NW86 TIL there is a secret room inside Lincoln’s head in Mount Rushmore that was meant to be a vault of American history but was never finished by Rushmore’s sculptor because he died before it could be completed. More than 50 years later, it was partially completed by 4 generations of his family.
XNyr TIL A film titled “100 Years” starring John Malkovich, will be released in November 18, 2115. It is stored in a bulletproof vault which will automatically open for it’s premier at the Cannes Film Festival
xV185 TIL The Padmanabhaswamy Temple in India has approximately $19 Billion worth of gold and precious stones kept in 8 onsite vaults. One vault is still unopened and what’s kept inside is still unknown.
0wRKj TIL during WWII Soviet scientists defended the world’s largest seed vault through a 900-day siege. Many of the scientists starved amid the crops and fruit, refusing to jeopardize ‘the future of Russia’ to save themselves.
GYYyg TIL there is a small titanium vault inside of Mount Rushmore describing the origins of the monument and some history on the United States
8aaj4 TIL that the Mormon church has a vault (able to withstand a nuclear attack) that stores genealogical history
oBRBA TIL Pole Vault Poles are hollow.
OoGLR TIL that in New Orleans cemeteries are "cities of the dead" where coffins are kept in above ground vaults due to the high water table making it impossible to bury the deceased.
LkXVr TIL at the Battle of Cowpens during the American Revolution, an American officer used his Spontoon (spear) to pole vault onto, and capture, a British cannon
rRmlo TIL a secret vault was discovered in a long-abandoned maternity home run by nuns... it contained the remains of 800+ toddlers