In 1903, Daniel Barringer gambled his entire fortune on a mineshaft believing the geologists had misclassified a meteor crater as a volcano and a $1 billion iron ore deposit was to be found in the mine. He was correct but didn't realize that the iron ore had vaporized upon impact.

A camouflaged Swedish Navy ship

the ring was too big for her

Letter sent by the FBI to MLK in 1964, urging him to commit suicide

Mother hides her face in shame after putting her children up for sale. Chicago, 1948

In 1990, the windscreen on British Airways Flight 5390 fell out at 17,000ft, causing the cockpit to decompress and its captain to be sucked halfway out of the aircraft. He survived.

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Thanks, I hate this sub

Thanks I hate sex onomatopoeia

I just discovered the optical traces of a forgotten supernova remnant, and they are like nothing else I've seen in space

The Solar System- 1 year progress from my backyard. Zoom in to see all the details!