41 Fascinating Pics of Our Fascinating World

Nathan Johnson Published 10/22/2023 in wow

Expand your horizon with this fresh batch of fun and fascinating photos from around the world.

Just because you're no longer in school, that doesn't mean you can't still learn new things. For instance, bet you didn't know how big the world's biggest seed was, or what a sunset from space looks like.

Or maybe you did, but those aren't all that you'll learn in this fascinating round-up of cool pics collected from the web, those only just scratch the surface. So if you want to pack more knowledge in that big brain of yours, dive in and get scrolling. You won't regret it.

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This is what a cabinet full of uranium glass looks like under UV light:
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This is what Antarctica looks like from the window of a plane:
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This is how large the biggest seed on the planet, the double coconut seed, is compared with a person:
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This is what a minimum security prison in Norway looks like:
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This is what the fossilized skin imprint of a dinosaur looks like:
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This is what the Oval Office looks like completely empty:
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And here's what it looks like with all that stuff back in it:
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Baby owls sleep facedown, on their stomachs:
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This is the death mask of Sir Isaac Newton:
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This is what a sunset looks like from space:
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This is roughly how many passenger trains there are in the USA compared with Europe:
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Sour Skittles in Europe don't have the iconic sour dust on them:
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This is a tiny, pill-size camera that you swallow so that doctors can get a...well, a very intimate look at your digestive system:
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This is how big a size 18 shoe is compared with a can of soda:
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This is what the "hand" of a manatee looks like:
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This park has its benches on rails so you can always find shade:
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These are the "Stairs of Death," an extremely steep staircase located in Peru's Huayna Picchu:
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This is what a $100 bill looked like in 1977, 2003, and 2017:
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This is what the inside of a 3 million–gallon water tank looks like:
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This is a map of where you can find Venus flytraps in the wild:
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This is what North Sentinel Island, home to one of the world's last uncontacted peoples, looks like from above:
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This is the last meal Richard Nixon ate in the White House before he resigned. Pineapple, cottage cheese, and a glass of milk:
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The original plan for Mount Rushmore included the bodies of the four presidents:
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This exhibit shows what happens to marble over time if people are allowed to stick their grubby little paws all over it:
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This is what the "American section" to a Polish grocery store looks like:
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This is the first picture ever taken of an image broadcast on television:
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This picture, from 1930, shows a plane flying over the old city of Baghdad, Iraq:
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This is Lonnie Johnson, inventor of the Super Soaker, enjoying his invention:
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This map, from 1507, is the first map to ever label America as "America":
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Speaking of maps of the Americas, here's a German one from 1550 that shows South America as the "New World":
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This is the check for $7,200,000 that the USA sent to Russia to purchase Alaska in 1867:
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Stoplights but for u-turns exist:
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This is what the REST of a fire hydrant looks like:
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This the Brewster armor suit, one of the first fully functional suits of body armor designed for World War I combat:
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Before the pin-setting machine was invented, bowling alleys would have teens and children set up bowling pins after each frame:
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You can move an entire house with a truck:
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This is what the first Corvettes ever produced looked like:
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One panel of glass survived the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks. This is it:
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The Capitol lawn was mowed by a steam-powered lawnmower way back in 1903:
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This is a plane window that lets you adjust and tint the window to your liking:
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And, finally, Vietnamese toilet paper rolls do not have cardboard tubes in the middle:

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This is what a cabinet full of uranium glass looks like under UV light:
2.
This is what Antarctica looks like from the window of a plane:
3.
This is how large the biggest seed on the planet, the double coconut seed, is compared with a person:
4.
This is what a minimum security prison in Norway looks like:
5.
This is what the fossilized skin imprint of a dinosaur looks like:
6.
This is what the Oval Office looks like completely empty:
7.
And here's what it looks like with all that stuff back in it:
8.
Baby owls sleep facedown, on their stomachs:
9.
This is the death mask of Sir Isaac Newton:
10.
This is what a sunset looks like from space:
11.
This is roughly how many passenger trains there are in the USA compared with Europe:
12.
Sour Skittles in Europe don't have the iconic sour dust on them:
13.
This is a tiny, pill-size camera that you swallow so that doctors can get a...well, a very intimate look at your digestive system:
14.
This is how big a size 18 shoe is compared with a can of soda:
15.
This is what the "hand" of a manatee looks like:
16.
This park has its benches on rails so you can always find shade:
17.
These are the "Stairs of Death," an extremely steep staircase located in Peru's Huayna Picchu:
18.
This is what a $100 bill looked like in 1977, 2003, and 2017:
19.
This is what the inside of a 3 million–gallon water tank looks like:
20.
This is a map of where you can find Venus flytraps in the wild:
21.
This is what North Sentinel Island, home to one of the world's last uncontacted peoples, looks like from above:
22.
This is the last meal Richard Nixon ate in the White House before he resigned. Pineapple, cottage cheese, and a glass of milk:
23.
The original plan for Mount Rushmore included the bodies of the four presidents:
24.
This exhibit shows what happens to marble over time if people are allowed to stick their grubby little paws all over it:
25.
This is what the "American section" to a Polish grocery store looks like:
26.
This is the first picture ever taken of an image broadcast on television:
27.
This picture, from 1930, shows a plane flying over the old city of Baghdad, Iraq:
28.
This is Lonnie Johnson, inventor of the Super Soaker, enjoying his invention:
29.
This map, from 1507, is the first map to ever label America as "America":
30.
Speaking of maps of the Americas, here's a German one from 1550 that shows South America as the "New World":
31.
This is the check for $7,200,000 that the USA sent to Russia to purchase Alaska in 1867:
32.
Stoplights but for u-turns exist:
33.
This is what the REST of a fire hydrant looks like:
34.
This the Brewster armor suit, one of the first fully functional suits of body armor designed for World War I combat:
35.
Before the pin-setting machine was invented, bowling alleys would have teens and children set up bowling pins after each frame:
36.
You can move an entire house with a truck:
37.
This is what the first Corvettes ever produced looked like:
38.
One panel of glass survived the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks. This is it:
39.
The Capitol lawn was mowed by a steam-powered lawnmower way back in 1903:
40.
This is a plane window that lets you adjust and tint the window to your liking:
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And, finally, Vietnamese toilet paper rolls do not have cardboard tubes in the middle:

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1. This is what a cabinet full of uranium glass looks like under UV light:

2. This is what Antarctica looks like from the window of a plane:

3. This is how large the biggest seed on the planet, the double coconut seed, is compared with a person:

4. This is what a minimum security prison in Norway looks like:

5. This is what the fossilized skin imprint of a dinosaur looks like:

6. This is what the Oval Office looks like completely empty:

7. And here's what it looks like with all that stuff back in it:

8. Baby owls sleep facedown, on their stomachs:

9. This is the death mask of Sir Isaac Newton:

10. This is what a sunset looks like from space:

11. This is roughly how many passenger trains there are in the USA compared with Europe:

12. Sour Skittles in Europe don't have the iconic sour dust on them:

13. This is a tiny, pill-size camera that you swallow so that doctors can get a...well, a very intimate look at your digestive system:

14. This is how big a size 18 shoe is compared with a can of soda:

15. This is what the "hand" of a manatee looks like:

16. This park has its benches on rails so you can always find shade:

17. These are the "Stairs of Death," an extremely steep staircase located in Peru's Huayna Picchu:

18. This is what a $100 bill looked like in 1977, 2003, and 2017:

19. This is what the inside of a 3 million–gallon water tank looks like:

20. This is a map of where you can find Venus flytraps in the wild:

21. This is what North Sentinel Island, home to one of the world's last uncontacted peoples, looks like from above:

22. This is the last meal Richard Nixon ate in the White House before he resigned. Pineapple, cottage cheese, and a glass of milk:

23. The original plan for Mount Rushmore included the bodies of the four presidents:

24. This exhibit shows what happens to marble over time if people are allowed to stick their grubby little paws all over it:

25. This is what the "American section" to a Polish grocery store looks like:

26. This is the first picture ever taken of an image broadcast on television:

27. This picture, from 1930, shows a plane flying over the old city of Baghdad, Iraq:

28. This is Lonnie Johnson, inventor of the Super Soaker, enjoying his invention:

29. This map, from 1507, is the first map to ever label America as "America":

30. Speaking of maps of the Americas, here's a German one from 1550 that shows South America as the "New World":

31. This is the check for $7,200,000 that the USA sent to Russia to purchase Alaska in 1867:

32. Stoplights but for u-turns exist:

33. This is what the REST of a fire hydrant looks like:

34. This the Brewster armor suit, one of the first fully functional suits of body armor designed for World War I combat:

35. Before the pin-setting machine was invented, bowling alleys would have teens and children set up bowling pins after each frame:

36. You can move an entire house with a truck:

37. This is what the first Corvettes ever produced looked like:

38. One panel of glass survived the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks. This is it:

39. The Capitol lawn was mowed by a steam-powered lawnmower way back in 1903:

40. This is a plane window that lets you adjust and tint the window to your liking:

41. And, finally, Vietnamese toilet paper rolls do not have cardboard tubes in the middle:

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1.
This is what a cabinet full of uranium glass looks like under UV light:

2.
This is what Antarctica looks like from the window of a plane:

3.
This is how large the biggest seed on the planet, the double coconut seed, is compared with a person:

4.
This is what a minimum security prison in Norway looks like:

5.
This is what the fossilized skin imprint of a dinosaur looks like:

6.
This is what the Oval Office looks like completely empty:

7.
And here's what it looks like with all that stuff back in it:

8.
Baby owls sleep facedown, on their stomachs:

9.
This is the death mask of Sir Isaac Newton:

10.
This is what a sunset looks like from space:

11.
This is roughly how many passenger trains there are in the USA compared with Europe:

12.
Sour Skittles in Europe don't have the iconic sour dust on them:

13.
This is a tiny, pill-size camera that you swallow so that doctors can get a...well, a very intimate look at your digestive system:

14.
This is how big a size 18 shoe is compared with a can of soda:

15.
This is what the "hand" of a manatee looks like:

16.
This park has its benches on rails so you can always find shade:

17.
These are the "Stairs of Death," an extremely steep staircase located in Peru's Huayna Picchu:

18.
This is what a $100 bill looked like in 1977, 2003, and 2017:

19.
This is what the inside of a 3 million–gallon water tank looks like:

20.
This is a map of where you can find Venus flytraps in the wild:

21.
This is what North Sentinel Island, home to one of the world's last uncontacted peoples, looks like from above:

22.
This is the last meal Richard Nixon ate in the White House before he resigned. Pineapple, cottage cheese, and a glass of milk:

23.
The original plan for Mount Rushmore included the bodies of the four presidents:

24.
This exhibit shows what happens to marble over time if people are allowed to stick their grubby little paws all over it:

25.
This is what the "American section" to a Polish grocery store looks like:

26.
This is the first picture ever taken of an image broadcast on television:

27.
This picture, from 1930, shows a plane flying over the old city of Baghdad, Iraq:

28.
This is Lonnie Johnson, inventor of the Super Soaker, enjoying his invention:

29.
This map, from 1507, is the first map to ever label America as "America":

30.
Speaking of maps of the Americas, here's a German one from 1550 that shows South America as the "New World":

31.
This is the check for $7,200,000 that the USA sent to Russia to purchase Alaska in 1867:

32.
Stoplights but for u-turns exist:

33.
This is what the REST of a fire hydrant looks like:

34.
This the Brewster armor suit, one of the first fully functional suits of body armor designed for World War I combat:

35.
Before the pin-setting machine was invented, bowling alleys would have teens and children set up bowling pins after each frame:

36.
You can move an entire house with a truck:

37.
This is what the first Corvettes ever produced looked like:

38.
One panel of glass survived the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks. This is it:

39.
The Capitol lawn was mowed by a steam-powered lawnmower way back in 1903:

40.
This is a plane window that lets you adjust and tint the window to your liking:

41.
And, finally, Vietnamese toilet paper rolls do not have cardboard tubes in the middle: