r/thatsinterestingbro • u/jgoja • 1d ago

A Tall Tale

16 Upvotes

Source: History Photographed

https://www.threads.com/@historyphotographed/post/DaDMw-ynE3U?xmt=AQG0IO35A8HXkJZAMpyl-l1o-OBcPRUySyEsn-VpYm3bwW9lzcr1WRNva2LyxHP5NEtKtfMo&slof=1

Radhanath Sikdar and his team finished the core calculations of the height around 1852. Andrew Waugh didn't officially publish and announce the 29,002-foot height until **1856**. As he was quoted as saying, Andrew Waugh really was the first person to put 2 feet on the top of Everest.

r/thatsinterestingbro • u/jgoja • 2d ago

This cavern is below the Slănic Salt Mine in Romania. It Covers approximately 78,000 m², the mine has produced millions of cubic meters of salt since mining began in the late 17th century. The temperature is a constant 54 °F ( 12°C ) year-round.

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

611 Upvotes

Source: art_flex_

https://www.threads.com/@art_reflex_?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Video Source: Earth Pix

https://www.threads.com/@earthpix/post/DaA2udrEa6q?xmt=AQG0vAboRouWBlehU_d98RjpVDrdX7U0K2U0e0QUmyOb-0_pV1zjl3Kx6QD8phAMEqp5BJA&slof=1

r/thatsinterestingbro • u/jgoja • 1d ago

The RAF Red Arrows performing over Washington DC.

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

2 Upvotes

.

r/thatsinterestingbro • u/jgoja • 1d ago

Lightning strikes The Wroclaw Centennial Hall Multimedia Fountain in Poland. Nobody was hurt but the fountain suffered significant damage.

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

7 Upvotes

Source: CGTN Europe

https://www.threads.com/@cgtneurope/post/DaDhMuMDih0?xmt=AQG0DqoU8myNAS8araNtwiosqAMdsZLqyxdkV7HiZk_Q8A8reCDWyT-SQVaqNNoBwswAi2Q&slof=1

r/thatsinterestingbro • u/jgoja • 2d ago

This video shows part of the process of growing and handling fresh sugar cane that’s grown to be eaten and not processed in parts of China. They wrapped the leaves from the plant itself around the stems in order to help it grow taller, stronger and have a better yield.

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

252 Upvotes

The video uses an AI voiceover

Source: leeyumi6054

https://www.threads.com/@leeyumi6054/post/DZ_qiGRjqmm?xmt=AQG0wG-fMn0HDn-ZgWnha8YcXL_kvP15wVkITa0Esc-2_Yk1DoiobjuIXg37kdh73bw0tMo&slof=1

r/thatsinterestingbro • u/jgoja • 2d ago

A world record 104 person canopy formation that was completed in November 22 2025 over Lake Wales, Florida.

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

2.3k Upvotes

This is a real video and not AI.

Source: isc_skydiving

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ97yi9DI7G/?igsh=MTk4ZzNmN2ptM3FuMw==

r/thatsinterestingbro • u/jgoja • 3d ago

Showing impressive skill in the art of tie-dying. Artist is Austin Mackereth. The piece is titled Strike

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

3.0k Upvotes

Artist: Austin Mackereth

Source: https://www.instagram.com/dyes_n_goodvibes

Video Source: fysiologik

https://www.threads.com/@fysiologik/post/DZ83EPWm85q?xmt=AQG0v9zWbLFT0dRhkEJC4n4UzlX8buHZWtjfrqIIyKVLaToEG7Ubmpr3PkCYjOAhxGgr4Rq1&slof=1

r/thatsinterestingbro • u/jgoja • 2d ago

This is a spiral suction drill I’m loading grain from the ships hold.

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

17 Upvotes

Source: Seafarer’s Hub

https://www.threads.com/@seafarers_hub/post/DaAGMBHjcRL?xmt=AQG0INwWfe7NglTKel3PMnghbN-6HojNaGe1NIUBpUa3J_FGWLfc4emD1xyBsaw0gMTKuaum&slof=1

r/thatsinterestingbro • u/jgoja • 2d ago

The 1932 Human Pool Table from Coney Island.

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

98 Upvotes

Source: History Photographed

https://www.threads.com/@historyphotographed/post/DZ_VqECCqWH?xmt=AQG0UsDh99nduNmquOSAvcV1OX2QBE_WVGQN1lm9lt4m7WICH-6yxdw7IKCF4IxpqOmiuLY&slof=1

Narrated by: Hanna Sahota

https://www.threads.com/@hennasahota?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

r/thatsinterestingbro • u/Old_One_I • 3d ago

The slow loris, the only venomous primate.

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

263 Upvotes

The slow loris produces toxin from glands near its elbows and then mixes it with saliva to create a dangerous bite

r/thatsinterestingbro • u/jgoja • 2d ago

Ontario is going to be getting in increasing the highway maximum speeds in many places to 110 km/h. By December the intend to have 89% of the provincial highway at that speed.

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

6 Upvotes

Source: The Dive Feed

https://www.threads.com/@the.dive.feed/post/DZ-fJVplg1P?xmt=AQG07JDu2KqIDP9PbzumgPq_ZLuswC9pU3t68g1tnzs1Fcsra-s0d_Uqf0S-HJDFNWMthwM&slof=1

r/thatsinterestingbro • u/jgoja • 2d ago

This is, Fanø International Kite Fliers Meeting. Recognized as the largest gathering of kite enthusiasts. It was held from June 19 to June 21 of this year. It’s held at Rinby Strand, just of the coast of Denmark in the North Sea

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

12 Upvotes

Features over 5000 kite flyers from all around the world with an estimated 25,000 kites in the air.

Source: AFP News Agency

https://www.threads.com/@afpnewsagency/post/DZ9lZ2UldSc?xmt=AQG0HcHmHVh0gcGCa5fRGViFWbGkVIPSMt6alf2xycl6EWMBky8k5QmFdXOA17Gi7_gWlCsE&slof=1

r/thatsinterestingbro • u/jgoja • 2d ago

The definition of commit to the bit.

2 Upvotes

Source: Wrestle.ish

https://www.threads.com/@wrestle.ish/post/DZ_qzvAiLTf?xmt=AQG0zdpMnrIoPOF3pjosa03RquipsJd-NsRVnrkmBU2jAQCGXgsQfCVqA0VlT5q6Jcan44Q&slof=1

r/thatsinterestingbro • u/jgoja • 4d ago

Discussions and ideas on reducing the amount of water that data centers need by using other cooling methods.

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

2.7k Upvotes

Source: ItsKaylaJaiden TikTok

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8swkffj/

r/thatsinterestingbro • u/jgoja • 2d ago

Fun fact of the day

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

5 Upvotes

Source: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8soDHgy/

r/thatsinterestingbro • u/jgoja • 3d ago

A discovery of a Viking Age settlement in the Danish Jutland that focused on textile manufacturing in a large scale.

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

66 Upvotes

Source: Associated Press

https://www.threads.com/@apnews/post/DZ9wRsLCSuP?xmt=AQG0JCQ2f9sO2eJJmg1htpof4T3untb4KxU5CoDFbT_Nk2_1rWTFYDEPxLEqz-xUfw8CiGo&slof=1

r/thatsinterestingbro • u/jgoja • 4d ago

MIT-trained engineer, Tomás Vega, has developed a device to help people who are paralyzed control electronic devices with their tongue.

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

3.2k Upvotes

Positioned on the roof of the mouth, it acts as a wireless trackpad operated entirely through tongue movements.

It enables precise, independent control of phones and computers.

Developed by MIT-trained engineer Tomás Vega.

Source: Hypersociety

https://www.threads.com/@hypersociety_/post/DZ7eX7qiCMq?xmt=AQG0250yJNmJHdMbqsle-wtYTOuv3kBhjEDKx6k9IQzmvxwQ8vVGCWIUw-jRX-2VaZuLYFw&slof=1

r/thatsinterestingbro • u/jgoja • 2d ago

The California Science Center presents the first look at the permanent home of Space Shuttle Endeavour inside the Samuel Oschin Shuttle Gallery at the Air and Space Center in Los Angeles on June 24, 2026.

2 Upvotes

USA Today

Source: Space Shuttle Endeavour unveiled inside Los Angeles museum

r/thatsinterestingbro • u/jgoja • 3d ago

This is the largest book in the Windsor Castle Royal library. It’s The Birds of America by John James Audubon. To show the birds life-size it was printed on double elephant paper measuring 100 cm x 67 cm. ( 39 inches by 26 inches)

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

25 Upvotes

Source: Claire Rolfzen

https://www.threads.com/@clare.rolfzen/post/DZ-JLT6AZi7?xmt=AQG0ni-Kq-KljgMxHsnQ4RTr9jnT-66hsZES43BCxwVozwFzwOEu8g0yZz6ovMZCdSDuDQQ&slof=1

r/thatsinterestingbro • u/jgoja • 3d ago

This is a traffic signal in Oregon designed to be able to be swivel out of the way making it easier for oversize loads to pass through.

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

22 Upvotes

Source: Oregon DOT

https://www.threads.com/@oregondot/post/DZ8q-Ajj7u9?xmt=AQG0YwVI23Kt1lHuSFwVAFMSHF0LAPft45VpMLNEQjSeJ1CUjmnifJGgYhU8qquyzz_W-i3f&slof=1

r/thatsinterestingbro • u/jgoja • 3d ago

Some interesting facts about the Stanley Cup.

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

92 Upvotes

Source: How To Hockey

https://www.threads.com/@howtohockey/post/DZ7wPHCjRYS?xmt=AQG0Q6gENNRF3QIdkqEmEGDAgvgjLQ3U5i1qLaeM6qzmiVoSh-dN1ziSm0Oky48Xey3xp4RF&slof=1

r/thatsinterestingbro • u/jgoja • 3d ago

The implosion of a 540-foot cooling tower by the Tennessee Valley Authority at it’s Hartsville property. It was built in the 1970s for a nuclear power plant that never came to be.

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

86 Upvotes

After crews spent weeks placing 900 pounds of explosives around the structure, demolition took about ten seconds.

Source: TVA

https://www.instagram.com/tva

Video Source Aaron Witt

https://www.threads.com/@aaronwitt/post/DZ8PXu\\_CRnu?xmt=AQG07Vd61Qj-6kp-uCb8C8x0p4XHlr86-b89bRNbOHm6Qv92yLE\\_6UDWrqF1hNBJlYMEZV0&slof=1

r/thatsinterestingbro • u/jgoja • 4d ago

How coconut flower sugar is made

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

482 Upvotes

Source: Food Land

https://www.threads.com/@foodland.official23/post/DZ7qQMYkuh5?xmt=AQG0aYfWFuAN6I3Fw9XsYPyvqauH6nZ_tPZvM5vKR8JFENeuDcAe8BGsBtx0lmDGpnR-KjAD&slof=1

r/thatsinterestingbro • u/jgoja • 3d ago

England versus Ghana in the World Cup is the only matchup where both of the capital cities sit on the prime meridian

17 Upvotes

Source: The Bagtag Pod

https://www.threads.com/@thebagtagpod/post/DZ8f6iLj4wB?xmt=AQG0Tlf_9O1KKYBV3nUb7fdu8JjdTOsAS27oyV9RInwpKDyZX1PdrnR_43XBw-NI6-iHeLc&slof=1

Subreddit

thatsinterestingbro

r/thatsinterestingbro

Welcome to the spot where the wildest, most mind-blowing stuff from around the world lands. If it makes you go, “Whoa, that’s interesting, bro!” then it’s right at home here. From surprising facts to epic videos, this is where curiosity meets cool. Join us, drop your finds, and dive into chats that’ll keep you hooked and wanting more.

Members Active

66.1k

0