Damn Interesting

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Fascinating true stories from science, history, and psychology since 2005.
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Into the Bewilderness

Charles Waterton was a pioneer of conservation. He was also extremely nutty, in ways that suggest he may have over-identified with his animal subjects.

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Damn Interesting4m ago
Empire on Display: The Rise of Taxidermy
https://daily.jstor.org/empire-on-display-the-rise-of-taxidermy/?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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They Remember Every Moment of Their Lives. Scientists May Have Just Figured Out Why.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a71320046/superior-sleep-better-memory/?utm_source=DamnInteresting
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Everything You Do Is Being Recorded
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/05/ai-wearable-surveillance-countermeasures/687203/?gift=bvuTbSP0DiE7IfOqMxT7BApqx5nYm9cCweS3ENKnGsE&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
Damn Interesting13h ago
On this day in 1992, a long overlooked amendment to the US constitution was finally ratified
https://www.damninteresting.com/curio/the-overlooked-amendment/
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See also: https://www.damninteresting.com/the-terrifying-toothpick-fish/
The Terrifying Toothpick Fish

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Damn Interesting15h ago
Meet the Fish That Are Ramming Themselves Up Manta Ray Butts
https://www.vice.com/en/article/meet-the-fish-that-are-ramming-themselves-up-manta-ray-butts/?utm_source=DamnInteresting
Show threadDamn Interesting15h ago
See also: https://www.damninteresting.com/ghoulish-acts-dastardly-deeds/
Ghoulish Acts & Dastardly Deeds

In the 1950s, an anonymous terrorist planted a pipe bomb in a New York City public space. Then another. And another.

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Damn Interesting16h ago
The Prehistory of A.I. Slop
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/05/25/the-prehistory-of-ai-slop?utm_source=DamnInteresting
Damn Interesting16h ago
Video: The Hunt for America's Weirdest Killer [41:25]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZqolNRkxvM&utm_source=DamnInteresting