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Both Great Britain and the United States celebrated Victory in Europe Day on #ThisDayInHistory in 1945. Cities in both nations, as well as formally occupied cities in Western Europe, put out flags and banners, rejoicing in the defeat of the Nazi war machine during World War II.

In 2006, American music video channel VH1 Classic held a charity fundraiser to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. One donor gave $35,000 and requested an hour of 99 Red Balloons back-to-back which the channel honoured.

Just watching the video can trigger an anxiety attack. 😲 Find more at https://t.co/apvIh9nNK2 🎥 chuck.converse / Instagram #engineering https://t.co/7suoWFYR9a

Not surprisingly, Facebook is strongly opposed to Apple's new privacy measures. 😲 #engineering #Apple #privacy https://t.co/IeUPAYtVeM

If you could have any artist write a song about you, who would you pick? 🤔

Sponge crabs spend hours making oversized ‘hats’ out of living sponge plants. (Image: Georges Auberger) https://t.co/qdztS2xZle

The natural phenomenon was discovered in a video that is 20 years old. ✨ #engineering #aurora #discover https://t.co/IhtRxK4NJO

30 minutes after the 2011 magnitude 9.0 earthquake in Japan, six-foot waves were being created in fjords in Norway.

The event occurred back in 2016 but the study was only published this month. 🌠 #engineering #Antarctica #Antimatter https://t.co/QRS0tuPD3H

A Sergeant of the Beverly Hills Police Department played Sublime's 'Santeria' while simultaneously avoiding to speak. 👮 #engineering #Music #cops https://t.co/Oja6AWAMmL

“No mistakes. Just happy accidents.”

Magnolias existed before bees, and relied on flightless beetles walking from one flower to the next to pollinate them. (Image: William Freeman, CC-BY-SA-4.0) https://t.co/wtdCkzumS0

This is how aircraft take off from short runways in the blink of an eye! 🤩 Learn more at https://t.co/PnswbGd7PT #engineering https://t.co/p43GMh0KNw

This baby leaf harvester makes collecting baby leaves a breeze! 🍃 🎥 Terrateck #engineering https://t.co/TYGmu7scdn

Honeymoon rhinitis is a condition where people suffer a stuffy nose when sexually aroused.