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Today In History@historigins · Aug 15, 2025

Videos you've probably never seen before. A thread 🧵 1. Just two friends in 2003 who hadn't yet realized they had…

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A curated collection of rare and fascinating historical video clips, including iconic moments from music, royalty, sports, natural disasters, and pop culture spanning from 1990 to 2017.

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    Videos you've probably never seen before. A thread 🧵 1. Just two friends in 2003 who hadn't yet realized they had made one of the greatest songs of all time

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    2. When Princess Diana sat down and forgot to do the inauguration just after delivering her speech

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    3. In 1990, French and British workers finally meet after digging the Channel Tunnel for 2 years that connects both countries under the North Sea

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    4. Coast Guard ship riding over the tsunami waves that hit Japan in 2011

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    5. Tony Hawk fresh out of high-school talks with local news about his career

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    6. Gymnast Carrie Strug's vault that won Olympic gold despite severe ankle injury

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    7. A reporter asked Queen Elizabeth if she planned to watch the match that evening

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    8. That time an Estonian news outlet interviewed a deer in 2017

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    9. Nissan created chairs that automatically return to their original positions with a simple clap

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    10. Sissel Kyrkjebø, the singer you never knew was behind Titanic's score

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