in 1965, polish artist roman opałka began painting consecutive numbers towards infinity, making each canvas slightly whiter as he aged. by his death in 2011, he had reached 5,607,249 across 233 canvases. (⁠Lévy Gorvy Dayan) #arttok #historytok #didyouknow #artistsoftiktok #learnontiktok

“tv for cats” by glennbphoto, shared on flickr in september 2010. source: pinakotheca.com. #cattok #catsoftiktok #vintagefinds #phototok #internetarchive

the fukushima toilet death mystery: in february 1989, 26-year-old naoyuki kanno was found dead inside a narrow septic tank beneath a female teacher’s toilet in miyakoji village. police reportedly ruled it an accident linked to suspected voyeurism, but the bizarre circumstances remain disputed. (⁠Re

count binface is a real satirical politician who has stood in several major uk elections. he never wins, but plenty of people genuinely appreciate his absurd yet sharp political commentary. (⁠Wikipedia) #politicstok #uktiktok #satiretok #britishtiktok #didyouknow

in 1998, water-powered car inventor stanley meyer collapsed after reportedly claiming he had been poisoned. his death was ruled a cerebral aneurysm, while his invention had previously been declared fraudulent in court, fuelling conspiracy theories that continue today. #mysterytok #historytok

the viral gigachad photo actually comes from the 2020 finnish documentary series logged in, which follows five young men who spend most of their time gaming indoors. patrik, the man in the image, later chose to stay out of the spotlight and declined to return for a 2022 follow up. the documentar

a tiktok went viral after neighbours turned a dead cockroach in their apartment hallway into an elaborate memorial, complete with a tiny tombstone, decorations, a wanted poster and even a fake beatles tribute concert. the shared joke racked up millions of views and became a wholesome example of apa

while filming season 1 of the mandalorian, the production ran short on stormtrooper armour, so jon favreau and dave filoni called in members of the local 501st legion, who turned up in their own screen accurate suits and helped save the shoot. #themandalorian #starwars #movietok #filmto

to promote alien: romulus, realistic mannequins with facehuggers attached to their heads were placed around new york city subway stations, making them look like victims of an alien attack. #alienromulus #horrortok #filmtok #movietok #fyp

pearl is a six year old cat from thailand who went viral for her permanently grumpy expression while “guarding” watermelons. despite looking like a strict security guard, her owner says she’s actually one of the sweetest and most affectionate cats around. #catsoftiktok #viralcat #animals

dogs and cats have fur made from keratin, the same protein found in human hair and nails. differences in their genes and how the keratin grows are what give each animal its unique coat texture, length and appearance. #dogtok #cattok #animaltok #pettok #fyp

tuff asf #fyp #tvtok #comedytok #nostalgia #viral

missing letters can completely change the meaning of a sign. #fyp #designtok #typographytok #oddlysatisfying #randomfacts

ozzy osbourne in a vintage nasa space suit (1986). #fyp #rocktok #80stok #musictok #nostalgia

‘24 hrs in photos’ by @erik.kessels (2011) in 2011, dutch artist erik kessels printed around 350,000 publicly shared photos uploaded to flickr over a 24 hour period, filling an entire gallery with them to show the overwhelming scale of images shared online. #fyp #arttok #photographytok

the alleged artist behind melbourne’s infamous pam the bird graffiti was arrested after scaling the bolte bridge, sparking an hours-long standoff where he jokingly demanded lower taxes and a peanut butter sandwich delivered by drone. for some, it’s vandalism. for others, it’s become one of the city

designed by daniel libeskind, the jewish museum berlin is one of the few places where the building is part of the exhibition. its sharp lines, empty voids, and striking spaces were created to make visitors feel history, not just observe it. rather than focusing only on the holocaust, the museum

the art of the light switch, turning an everyday object into something worth noticing. #arttok #contemporaryart #creativeprocess #artistsoftiktok #designtok