Tag: history

February 3, 2021 at 4:31 pm

Amazing Footage Restored and Upscaled from a 1939 Ski Jumping Comp in New Hampshire

Amazing Footage Restored and Upscaled from a 1939 Ski Jumping Comp in New Hampshire

“Big Nansen” is a steel trestle tower jump in Milan, NH built a couple years before this film was shot

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January 19, 2021 at 2:15 pm

This WWI Veteran’s Haunting Recount of Killing a Soldier Captures the Sheer Atrocity of War

This WWI Veteran's Haunting Recount of Killing a Soldier Captures the Sheer Atrocity of War

A powerful and damning testament on the horrors of war

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January 12, 2021 at 12:18 pm

In 1997, Ronnie O’Sullivan Shot the Fastest Maximum Break in Snooker History and It’s Utterly Beautiful

In 1997, Ronnie O'Sullivan Shot the Fastest Maximum Break in Snooker History and It's Utterly Beautiful

He was only 21 years old and the record stands to this day

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January 4, 2021 at 2:59 pm

The First Foam Finger Prototype, 1971

The First Foam Finger Prototype, 1971

The OG, constructed out of mesh and papier-mâché by Steve Chmelar

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December 27, 2020 at 2:28 pm

Laborers in Victorian England, 1901 Colorized and Upscaled to 60 FPS

Laborers in Victorian England, 1901 Colorized and Upscaled to 60 FPS

Upscaled by Denis Shiryaev using neural networks, with ambient sound added by Guy Jones

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December 12, 2020 at 3:12 pm

This Guy Got to Play Eric Clapton’s Strat with One of Van Halen’s Picks

This Guy Got to Play Eric Clapton's Strat with One of Van Halen's Picks

That’s a lot of history right there

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December 9, 2020 at 1:59 pm

This Compilation of Traditional Japanese Wood Joinery is Highly Satisfying

This Compilation of Traditional Japanese Wood Joinery is Highly Satisfying

At the end of the 12th century, fine woodworking skills and knowledge were brought into Japan

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November 19, 2020 at 3:37 pm

Infamous Exploding Whale News Clip Gets Remastered in 4K for Its 50th Anniversary

Infamous Exploding Whale News Clip Gets Remastered in 4K for Its 50th Anniversary

On November 12, 1970, Paul Linnman delivered one of the most famous news reports ever,

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November 19, 2020 at 2:06 pm

This Guy Found a 120 Year Old Time Capsule and Developed the Photos Inside

This Guy Found a 120 Year Old Time Capsule and Developed the Photos Inside

Mathieu Stern develops 120 year old glass plate negatives using the cyanotype process

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November 19, 2020 at 12:44 pm

Getting Dressed in 1896 Looks Exhausting

Getting Dressed in 1896 Looks Exhausting

That’s.. a lot of steps

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