47 Powerful Photos That Speak Louder Than Any Caption

These stunning visuals offer snapshots of life that feel both real and unforgettable.

Here’s what Pope Francis looked like as a young man

Speaking of which, the new Pope Leo went to a World Series game in 2005 and was caught on TV

Over 2.5 MILLION people attended Lady Gaga’s show in Brazil last week. Here’s what millions of people in one place looks like

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This is what caffeine looks like under a microscope

This is Henry Behrens, at one time the world’s smallest man, doing a little tango with a cat

This is planet J1407b, a, I quote, “Super-saturn” with “over 30 rings, each stretching over tens of millions of kilometers in diameter

This is what the remains of a World War I trench looks like today

This is what an x-ray of a baby’s hand looks like

This picture, from the early 1900s, shows an early basketball game, kneepads and all

Here’s another photo of a vintage basketball player, standing in front of a piano and striking fear into the hearts of his opponents

In 1731, King Frederick I of Sweden was gifted with a lion that, after its death, he sent to be stuffed and preserved. The only issue was that the people doing the taxidermy had never actually seen a lion. This, the Lion of Gripsholm Castle, is the finished product

Speaking of terrible taxidermy and fossil reconstruction, this is the Magdeburg Unicorn, quite possibly the worst fossil reconstruction ever

This is Steven Spielberg on top of Bruce, the animatronic shark that, well, played Jaws in Jaws

Here’s a look at the full Jaws fake-shark rig

This is what Stephen Hawking’s grave looks like

This isn’t a fake picture of your worst “driving nightmare.” It’s the Hisashimichi Interchange, located near Tokyo, perhaps one of the most complicated roads in the world

The logo for 7/11 holds many, many secrets

This is what the nerve inside a tooth looks like

This is what Mexico City looks like from above

Frogs, my boy… frogs can be very, very tiny

This is what the knots on the outside of a tree look like on the inside

Cough medicine used to be very, very, very strong

And, finally, this is what a baby pigeon looks like

This, my friends, is what a pregnant horse looks like

This is what Niagara falls looks like from way, way above

The, my friends, is the one-time record holder for world’s heaviest hamburger

This is what a lizard getting a CT scan looks like

In 2001, there was a huge dust storm on Mars that obscured the whole planet from the outside

Deep scars don’t sweat, so dirt doesn’t stick to them

Speaking of which, eyelashes won’t grow if you have a scar on your eye

Quarters… quarters can be very, very tiny

This is what a World War II combat helmet looks like compared to a World War I combat helmet

Here’s the other side of the helmets

This is what the first iPhone’s camera looks like compared to a recent iPhone’s camera

This is Fernand Meyssonnier, France’s last executioner, standing next to one of the guillotines he used on the job

And here’s a mask an executioner would typically wear

This is what a nuclear warhead looks like

In 1924, a game of Human Chess was played in the Soviet Union

This is what a four person see-saw looks like

Some libraries let you know just how much money you save by going to them

This is what a golf course green that’s been struck by lightning looks like

This is what a Coke bottle from 48 years ago looked like

This is the lowest point of the Netherlands, almost 22 feet below sea level

The original Pledge of Allegiance didn’t include “under God”

The year 2025 is the first year that’s a square number since 1936

This is what the USS Midway looks like compared to a person in a kayak

And, finally, this is what happens if you put a pizza in the oven at 500 degrees for 8 hours

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