Peter Arnett

Zimbabwean banknotes ranging from 10 dollars to 100 billion dollars printed within a one-year period. The magnitude of the currency scalars signifies the extent of the hyperinflation.

Hydrogen-induced cracking (HIC) [ clarification needed ]

A mangle being used in a domestic science course during World War II

01Gerda Wegener's paintings of 'Lili' were exhibited and celebrated in Paris art circles in the 1920s before Einar's transition.
02Einar underwent at least four surgeries in Dresden and Berlin between 1930 and 1931 — among the earliest such procedures on record.
03The Danish government annulled Einar and Gerda's marriage in 1930, one of the first such legal acts related to gender transition in Europe.

Poster symbolizing the Ele Não Movement.

Peter Arnett broadcast live from Baghdad's Al-Rashid Hotel as US cruise missiles detonated outside his window — the first real-time war broadcast in history. The Pentagon called it treason; his ratings were enormous.

Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe

At its worst, Zimbabwe's inflation hit 89.7 sextillion percent annually. Workers were paid twice a day so they could spend wages before lunch erased the value.

Travis (chimpanzee)

Travis, a 200-pound chimpanzee raised as a human child in Stamford, Connecticut, mauled neighbor Charla Nash in 2009, leaving her without a face or hands. His owner called 911 mid-attack, saying: 'He's eating her.'

Hydrogen embrittlement

Single hydrogen atoms — the smallest possible — squeeze between steel's iron lattice and make the metal brittle without leaving any visible trace. Bridge cables, surgical implants, and submarine hulls have failed this way.

Anwar al-Awlaki

Anwar al-Awlaki, born in New Mexico, was placed on a presidential kill list, denied due process in U.S. courts, and killed by CIA drone in Yemen in September 2011. His lawyers were told they needed a license to represent him.

Mangle (machine)

Two steel rollers squeezed laundry dry — and de-gloved hands at the wrist without stopping. Hospitals tracked the injuries by decade. The machine outlasted every safety campaign aimed at it.

Lili Elbe

Einar Wegener spent years modeling for his wife Gerda's paintings — posed as a woman named Lili — and gradually understood that Lili was not a costume. The story became 'The Danish Girl,' but the real life ended in 1931 in a Dresden hospital, aged forty-eight.

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

At 19, aboard a steamship to England, Chandrasekhar calculated that stars above 1.4 solar masses must collapse catastrophically. Arthur Eddington publicly mocked him; 52 years later, the Nobel committee agreed with the teenager.

Controversies surrounding Jair Bolsonaro

On the Senate floor, Bolsonaro told Senator Maria do Rosário she was 'not worth raping' — then, as president, publicly praised the colonel who tortured her during Brazil's military dictatorship.