The Horrifying Story of The Black Hole of Calcutta
947K views · Apr 5, 2026 · Entertainment
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@dondraper3871 · 5 months ago (edited)
18th century: 14×18 room = Black Hole of Calcutta<br>21st century: same square footage but now £3,000/month and £200 extra for the tastefully sized natural fenestration element
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@julierobinson3633 · 5 months ago
I grew up in Northern England in the 1970s and still remember older relatives using the phrase "it's like the Black Hole of Calcutta in here" about some rooms...
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@TheBishopsWife · 5 months ago
Having claustrophobic issues, I cannot even imagine being trapped in that cell. No way I'd survive.
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@Ggamefreak22 · 5 months ago
Further reading into this topic: The ruler of Bengal got killed a year later in a betrayel, arranged by the british empire.
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@SureJungle23247 · 5 months ago
My Granddad used to describe my mum's house as The Blackhole of Calcutta 😂
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@fridgeffs5662 · 5 months ago
If it was 40 outside that amount of humans would have made it an oven inside.
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@scorpiouk5914 · 5 months ago
I am 60 years old and never knew the origin of the phrase "black hole of Calcutta". Thank you for sharing!
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@Antonio_.27-f2 · 5 months ago
Happy Easter Everyone
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@RatKindler · 5 months ago
I had heard of that term since I was a kid, but never knew what it referred to.
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@THE-ALLEN-NIEDZWIECKI · 5 months ago
I appreciate at 19 minutes you mentioning the “contradictions” and what facts are available. You couldve sold the story as is and it would’ve been amazing. That’s what makes the difference between good and GREAT channels. Appreciate you. Thanks.
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@samwow24 · 5 months ago
Nothing like a Scary Interesting video in the morning to start the day with existential terror and gratitude for my own life. Thank you, good sir, for all your effort.
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@JeremyLawson-n9v · 5 months ago
"No AI generated content used"<br><br>Me looking at the thumbnail: o_0 "You sure about that?"
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