‘All That’s Interesting’: Cool Facts To Spark Your Curiosity

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On May 18, 1980, Washington’s Mount St. Helens erupted in a cataclysmic blast that left 57 people dead and an area the size of Chicago completely devastated. That day, a freelance photographer named Robert Landsburg was just four miles from the summit when the volcano erupted, and he managed to capture a series of haunting images as a tidal wave of ash and hot gas raced toward him. Ultimately, when he realized he wasn’t going to survive, Landsburg used his final moments to make sure that his photos would, so he shielded the film with his body.⁠