This is what the border between Mexico and the United States looks like at the ocean between Tijuana and San Diego:

Here’s another unique border. This is the border between Canada and France on Saint Pierre and Miquelon near Newfoundland:

While campaigning for president in 1912, Theodore Roosevelt was shot in the chest but survived because the bullet was slowed by a steel glasses case and a folded speech in his jacket pocket. This is the shirt he was wearing that day:

In Finland the largest size of mayonaise is called “AMERICAN SIZE:”

This is one of only two remaining pirate Jolly Roger flags in existence:

It was captured in 1790. According to the BBC, the flag’s red color “signified the pirates intended to spare no life if a battle broke out during a ship’s capture.”

Here’s what some dinosaur footprints look like:

Way, way back when it was originally created, Lysol advertised one of its uses as being for ‘feminine hygiene:”

This is Paul Karason, whose skin turned permanently blue after years of consuming colloidal silver:

Here he is next to a non-blue person:

Some old lawnmowers had built in cigarette lighters:

Yellow watermelons are a thing that exists:

Some menus include the estimated cooking time for each dish along with the price:

This is a loaf of sourdough bread that was miraculously preserved after the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE:

Over time, gold crayons can turn green on the outside but still be gold on the inside:

Sanddollars, my friend… sanddollars can be very tiny:

This is what the start of a river looks like:

Before treating cuts on eyeballs, a yellow dye is applied to better locate any tears:

This is the amount of contact a train wheel typically makes with the track:

This is what a cross-section of a Boeing 747 looks like:

And, finally, some elevators in Japan have tiny little toilets in the corner:

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A truly outlandish coastline, Great Britain.

An autumn forest – it seems nature has only downloaded its new look by 50%!

A frozen fence makes for the perfect ice sculpture.

An unforgettable view from below. Times Square, New York, USA.

A motorway in the Netherlands.

This is what will happen if you throw hot water into the air in Antarctica.

The dividing line between two worlds. New York, USA.

A climber standing on top of a mountain in Iceland.

It must be wonderful having a secluded home all to yourself – and some land to plant potatoes.

A splash inside a soap bubble.

The Moon rising above Madrid, Spain.

Darius – the biggest rabbit in the world.

Nighttime haze in Sausalito, California, USA.

A temple which was covered in ash by the Ontake volcanic eruption, Japan.

The breath of a raven.

A shot from the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the birth of North Korea’s founder, Kim Il-sung.

Tianzi Mountain in China, which served as inspiration for James Cameron’s film Avatar.

Sunset in the mountains of Japan.

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1. Twister

2. Watch Your Step

Banana peel on the loose.

3. It’s a Girl!

4. Crank it Up!

5. Sand Paper

Scrub everything raw.

6. Ice, Ice, Baby

7. Burning Rubber

8. Mass Wedding

Not even the headphones were entertaining enough.

9. 4/20

10. He’s Got if Figured Out

11. Horse Shoe Puberty

It’s not a phase, I promise.

12. Temu Cybertruck

13. Blue Skies

14. “Chewie, Punch It!”

“It’s the ship that made the Kessel run in less than twelve inches of water.”

15. Love is Love

16. You Can’t Park There, Mate

17. Harvest Time

Goth-ering up the crops.

18. Vaseline

19. Trippy

20. Lone Drink

Emerging from the smoke.

21. Melty Apples

22. “Just a Few More”

23. Sushi Knife

Perfect for cutting fish.

24. Waffle Board

25. Get Clean!

NOW who wants a bath?

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“Paintings Made On Ms Paint By Christian Young”

“The Evolution Of The “Great Wave” Artwork. Woodblock Print By Hokusai”

“Orthodox Monks Playing In The Snow On Mount Athos, Greece (2015)”

“In 1986, A French Woman Named Nadine Invested Several Months To Gain The Necessary Qualifications To Operate A Helicopter”

“She then proceeded to rent one, fly it over a prison, and successfully extract her husband Michel, a convicted bank robber, from the prison’s roof”

“The Accidentally Discovered Giant Crystal Cave Located In Chihuahua, Mexico Was First Discovered By Two Brothers In April 2000”

“Unbeknownst to them, the Naica mine in which they were drilling, is connected to the cave. The cave has since been visited by a variety of geologists who have made the pilgrimage there to study its unique giant selenite crystal formations.”

“Several Graffiti Artists Got Together To Tag This Soon-To-Be-Demolished Building In Miami During Art Basel Last Week”

“Pets Wearing Medieval Armor”

“80s Style Pet Portraits By Olan Meows”

“The Bond Between A Yak And His Herder Is Sacred”

“The herders follow them in a transhumance pattern between spring, summer autumn and winter pasture. Yaks contribute to maintain the delicate ecosystem; they graze on a high variety of flora, fertilizing the land which their manure, spreading the seeds with their hooves”

“Trail Cam Photos”

“The Solar Eclipse”

“Works By Anton Alekseev”

“‘Swim Call’ Is A Naval Tradition Where Sailors Are Allowed To Swim In The Open Ocean During A Ship’s Deployment”

“Tripod Fish (Bathypterois Grallator)”

““Cat Scans” – A Series Of Cats Placed On Flatbed Scanners”

“A Man Poses For A Photo On A Camel In Front Of A Soyuz Rocket At Baikonur, Kazakh Ssr, In The 1980s”

“Walter Wick Is An American Photographer Best Known For Creating The Images In The “I Spy” Series Of Children’s Books”

“Dan Hays Paints Low Resolution Landscapes Pixel By Pixel. Swipe Through To Zoom Into The Detail. This Painting Is Called “Colorado Snow Effect 4” (2007)”

“Soccer Matches Are Played In Front Of A Wwii Bunker In St. Pauli, Hamburg”

“The Feldstraße Bunker, also known as the Media Bunker, has been restored and now houses a luxury hotel, nightclubs, and concert venues.”

“Priests And Monks Blessing Server Rooms And Sprinkling Holy Water On Computer Systems As A Way To Prevent Them From Ever Shutting Down”

““Too Much Love”, A Photo Series By Katja Kemnitz That Shows How Kids Overuse Toys”

“Artist Sven Sachsalber Has Actually Looked For And Found A Single Needle Hidden In A Haystack As Part Of A Performance Art Piece”

“Done by hand, it took 18 hours to complete this task at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris. (2014)

Sachsalber gave himself 24 hours to find the needle by hand. His method was pretty simple: take a handful of hay, not too large, fold it a couple times and bend it, and, theoretically, if the needle was in that handful, he’d feel it. After about 18 hours, he emerged from his position next to the haystack, whooping, as he brandished the needle.”

“Ceramics By Robert Dawson”

““Tree, Line” Photo Series By Zander Olsen (2004-Ongoing)”

“Inspired by the intersection of nature and human intervention in the landscape, Olsen’s photographs capture trees wrapped in white/colorful material, aligning them with the horizon line.

The series prompts viewers to contemplate the relationship between nature and human structures, questioning the boundaries and interactions between the two.”

“Wooden Car And Headlight Sculptures By Kiko Miyares”

“Works By Female Pentimento (2023-2024)”

“A Monk In The Himalayas Meditating In Frozen Temperatures”

“This type of Meditation is called Tapasya and is said to raise the temperature of the bodies core so you are unaffected by external forces of nature”

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