24 Perfectly Timed Photos That Blur the Line Between Illusion and Reality

You’ll keep staring, trying to figure out how something so real could look so impossible.

This photo shows the Japanese perspective of Pearl Harbor from an attacking plane during the surprise attack on December 7, 1941:

This is what the Grand Canyon looks like from above:

This picture, taken in 1838 by Louis Daguerre, is the first-ever photo to have a person in it:

Yep, right there in the corner getting their shoes shined:

Speaking of which, this picture of Dorothy Catherine Draper, taken in 1840, is the first photograph of a WOMAN ever:

Here’s Dorothy as a much older woman in 1890:

This is what the Gateway Arch in St Louis looked like while it was under construction:

You’re most likely familiar with Maoi heads on Easter Island…

But did you know that not only are they absolutely massive compared to a person, they also have these stunning, intricate designs on their backs:

This is what the face of the Statue Of Liberty looks like from inside:

This is what a modern-day banana looks like next to a wild, predomesticated banana that used to be much more prevalent:

This is Cal Orcko, a massive limestone cliff located in Bolivia that contains over 5,000 dinosaur footprints:

Here’s a closer look:

This, in all its glory, is what a five-year-old hamster looks like:

Here’s what one of New York City’s very first double-decker buses looked like:

This is a look at the main drag of the gold rush town of Deadwood, pictured here in 1876 in the Dakota Territory:

This, my friends, is a Pudu aka the world’s smallest species of deer:

Some sections of Grand Central Station are so old (112 years, to be exact) that the footprints of past customers are worn into the floor in front of ticketing booths:

This is a look at how YouTube’s play-bar has evolved throughout the years:

Do you see a car in this picture? There’s one on the left:

This is what $100 in brand new five dollar bills looks like:

This is what a candle flame looks like in zero gravity:

Hotels used to have to put up signs explaining that electricity is safe and not to be feared:

And baguettes, my friend… baguettes can be absolutely gigantic: