42 Mind-Blowing Facts Paired With Images You Won’t Forget

From unbelievable natural wonders to mind-twisting bits of knowledge, every photo opens a tiny window into something extraordinary.

A Million People Gathered To Protest In Central Seoul, South Korea And Cleaned Up Before They Left

A Mongolian Girl And Her Camel, United In Laughter, Photographed By Han Chengli In 2003

Native American Mother And Her Child, 1902

A Man With His Dog In The 1920s

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Sombra, A Colombian Police Dog, Was So Skilled That Cartels Put A Bounty On Her Life, Leading Authorities To Assign Her Bodyguards And Relocate Her For Safety

Former Billionaire Chuck Feeney Secretly Gave Away His $8 Billion Fortune. His Philanthropy Was Exposed In 1997 When A Business Dispute Forced The Disclosure Of His Identity As The Anonymous Donor

Mobster Al Capone Ran A Soup Kitchen During The Great Depression And Served Free Meals To Thousands Of Unemployed People Every Day. No Questions Asked

A Soviet Woman Who Lost 7 Sons In World War 2

A City In Germany Has Created Sleeping Pods For The Homeless

The West African Lungfish Can Survive Up To Three Years Without Food Or Water. When Rivers Dry Out, It Buries Itself In Mud And Forms A Protective Mucus Cocoon To Breathe, Making It One Of Nature’s Most Extreme Survivors

Magazine Ad From 1996 Predicts What Prices Will Be In 2026

A Father Looking For His Two Missing Sons That Went Missing During The Kosovo War In 1999. (They Were Later Found Safe)

In Japan, The Term “Madogiwa-Zoku” Refers To Older Employees Who Stay On The Payroll But Do Almost Nothing, Often As A Gesture Of Respect Or To Avoid Pushing Them Into Early Retirement

Many Japanese Toilets Have A Built-In Sink Above The Water Tank, Allowing Users To Wash Their Hands And Then Reuse That Water For The Next Flush. This Saves Millions Of Liters Annually

A Us Soldier Smells The Perfume On A Letter From His Girlfriend In Jay, Oklahoma. Vietnam, 1966

In China, “White Monkey” Jobs Refer To Hiring Caucasian Foreigners To Pose As Employees Or Representatives, To Give The Appearance Of Being More International And Reputable

A Man Recreates A Photo His Grandfather Took In Tokyo, Standing In The Same Spot 73 Years Later

World War I Trenches, Then And Now

The Pyramids In Egypt, Captured From A Different View

A French Boy Greets Indian Soldiers Who Just Arrived In Marseilles To Fight Alongside French And British Forces, 30 September 1914

London, 1940. A Young Girl Sits In The Wreckage Of Her Bombed-Out Home, Holding Her Doll

A Kiowa Girl Named O-O-Be Wears A Three Hide Dress Decorated With Elk Teeth, Oklahoma, 1894

“Prison Inside Me” Is A Unique Retreat In South Korea Where People Voluntarily Lock Themselves In Simple, Cell-Like Rooms To Unplug, Switch Off Their Phones, And Take A Break From Everyday Life

In 2006, Guy Goma Showed Up At The Bbc For A Job Interview But Instead Was Mistakenly Interviewed Live On TV As An IT Expert

A Street In Paris After Weeks Of Garbage Collector Strikes

Robin Williams As A Denver Broncos Cheerleader In 1979

In 2006, Australian Miners Todd Russell And Brant Webb Were Trapped Underground In A Mine For 14 Days

To cope, they asked for an iPod with Foo Fighters music. Dave Grohl sent a handwritten note promising tickets and beers once they were free.

Babies Sleeping Outside To Boost Their Immune System, Moscow 1958

Lonnie Johnson Invented The Super Soaker In The Late 1980s. In 2013, He Reached A Settlement With Hasbro That Awarded Him Nearly $73 Million In Unpaid Royalties

Two Women Sleeping On The Fire Escape To Stay Cool On A Hot Summer Night, New York, 1948

Three Nigerian Men Were Arrested At An Airport In Algeria After Trying To Board A Flight To Dubai Dressed As Arab Women

San Francisco Policeman Scolds A Man For Not Wearing A Mask During The 1918 Flu Pandemic

A Worn-Out Mother Making Matchboxes, Her Child Sleeping Under The Table – London, Circa 1900

China Reportedly Has 50 “Ghost Cities” With Around 65 Million Empty Homes. Enough To House The Population Of France

Leicester, UK, 1950s. When Coal Was The Number One Energy Source

Before Rocky, Sylvester Stallone Was A Struggling Actor. He Was So Broke He Sold His Dog Butkus For $40

After selling the script, he bought him back for $15,000 – and gave him a role in the movie.

Kids Playing On A Street In London On Their Space Hoppers, 1960s

In 1967, Sweden Switched From Driving On The Left To The Right Overnight – The Change Caused Only One Minor Injury That Day

A Korean News Program Broadcasting From An Actual Rooftop, Instead Of Using A Green Screen

North Korea Still Owes Sweden €300M For 1,000 Volvos Delivered In The 1970s. The Cars Were Shipped But Never Paid For – Making It The World’s Largest Ever Car Theft

San Francisco’s Iconic Cliff House, Shortly Before It Was Destroyed By Fire In 1907

An Irish Family Settles Into A Hut After Being Evicted From Their Home (Circa 1880-1890)

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