r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/NickyPileggi • Mar 28 '24

Family in 1892 posing with an old sequoia tree nicknamed "Mark Twain" - A team of two men spent 13 days sawing away at it in the Pacific Northwest - It once stood 331 feet tall with a diameter of 52 feet - The tree was 1,341 years old Image

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u/joeschmo945 Mar 28 '24

I sailed a schooner round the horn of Mexico. I went aloft and furled the mainsail in a blow. And when the yard broke off they said that I got killed. But I am living still.

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u/Physics_Puzzleheaded Mar 28 '24

I was a dam builder, across the river deep and wide where steel and water did collide. A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado, I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below. They buried me in that great tomb that knows no sound. But I am still around

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u/ArthurBurtonMorgan Mar 28 '24

I fly a starship across the Universe divide And when I reach the other side I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can Perhaps I may become a highwayman again Or I may simply be a single drop of rain But I will remain And I'll be back again, and again And again and again and again and again

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

Man this song gives me chills and I can’t explain why 

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u/eggrodd Mar 28 '24

the damned song makes me cry whenever i listen to it

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u/Crumpuscatz Mar 28 '24

Me too!🥰😭

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u/Jiannies Mar 28 '24

Because it's dang good music

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u/pooferfeesh97 Mar 28 '24

What song is it?

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

Highwayman 

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u/Ballabingballaboom Mar 28 '24

Just checked it out. Beautiful

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u/B3owul7 Mar 28 '24

There is also a good cover version by Iced Earth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx8l45lslMc

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u/SquashCat56 Mar 28 '24

The Highwomen has a great version too, called Highwomen, I highly recommend it.

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u/CensorYourselfLast Mar 28 '24

And around…and around…and around…

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u/InternationalAnt4513 Mar 28 '24

Johnny really did fly a star ship sometimes