38 Visual Wonders From Our Complex and Fascinating World

Nathan Johnson Published 12/30/2023 in ftw

You've never seen the world like this before, we guarantee it. If you like spending your time scrolling through cool pictures from the internet, then you've come to the right place, beacuse that's exactly what we have for you today, cool photos from the World Wide Web.

The world is a wonderful place, you just have to know where to look to find the beauty and wonder. You can't keep your head stuck in the sand and expect the world to relieve itself to you, no, you've got to get out there to see it firsthand.

In this collection, we have pictures of giant gold blocks, huge bugs (cool), and seldom-seen photos from our truly spectacular world.

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Termite hills can be absolutely gigantic:
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This is what an owl looks like without feathers:
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While we're talking about larger than normal things, check out this giant keyboard:
4.
This is a tarantula hawk, a wasp whose sting is known to be one of the most painful on planet Earth:
5.
This is the unfinished portrait of George Washington that was used as a basis for the design of the $1 bill:
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This is what baby hedgehogs look like:
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This is what an albino raccoon looks like:
8.
This is what Alex Trebek's Jeopardy podium looked like during a typical show:
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UPS drivers have special UPS socks as part of their uniform:
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In case you didn't know, Brussels sprouts grow like this:
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Bobsled tracks go almost completely vertical:
12.
This 440-pound gold bar, located in Japan, is the largest gold ingot in the world:
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This is what's inside a bag of microwavable popcorn:
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You are, of course, familiar with Grant Wood's painting "American Gothic"...
15.
...well, this is what it looks like from inside the actual house in the painting:
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This is what the back of the Rosetta stone looks like:
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This is what color Venus is in real life:
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There's a trap door on the Sphinx: There's actually a bunch of holes in the Sphinx (do not discuss this sentence in the comments) that mostly lead to nowhere.
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There was a lake in Australia named Lake Disappointment: It was called that because the person who "discovered" it was disappointed at how small it was. It's now known as Kumpupintil Lake, which is much nicer.
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This adorable little thing is a hummingbird's feather:
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These are the real-life outfits doctors would wear to treat plague patients in the 1600s:
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There's a bird that looks like a strawberry that's called, well, the strawberry finch:
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Gorilla hands are much, much bigger than human hands:
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This is a pair of one of the earliest discovered pairs of socks, made in Egypt in the 5th century:
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This is how big the Eremotherium Laurillardi, also known as the giant ground sloth, was compared to a modern day human: It lived in the modern day Americas and went extinct about 12,000 years ago. Would love to play some hoops with this bad boy.
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Andrew Jackson was one of the first United States presidents to be photographed. Here he is in 1844:
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This is how big a nuclear cooling tower is compared to a person:
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Before the invention of radar, this is one way people used to listen to and detect enemy planes:
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See those little specks there? Those are baby octopuses:
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If you look at a car seat's heating system with a thermal camera, it looks like this:
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This pointy thing is what a nuclear bomb actually looks like:
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Screws...screws can be really, really big:
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Speaking of the moon, here's how big the African continent is compared to the Moon:
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This is what a 420-pound dumbbell looks like:
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There is a very real chance that Pablo Picasso listened to the song "Sweet Caroline":
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A pickle under ultraviolet light looks like something from a fantasy novel:
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Lemons...lemons can be huge: These are known as Capri lemons, and they taste a bit different than your run of the mill lemon.
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This is how huge the entrance to the Roman Temple of Bacchus is: It's located in Lebanon. See that little speck down there? That's a person. The Romans pulled out all the stops for the god of wine.
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This is what a car cut in half looks like:
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And, finally, this is what Shaq looks like holding a piece of paper:

1.
Termite hills can be absolutely gigantic:
2.
This is what an owl looks like without feathers:
3.
While we're talking about larger than normal things, check out this giant keyboard:
4.
This is a tarantula hawk, a wasp whose sting is known to be one of the most painful on planet Earth:
5.
This is the unfinished portrait of George Washington that was used as a basis for the design of the $1 bill:
6.
This is what baby hedgehogs look like:
7.
This is what an albino raccoon looks like:
8.
This is what Alex Trebek's Jeopardy podium looked like during a typical show:
9.
UPS drivers have special UPS socks as part of their uniform:
10.
In case you didn't know, Brussels sprouts grow like this:
11.
Bobsled tracks go almost completely vertical:
12.
This 440-pound gold bar, located in Japan, is the largest gold ingot in the world:
13.
This is what's inside a bag of microwavable popcorn:
14.
You are, of course, familiar with Grant Wood's painting "American Gothic"...
15.
...well, this is what it looks like from inside the actual house in the painting:
16.
This is what the back of the Rosetta stone looks like:
17.
This is what color Venus is in real life:
18.
There's a trap door on the Sphinx: There's actually a bunch of holes in the Sphinx (do not discuss this sentence in the comments) that mostly lead to nowhere.
19.
There was a lake in Australia named Lake Disappointment: It was called that because the person who "discovered" it was disappointed at how small it was. It's now known as Kumpupintil Lake, which is much nicer.
20.
This adorable little thing is a hummingbird's feather:
21.
These are the real-life outfits doctors would wear to treat plague patients in the 1600s:
22.
There's a bird that looks like a strawberry that's called, well, the strawberry finch:
23.
Gorilla hands are much, much bigger than human hands:
24.
This is a pair of one of the earliest discovered pairs of socks, made in Egypt in the 5th century:
25.
This is how big the Eremotherium Laurillardi, also known as the giant ground sloth, was compared to a modern day human: It lived in the modern day Americas and went extinct about 12,000 years ago. Would love to play some hoops with this bad boy.
26.
Andrew Jackson was one of the first United States presidents to be photographed. Here he is in 1844:
27.
This is how big a nuclear cooling tower is compared to a person:
28.
Before the invention of radar, this is one way people used to listen to and detect enemy planes:
29.
See those little specks there? Those are baby octopuses:
30.
If you look at a car seat's heating system with a thermal camera, it looks like this:
31.
This pointy thing is what a nuclear bomb actually looks like:
32.
Screws...screws can be really, really big:
33.
34.
Speaking of the moon, here's how big the African continent is compared to the Moon:
35.
This is what a 420-pound dumbbell looks like:
36.
There is a very real chance that Pablo Picasso listened to the song "Sweet Caroline":
37.
A pickle under ultraviolet light looks like something from a fantasy novel:
38.
Lemons...lemons can be huge: These are known as Capri lemons, and they taste a bit different than your run of the mill lemon.
39.
This is how huge the entrance to the Roman Temple of Bacchus is: It's located in Lebanon. See that little speck down there? That's a person. The Romans pulled out all the stops for the god of wine.
40.
This is what a car cut in half looks like:
41.
And, finally, this is what Shaq looks like holding a piece of paper:

Termite hills can be absolutely gigantic:

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1. Termite hills can be absolutely gigantic:

2. This is what an owl looks like without feathers:

3. While we're talking about larger than normal things, check out this giant keyboard:

4. This is a tarantula hawk, a wasp whose sting is known to be one of the most painful on planet Earth:

5. This is the unfinished portrait of George Washington that was used as a basis for the design of the $1 bill:

6. This is what baby hedgehogs look like:

7. This is what an albino raccoon looks like:

8. This is what Alex Trebek's Jeopardy podium looked like during a typical show:

9. UPS drivers have special UPS socks as part of their uniform:

10. In case you didn't know, Brussels sprouts grow like this:

11. Bobsled tracks go almost completely vertical:

12. This 440-pound gold bar, located in Japan, is the largest gold ingot in the world:

13. This is what's inside a bag of microwavable popcorn:

14. You are, of course, familiar with Grant Wood's painting "American Gothic"...

15. ...well, this is what it looks like from inside the actual house in the painting:

16. This is what the back of the Rosetta stone looks like:

17. This is what color Venus is in real life:

18. There's a trap door on the Sphinx: There's actually a bunch of holes in the Sphinx (do not discuss this sentence in the comments) that mostly lead to nowhere.

19. There was a lake in Australia named Lake Disappointment: It was called that because the person who "discovered" it was disappointed at how small it was. It's now known as Kumpupintil Lake, which is much nicer.

20. This adorable little thing is a hummingbird's feather:

21. These are the real-life outfits doctors would wear to treat plague patients in the 1600s:

22. There's a bird that looks like a strawberry that's called, well, the strawberry finch:

23. Gorilla hands are much, much bigger than human hands:

24. This is a pair of one of the earliest discovered pairs of socks, made in Egypt in the 5th century:

25. This is how big the Eremotherium Laurillardi, also known as the giant ground sloth, was compared to a modern day human: It lived in the modern day Americas and went extinct about 12,000 years ago. Would love to play some hoops with this bad boy.

26. Andrew Jackson was one of the first United States presidents to be photographed. Here he is in 1844:

27. This is how big a nuclear cooling tower is compared to a person:

28. Before the invention of radar, this is one way people used to listen to and detect enemy planes:

29. See those little specks there? Those are baby octopuses:

30. If you look at a car seat's heating system with a thermal camera, it looks like this:

31. This pointy thing is what a nuclear bomb actually looks like:

32. Screws...screws can be really, really big:

33.

34. Speaking of the moon, here's how big the African continent is compared to the Moon:

35. This is what a 420-pound dumbbell looks like:

36. There is a very real chance that Pablo Picasso listened to the song "Sweet Caroline":

37. A pickle under ultraviolet light looks like something from a fantasy novel:

38. Lemons...lemons can be huge: These are known as Capri lemons, and they taste a bit different than your run of the mill lemon.

39. This is how huge the entrance to the Roman Temple of Bacchus is: It's located in Lebanon. See that little speck down there? That's a person. The Romans pulled out all the stops for the god of wine.

40. This is what a car cut in half looks like:

41. And, finally, this is what Shaq looks like holding a piece of paper:

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1.
Termite hills can be absolutely gigantic:

2.
This is what an owl looks like without feathers:

3.
While we're talking about larger than normal things, check out this giant keyboard:

4.
This is a tarantula hawk, a wasp whose sting is known to be one of the most painful on planet Earth:

5.
This is the unfinished portrait of George Washington that was used as a basis for the design of the $1 bill:

6.
This is what baby hedgehogs look like:

7.
This is what an albino raccoon looks like:

8.
This is what Alex Trebek's Jeopardy podium looked like during a typical show:

9.
UPS drivers have special UPS socks as part of their uniform:

10.
In case you didn't know, Brussels sprouts grow like this:

11.
Bobsled tracks go almost completely vertical:

12.
This 440-pound gold bar, located in Japan, is the largest gold ingot in the world:

13.
This is what's inside a bag of microwavable popcorn:

14.
You are, of course, familiar with Grant Wood's painting "American Gothic"...

15.
...well, this is what it looks like from inside the actual house in the painting:

16.
This is what the back of the Rosetta stone looks like:

17.
This is what color Venus is in real life:

18.
There's a trap door on the Sphinx: There's actually a bunch of holes in the Sphinx (do not discuss this sentence in the comments) that mostly lead to nowhere.

19.
There was a lake in Australia named Lake Disappointment: It was called that because the person who "discovered" it was disappointed at how small it was. It's now known as Kumpupintil Lake, which is much nicer.

20.
This adorable little thing is a hummingbird's feather:

21.
These are the real-life outfits doctors would wear to treat plague patients in the 1600s:

22.
There's a bird that looks like a strawberry that's called, well, the strawberry finch:

23.
Gorilla hands are much, much bigger than human hands:

24.
This is a pair of one of the earliest discovered pairs of socks, made in Egypt in the 5th century:

25.
This is how big the Eremotherium Laurillardi, also known as the giant ground sloth, was compared to a modern day human: It lived in the modern day Americas and went extinct about 12,000 years ago. Would love to play some hoops with this bad boy.

26.
Andrew Jackson was one of the first United States presidents to be photographed. Here he is in 1844:

27.
This is how big a nuclear cooling tower is compared to a person:

28.
Before the invention of radar, this is one way people used to listen to and detect enemy planes:

29.
See those little specks there? Those are baby octopuses:

30.
If you look at a car seat's heating system with a thermal camera, it looks like this:

31.
This pointy thing is what a nuclear bomb actually looks like:

32.
Screws...screws can be really, really big:

34.
Speaking of the moon, here's how big the African continent is compared to the Moon:

35.
This is what a 420-pound dumbbell looks like:

36.
There is a very real chance that Pablo Picasso listened to the song "Sweet Caroline":

37.
A pickle under ultraviolet light looks like something from a fantasy novel:

38.
Lemons...lemons can be huge: These are known as Capri lemons, and they taste a bit different than your run of the mill lemon.

39.
This is how huge the entrance to the Roman Temple of Bacchus is: It's located in Lebanon. See that little speck down there? That's a person. The Romans pulled out all the stops for the god of wine.

40.
This is what a car cut in half looks like:

41.
And, finally, this is what Shaq looks like holding a piece of paper: