, December 23, 2014

25 interesting, annotated photos

A ‘virtual autopsy’ of King Tut revealing Pharaoh had girlish hips, a club foot and buck teeth. Further evidence shows that his parents were brother and sister, which may have caused his physical impairments.

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The Japanese delicacy made from the blowfish, is 200 times more poisonous than cyanide, chefs require a license to cut and serve Fugu, and there have been 23 reported fatalities in Japan since 2000 from eating poorly cut Fugu.

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3Pics That Are So Poignant and Fascinating

The Little Boy Atomic Bomb Dropped On Hiroshima

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Hiroshima Before and after the bomb. 1945

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The “shadow” of a Hiroshima victim, permanently etched into stone steps, after the 1945 atomic bomb

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A watch belonging to Akito Kawagoe which stopped at 8:15 exact time of the explosion. Hiroshima, 1945

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400 year-old bonsai that survived the Hiroshima Bombing


In 1945, Tsutomu Yamaguchi survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, dragged himself to an air-raid shelter, spent the night, caught the morning train so he could arrive at his job on time – in Nagasaki – where he survived another atomic blast.


Hitler’s Office


Gun belt of an SS officer


Leading Nazis and their fates at the Nuremberg war crimes trials


F-35 Fighter Pilot Helmet (article)


F-35


F-35 Cockpit


Probably the most badass subway station I’ve ever seen. Located in Stockholm.


Russian 125mm tank gun ammunition


In A Perfect World, Women Would Age Like A Fine Wine Like Nigella Lawson


Paper USB


Massive statue of Genghis Khan in Mongolia


A collection of most Sci-fi battleships in exact scale (Click the cross in the top right corner of the picture to see it full size)

#25Pics That Are So Poignant and Fascinating

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