Today In History@historigins · Jun 23, 2025

Videos you've probably never seen before. A thread 🧵 1. This is what post-trauma looked like after World War I…

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A curated collection of rare historical and behind-the-scenes videos, ranging from WWI trauma footage and German POW returns to first contact with indigenous tribes, space photography, film production techniques, and interviews with notable figures like Steve Jobs and John Lennon.

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Videos you've probably never seen before. A thread 🧵 1. This is what post-trauma looked like after World War I (1914-1918)
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2. In 1953, many German prisoners of war, who had been held in Soviet Union camps, began returning home, with the last prisoner returning (1956)
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3. Belgian anthropologist Jean-Pierre Dutilleux shows a mirror during first contact with Toulambi tribe in Papua New Guinea, 1976
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4. In space, without the atmosphere to filter the light, the Sun appears in its true color
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5. This is how they filmed The Matrix’s famous Agent Smith clone fight scene
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6. Clip of Arnold Schwarzenegger teaching young body builder how to pose
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7. A World War I Veteran asked during an interview if the war was worth it
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8. This video shows how easy it was to tear down and rebuild an original Jeep Willys in the field.
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9. Steve Jobs talks about managing people
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10. John Lennon talks about the Beatles ending
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