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Norwegian champion speed skater Oscar Mathisen (1888–1954), posing with his honors and victory medals in the 1910s. Mathisen won the World Allround Championship five times, claimed three European titles, and set 14 world records.
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Norwegian champion speed skater Oscar Mathisen (1888–1954), posing with his honors and victory medals in the 1910s. Mathisen won the World Allround Championship five times, claimed three European titles, and set 14 world records.

u/CarkWithaM — 12 hours ago
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Clark Gable photographed by Edward Weston in 1940, driving his 1939 Lincoln Zephyr Coupe. If there's a picture that perfectly embodies the word "dapper", you're looking at it.

u/dannydutch1 — 2 days ago
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When Stanley Kubrick was asked in a phone interview to claify the ending of 2001: A Space Odyssey, this is what he said.

u/Facial_Hair — 6 days ago
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Stevie Nicks and George Harrison having a casual jam session in Maui, Hawaii, around 1978. George was working on material for his upcoming self-titled album, and the two spent hours just sharing music and collaborating. You can see Stevie writing away in her notebook while George plays.

u/CarkWithaM — 7 days ago
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The laser sounds in Star Wars were created by sound designer Ben Burtt using real-world recordings. One of the most famous techniques involved hitting a metal cable & recording the vibrating sound. This unique “pew” effect that became the signature blaster noise.

u/EaterofGrief — 7 days ago
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“First the man takes the drink, then the drink takes the man.” Made from bronze, glass, and silver patina by Thomas Lerooy in 2014

u/ExtremeInsert — 8 days ago
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"No man was ever born into this world with such a passionate love of liquor as myself" -John B Keane Saddened I never had the opportunity to buy the man a drink. Here John spends 2 minutes discussing his love of booze.

u/dannydutch1 — 9 days ago
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Storyboards Martin Scorsese drew when he was 11-yrs old for a Roman epic: “The Eternal City”

u/CarkWithaM — 8 days ago
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Kermit the Frog was born on this day in Leland, Mississippi. Created by Jim Henson, stitched from his mum’s old green coat and ping-pong ball halves, Kermit has been a global icon for more than 70 years. “Rainbow Connection” remains the anthem for dreamers everywhere.

u/GlitterDanger — 12 days ago