37 Truly Fascinating Things and Supreme Sights
Nathan Johnson
Published
09/08/2023
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The world we live in is a truly amazing place, full of diverse landscapes, strange objects, storied history, and much much more. Get cozy and take a virtual field trip as you enjoy a collection of photos of fascinating, extraordinary, and bizarre things people saw and wanted to share.
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This is what the world's tallest man, Sultan Kosen, looks like next to his wife:Originally from Turkey, Sultan Kosen stands 8'3" tall. -
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This flag, from 1850, is one of two original and authentic Jolly Rogers in existence today: -
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"Soup in edible bread cups" -
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This is what the host of Jeopardy's podium looks like during a show: -
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This is what a $500 bill looks like:That's President McKinley's smiling face. Although these bills were printed close to 100 years ago, on the extreme off-chance you find one of them, they are still legal tender. -
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This ridiculous looking thing is one of the many prototype space suits designed for NASA:This one was designed at UCLA in 1961. -
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“The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.” -
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The inner workings of a pool table. -
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This is what the biggest leaf ever found in the Amazon Rainforest looks like compared to a adult man: -
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This is what the world's oldest soccer ball ever found looks like:It dates back to the 1500s and looked like Frankenstein's monster. -
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This absolutely massive screw is used for very large solar panel installation. -
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It's possible to get a 2x4 from the center of a tree: -
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Using a public toilet in ancient Rome was a real bonding experience: -
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An entirely new chamber was discovered in the Great Pyramid of Giza literally last week. This is what it looks like:The Great Pyramid was built over 4,500 years ago. No one has been in this chamber since then. -
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“This Japanese restaurant has a waxwork samurai in the urinals.” -
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“McDonald’s has new reusable containers for dine in orders now.” -
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“This cafe is open 2 hours a week.” -
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“Lost pigeon in the middle of the pacific ocean” -
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“Found my 6’3″ husband’s newborn footprint, compared it to our early-term son’s newborn footprint.” -
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“The fake laptop screens at IKEA say “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” over and over again.” -
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“I came across this hexagon/pentagon structured mushroom.” -
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“Train weels have a contact area of about one fingernail, as seen in this picture.” -
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"We received a letter from the woman who lived in my apartment 70 years ago, and she'd like to visit." -
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"Most of a solid state hard drive is just empty plastic." -
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"The wax statue security guard guarding a bank in Beverly Hills" -
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"I went to the place that is on my Discover Card" -
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"The rungs on this fork are still connected from the factory" -
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"We found one of my grandmothers paystubs from 1946" -
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"The neighborhood gang of turkeys has adopted a quail who is always with them!" -
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This is what the inside of a water tower looks like: -
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"My fork is made of potato" -
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"Jupiter and Venus seen without any help" -
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"A modern building next to a pub dating back to 1745." -
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"The way this leaf is frozen into four icicles at once" -
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"Our local grocery store has phone holders on their new shopping carts" -
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"My daughter’s onesie and this package of wipes share the same pattern"
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