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📍 hashima island, japan ~ once home to thousands of coal miners and their families ~ became one of the most densely populated places on earth ~ abandoned almost overnight after the mine closed in 1974 today, its concrete towers remain empty in the sea.

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📍 centralia, pennsylvania ~ a coal mine fire has burned beneath the town since 1962 ~ roads cracked as gases escaped from underground ~ most residents were relocated ~ only a handful remain a town slowly disappeared because the ground beneath it never stopped burning.

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this is probably the last known authentic photograph of the titanic afloat. taken on april 11, 1912, as the ship left the irish coast for new york. three days later, it struck an iceberg. by the early hours of april 15, titanic was at the bottom of the north atlantic.

📍 denny hill, seattle ~ once stood just north of downtown seattle ~ engineers began removing it in the early 1900s ~ huge sections were washed away with high-pressure water ~ the regrade continued into the 1920s seattle literally erased a hill.

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📍 morrison hotel, chicago ~ completed in its final form during the 1920s ~ rose 45 stories above downtown chicago ~ stood around 160 meters tall ~ once considered the tallest hotel in the world ~ demolished in 1965 chase tower stands on the site today.

📍 croton distributing reservoir, new york city ~ completed in 1842 ~ held a vast supply of drinking water for manhattan ~ surrounded by granite walls around 50 feet high ~ demolished at the end of the 19th century the new york public library stands on the site today.

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📍 great auk ~ a large flightless seabird of the north atlantic ~ once lived across remote islands and rocky coasts ~ heavily hunted for meat, feathers and specimens ~ the last widely accepted breeding pair was killed in 1844 the species has never been seen alive again.

📍 görlitzer bahnhof, berlin ~ opened in 1867 ~ once connected berlin with cottbus and görlitz ~ heavily damaged during world war 2 ~ the remaining station buildings were later demolished today, görlitzer park occupies much of the former railway site.

that does not make 8mm a film about raymond horsch. but the horsch investigation shows why the basic premise of 8mm was never as unrealistic as it may have seemed.

there is currently no evidence that raymond horsch directly inspired 8mm. no documented connection between horsch and screenwriter andrew kevin walker has been established. many of the most serious allegations surrounding horsch also became public decades after the movie.

a real philadelphia pornography producer named r.c. hörsch is now being investigated over footage that may show actual killings. the case has striking parallels to the 1999 film "8mm". here’s why.

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Andrew Wyeth, Wild Dog (1959)

Quinkans - Ancient Aboriginal rock art in Queensland, Australia, dating back 15,000–30,000 years.

@habitualasshole watch "8mm" with nicholas cage, joaquin phoenix etc. almost seems like a documentary after this story. it’s about an active investigation into a murder/snuff film which blows up an underground network and the movie is set partly in pennsylvania (where philly is located).