Photos Of Things You Would Be Glad to see before you die
The world is an amazing place with a rich history and countless phenomena that you could spend your whole life learning and still not know everything. However, we may be better off with some things, as shocking and amazing as they are, remaining a mystery to us.
Here are some interesting things about the world that you probably haven’t seen before (and might wish you hadn’t seen).
THIS HELMET IS FROM 490 BC
This Corinthian helmet and human skull are relics from the Battle of Marathon, which took place during the first Persian invasion of Greece in 490 BC. The helmet survived with the warrior’s skull inside it.
THESE ARE BEES SWARMING TO KILL A MURDER HORNET
Murder hornets, which have recently made their way to North America for the first time, apparently aren't beloved by the bees. In this photo, they're trying to swarm and overheat this hornet to kill it.
PENGUIN EGG WHITES STAY CLEAR WHEN BOILED
I don't know who decided to boil a penguin egg, and I don't particularly want to know, but it's interesting that different birds' egg whites actually don't all actually turn white when cooked.
TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE TERMS YOU HEAR ON MEDICAL TV SHOWS
Medical scans are a noninvasive technology that allows doctors to get a better idea of what's going on inside your body. All the different scan names can get confusing, but this diagram shows the difference between each one.
AN ARTIST'S RENDITION OF PANGEA
Scientists believe that all the landmasses on the Earth were originally connected as one large continent: Pangea. An artist attempted to show where modern-day borders would fall on Pangea before the continents drifted apart.
THIS IS WHAT THE INSIDE OF A PASSENGER PLANE USED TO LOOK LIKE
It's shocking to see in comparison to the current neat rows of seats we're used to seeing on planes, but this is what the cabin of a passenger plane looked like in 1930.
THIS COMPUTER STORE HAS BEEN LEFT UNTOUCHED SINCE 2002
Since the beginning of the digital age in the 1990s, technology has changed at an extremely rapid rate—in fact, it's hard to believe the contents of the store were the latest models less than 20 years ago.
A TEMPLE CUT DIRECTLY INTO THE ROCK
This is the Kailasa Temple located in Ellora, India. Completed in the 8th century AD, the entire structure was carved directly out of the rock and is the largest rock-cut temple in India.
THIS IS THE LARGEST EAGLE IN THE WORLD
This is the harpy eagle, a bird so big that it kind of looks like a person in a bird costume. It's the largest and most dangerous raptor in the rainforest.
THE CHERRY BLOSSOM TUNNEL OF GERMANY
Located in the town of Bonn, Germany, this street lined with Japanese cherry blossoms is one of the most beautiful in the world. The trees were gifted to Germany by Japan in the 1980s, but they have a short blooming period, so this is a rare sight.
THIS CARVING DATES BACK 10,000 YEARS
This 10,000-year-old carving of a giraffe was found in the Sahara desert. It is actually believed that the Sahara desert used to be a lush, green land, meaning that giraffes likely lived in the area back then.
CAMOUFLAGE AT ITS BEST
Thousands of years of evolution have helped animals become extremely well-suited to survive in their respective habitats. Not only do owls have 360° vision, but many also blend almost seamlessly into their environments.
THIS IS A VERY RESILIENT TREE TRUNK
The Old Man of the Lake is a 30-foot-tall tree stump, most likely a hemlock tree, that has been bobbing vertically in Oregon's Crater Lake since at least 1896.
IT'S A BIT OF A TIGHT SQUEEZE
The Corinth Canal is a narrow passage that connects the Gulf of Corinth, a deep inlet of the Ionian Sea, to the Saronic Gulf of the Aegean sea. It is 4 miles long and only 70 feet wide at sea level.
NOT YOUR AVERAGE COMMUTE TO SCHOOL
This photo was taken in 1959 in Modena, Italy. In order to go to school, these children had to cross the river by pulling themselves across it using this cable and pulley system.
THESE ARE PROSTHETIC FINGERS
Most of us have seen a prosthetic leg or a prosthetic arm in our life, but prosthetic fingers are a relatively new medical invention and still haven't reached popular use yet.
WELL, THAT'S AWFULLY GRUESOME
This statue completed by Marco d'Agrate depicts Saint Bartholomew, an early Christian martyr who was allegedly skinned alive. If you look closely, you'll notice that’s not a robe that he’s holding—it's his flayed skin.
THIS IS THE RAREST PASTA IN ITALY
Su filindeu is a handmade Italian pasta that only three women in the world know how to make. It is so difficult and time-consuming to make that it wasn't available to the public for 200 years.
THESE ARE VIETNAMESE MOSSY FROGS
This species of frog is dominantly found in northern Vietnam and southeastern China. Their skin, which resembles moss on a rock, acts as camouflage from predators, and they curl into a ball when scared.
THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE EVERGLADES
Approximately 200,000 alligators live in the Everglades, but over 1.5 million live in the state of Florida alone! Despite popular beliefs perpetuated by films, alligators do not eat humans.
A SUNDIAL THAT DELIVERS A READABLE TIME
This sundial was 3D-printed with grooves so that, depending on the heigh of the sun, the light coming through it would create a readable time like a digital clock face in the shadow.
IMAGINE IF JUNGLE GYMS WERE STILL THIS TALL...
This photo of children playing on their local playground was snapped in 1912. Compared to the shorter and much safer options available to children in most parks and schoolyards now, these really forced you to be a good climber.
I NEVER REALIZED HOW SMALL THE EARTH IS IN COMPARISON TO THE SUN
Outer space can be really hard for a person who doesn't have a background in astronomy to conceptualize, so this scale model of the sun vs. the planets of our solar system really adds perspective.
MEET THE FIRST THERAPY DOG IN RECORDED HISTORY
This is Smoky, a Yorkshire terrier who lived form 1943–1957 and served in World War II. He went through 12 combat missions, 150 air raids, and was awarded eight stars for his service in supporting the troops.
NOT YOUR TYPICAL GRAND CANYON
This is a photo of the Grand Canyon found in Greenland, which is a little icier than the one in Arizona. Its impressive length (more than 466 miles!) was first discovered in 2013 under a giant ice sheet.
THE COOLEST VERSION OF #TWINNING
It's pretty well known that the gene for having twins runs through family lines, so it only makes sense that a pair of twins who married another pair of twins would each make twins.
IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY...
These leftover pieces from a filming location for the original Star Wars movie, Episode IV: A New Hope, were left behind in the Tunisian desert. The location was used as Luke, the main character's, home.
THE FIRST STEP TO BUYING A NEON SIGN
Back in the day, traveling salesmen were the main way that companies could sell products to businesses. This is what a neon light salesman carried in his case to show potential clients in 1930.
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF A STRONG WIND
This tree is located near to Greenough in Western Australia, where the wind blows so powerfully and consistently that trees that aren't protected by any wind-breaking objects actually grow sideways
I AM OFFICIALLY TERRIFIED OF OWLS
Albinism is a rare genetic trait that causes animals to have no pigmentation on their bodies and gives them red eyes. While I have seen a few albino animals before, these huge red eyes terrify me.
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