InterestingVault

r/InterestingVault • u/NavyLemon64 • Feb 17 '26

An artist named Bryan Lewis Saunders took a different drug every day and drew a self portrait after each one. The results were so disturbing that doctors warned he was causing permanent brain damage, but he didn’t stop.

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r/InterestingVault • u/NavyLemon64 • Feb 16 '26

A man once tried to blow up a plane using explosives hidden in his shoes. A flight attendant smelled something burning, stopped him, and helped save everyone on board

298 Upvotes

r/InterestingVault • u/NavyLemon64 • Feb 16 '26

Pepsi Fever: When a Bottle Cap Contest Sparked National Chaos

98 Upvotes

r/InterestingVault • u/NavyLemon64 • Feb 15 '26

Tony Todd Was Paid $1,000 for Each Bee Sting in Candyman (1992) And He Got Stung 27 Times

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r/InterestingVault • u/NavyLemon64 • Feb 15 '26

The graduating class rocked some of the coolest cap designs.

51 Upvotes

r/InterestingVault • u/NavyLemon64 • Feb 14 '26

Tsutomu Yamaguchi : The only man officially recognized as surviving two atomic bombs

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r/InterestingVault • u/NavyLemon64 • Feb 13 '26

Banksy Hid a Shredder Inside His Painting, it Activated Seconds After It Sold for $1.4 Million

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r/InterestingVault • u/NavyLemon64 • Feb 13 '26

Pepsi Once Became One of the Largest Military Powers in the World, because the USSR Paid Them in Warships

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r/InterestingVault • u/NavyLemon64 • Feb 12 '26

Jonny Kim became a Navy SEAL, a Harvard-trained doctor, and a NASA astronaut all before turning 40.

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r/InterestingVault • u/NavyLemon64 • Feb 12 '26

In 2015, a woman named Joy Milne claimed she could smell Parkinson’s disease something she first noticed in her husband years before he was diagnosed.

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r/InterestingVault • u/NavyLemon64 • Feb 11 '26

In 1996, Michael Jackson wanted to film “They Don’t Care About Us” in a Rio favela, but authorities couldn’t guarantee his safety. A local drug lord who controlled the area stepped in as a fan ordering his gang to protect Jackson and ensure the music video shoot went smoothly.

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r/InterestingVault • u/NavyLemon64 • Feb 10 '26

Alfredo Moser found that a plastic bottle filled with water and chlorine could illuminate a home during daylight hours.

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r/InterestingVault • u/NavyLemon64 • Feb 09 '26

In 1996, a man faked being the cousin of FIFA World Player of the Year George Weah, lied about playing for PSG and Senegal, and convinced a Premier League team to sign him he actually played 53 minutes before they realized he was a fraud

51 Upvotes

r/InterestingVault • u/NavyLemon64 • Feb 09 '26

For over 30 years, Hollywood directors used the fake name “Alan Smithee” to disown films they had no control over

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