A letter by Ludwig van Beethoven, addressed to his brothers and revealing a personal secret: He's going deaf, and in order to avoid embarassement he's forced to isolate, causing people to mistake him for an antisocial grouch. He also reveals that he has contemplated suicide(translation in comments)
A solar eclipse seen from space
52 years ago today - an underwater nuclear test is conducted during Operation Dominic, off of the Californian coast (xpost /r/historyporn)
India space program rockets in 1963 vs now
Tim Cumper's three wheeled BMW boxer trike.
This highly-detailed Tibetan necromancer mask is an incredibly beautiful spiritual item used in both Hindu and Buddhist traditions. This stunning, contemporary piece of headwear is carved with intricate imagery and symbols, and is made from a human skull.
What a real man was
What about it?
Job posting from 1907 forest service. Found in the recreated old town Museum of Fairplay Colorado.
Love how it says, “do not take this job for your health!â€
Found on a job site near my house.
The human owl
What about it?
Martin Joe Laurello, "The Human Owl," was born with a twisted spine that allowed his head to turn a complete 180°. When he had his head turned, his spine was in the shape of a question mark. Laurello was a Nazi sympathizer. He died of a heart attack and was cremated in 1955, at age 70.
Disney Contemporary Hotel. Orlando, Florida. Architect: Welton Becket
Bring back mid-2000s product design
