All Things Fascinating

Bashar al-Assad ruled Syria from 2000 until his overthrow in December 2024. With an estimated net worth of $1.5 billion, here’s what rebels discovered inside his palace after he fled 🧵

In 2011, flight attendant, Shelia Frederick, noticed a terrified girl on a flight who was accompanied by an older man. Frederick discreetly told the girl to go to the toilet, where she had left a note asking if the girl was ok. The girl wrote "I need help' "on the note. The police were waiting when the plane landed and the girl was saved from a human trafficker.

Secret escape tunnel and bunker.

More personal photos of Assad.

Bashar al-Assad ruled Syria from 2000 until his overthrow in December 2024. With an estimated net worth of $1.5 billion, here’s what rebels discovered inside his palace after he fled 🧵

Kowloon Walled City was an enclave of slum houses in Hong Kong that was the most densely populated place on earth before it was demolished in 1994. It was built without any planning, leading to its interlocking architecture, allowing residents to travel across the city without touching the ground.

Ken Allen, the orangutan from San Diego Zoo, escaped his enclosure three times in the 1980s. His apparent goals were visiting other animals, throwing rocks at a despised orangutan rival, and taking photos with tourists. He never acted aggressively towards anyone during his escapes.

The "snow" in the poppy field scene in the Wizard of Oz was actually asbestos. The crew created the snow by spraying a mixture of foam and chrysotile, a type of asbestos, over the set.

Footage from 1919 showed Charles Godefroy flying through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

In 1969, at a time when African Americans were frequently excluded from sharing swimming pools with white people, Mr. Rogers invited Officer Clemmons to join him in a pool, defying racial segregation norms.

In 2015, Aron Culling purchased turtles from a food market and set them free in the sea.

On January 15, 2009, Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III executed what is considered "the most successful ditching in aviation history" by safely landing US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River. Through his skilled piloting, he ensured the survival of all passengers and crew on board.