75 Truly Fascinating Photos of Our Fascinating World

Nathan Johnson Published 10/28/2024 in ftw

See the world for the wonderful place it is.

If you think the world has seen better days, or that humans have stopped progressing, then you've fallen into the same trap that so many others have already fallen into.

The world is full of joy, beauty, and wonder, you just have to get yourself out of your toxic feed of hateful news and see that not everyone is spending their time doomscrolling online for 8 hours a day.

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1.
This is how big the Statue Of Liberty's face is compared to a person:
2.
"My mom's house burned down but there was still American Cheese in the fridge."
3.
"My kid’s school has a whole room as a time capsule."
4.
"This hospital IV stand has an unusual arrangement of the legs."
5.
"Squirrels are collecting acorns in my mailbox"
6.
"One bench in the Netherlands, one in Germany, and one in Belgium"
7.
"Frost on top of a car at my job."
8.
"I got served spaghetti in a plastic bag"
9.
"When I make burritos, I make cuboids instead of cylinders."
10.
"This apple was damaged at some point and then healed itself. It isn't squishy or mushy at all, completely firm and normal."
11.
"My dentist had a gaming setup in the corner."
12.
"These star wars Oreos are only dyed on the outside"
13.
"The color of our freshly pressed olive oil"
14.
"This beer bottle cap collection at a popular Berlin park"
15.
"Chairs in waiting room left a pattern in the floor over the years"
16.
"Fire alarms are just normal toggle switches"
17.
"475lbs of Marshmallow bits"
18.
"My apple seems to be neatly divided into two varieties, like a pinwheel."
19.
"My city has tiny doors sprinkled around random back streets"
20.
"Powder looks like a renaissance painting"
21.
"Shadows Lined up perfectly"
22.
"This miniature horse working as a service animal"
23.
"This large stone fell off a cliff and stopped before it hits the road"
24.
"The sun reflecting the text on my can of Monster onto the table"
25.
"Found this bit in a package of M&Ms. No chocolate, just layers of coating colors."
26.
27.
"Just a cool carrot"
28.
"This squirell has been chilling unmoving for the past 30 minutes"
29.
30.
"The clouds above my house this morning."
31.
"Dude brought his own chair to the subway in China"
32.
"You can select gazpacho as a drink at McDonalds in Spain"
33.
"7 security cameras grouped together outside the entrance of a ramen restaurant in singapore"
34.
"This shower gel bottle that looks like a motor oil bottle"
35.
"The underneath of a fire hydrant"
36.
"Glass broke perfectly in half after pouring hot water in it"
37.
"Apparently the US Postal Service has its own tow trucks now."
38.
"I was completely surrounded by UPS trucks yesterday"
39.
"My local bus station has a free bicycle repair stand with a full set of tools anyone can use."
40.
"Dropped the soap in the hotel shower and it landed upright"
41.
This is how big Tokyo is compared to London:
42.
Unfortunately, there's no treasure map on the back of the Declaration of Independence. Just a lot of nothing:
43.
And this is what the back of the "Mona Lisa" looks like:
44.
This thermal image of a dog shows how chilly its nose can be compared to the rest of its body:
45.
Fake teeth don't glow under a blacklight:
46.
In 1952 it cost $61 to give birth:
47.
This is what the dorm room of two college students looked like in the 1910s:
48.
This is how big a wolf's paw print is compared with a human hand:
49.
This is what a store-bought egg looks like compared with an egg bought at a farmers market:
50.
This is what a whale's eye looks like up close:
51.
This is what a tumbleweed looks like before it...tumbles:
52.
This is what the control room on a British submarine looked like in the 1960s:
53.
Here's a real, live copy of the Magna Carta from 1305:
54.
The first ever computer bug was an actual bug, this moth pictured here:
55.
This is what an all-terrain wheelchair made for the beach looks like:
56.
This is what the battleship USS Independence looks like outside of water:
57.
This is what the inside of a water tower looks like:
58.
In a deck of cards, every king except for the king of hearts has a mustache:
59.
This is how big an average polar bear is compared to a human:
60.
And to make things even more terrifying, this is how big a polar bear's paw is compared to a human hand:
61.
This is what a completely empty airplane looks like:
62.
This is how big a bar of $26,000 worth of gold is:
63.
And this is what $700 worth of platinum looks like:
64.
This picture was taken shortly after David Scott and Neil Armstrong's Gemini 8 space capsule landed in the Pacific Ocean:
65.
This is what the inside of the Leaning Tower of Pisa looks like:
66.
This is what Harriet Tubman looked like in old age:
67.
This is what the American snacks section in an Australian grocery store looks like:
68.
This is a room full of competitors at the 1980 Space Invaders video game world championships:
69.
This painting shows the devastating effects centuries of cigarette smoke has on art:
70.
This is the first picture of the Moon ever taken: It's from 1840.
71.
This is what the Golden Gate Bridge looked like while under construction:
72.
This is a picture of a newly built telephone tower, complete with a ridiculous amount of wires, in Sweden, circa 1886:
73.
This is what the inside of a quarter looks like:
74.
This is what a handful of peanuts look like if you let them sprout:
75.
And, finally, is the entrance exam for MIT circa 1870:

1.
This is how big the Statue Of Liberty's face is compared to a person:
2.
"My mom's house burned down but there was still American Cheese in the fridge."
3.
"My kid’s school has a whole room as a time capsule."
4.
"This hospital IV stand has an unusual arrangement of the legs."
5.
"Squirrels are collecting acorns in my mailbox"
6.
"One bench in the Netherlands, one in Germany, and one in Belgium"
7.
"Frost on top of a car at my job."
8.
"I got served spaghetti in a plastic bag"
9.
"When I make burritos, I make cuboids instead of cylinders."
10.
"This apple was damaged at some point and then healed itself. It isn't squishy or mushy at all, completely firm and normal."
11.
"My dentist had a gaming setup in the corner."
12.
"These star wars Oreos are only dyed on the outside"
13.
"The color of our freshly pressed olive oil"
14.
"This beer bottle cap collection at a popular Berlin park"
15.
"Chairs in waiting room left a pattern in the floor over the years"
16.
"Fire alarms are just normal toggle switches"
17.
"475lbs of Marshmallow bits"
18.
"My apple seems to be neatly divided into two varieties, like a pinwheel."
19.
"My city has tiny doors sprinkled around random back streets"
20.
"Powder looks like a renaissance painting"
21.
"Shadows Lined up perfectly"
22.
"This miniature horse working as a service animal"
23.
"This large stone fell off a cliff and stopped before it hits the road"
24.
"The sun reflecting the text on my can of Monster onto the table"
25.
"Found this bit in a package of M&Ms. No chocolate, just layers of coating colors."
26.
27.
"Just a cool carrot"
28.
"This squirell has been chilling unmoving for the past 30 minutes"
29.
30.
"The clouds above my house this morning."
31.
"Dude brought his own chair to the subway in China"
32.
"You can select gazpacho as a drink at McDonalds in Spain"
33.
"7 security cameras grouped together outside the entrance of a ramen restaurant in singapore"
34.
"This shower gel bottle that looks like a motor oil bottle"
35.
"The underneath of a fire hydrant"
36.
"Glass broke perfectly in half after pouring hot water in it"
37.
"Apparently the US Postal Service has its own tow trucks now."
38.
"I was completely surrounded by UPS trucks yesterday"
39.
"My local bus station has a free bicycle repair stand with a full set of tools anyone can use."
40.
"Dropped the soap in the hotel shower and it landed upright"
41.
This is how big Tokyo is compared to London:
42.
Unfortunately, there's no treasure map on the back of the Declaration of Independence. Just a lot of nothing:
43.
And this is what the back of the "Mona Lisa" looks like:
44.
This thermal image of a dog shows how chilly its nose can be compared to the rest of its body:
45.
Fake teeth don't glow under a blacklight:
46.
In 1952 it cost $61 to give birth:
47.
This is what the dorm room of two college students looked like in the 1910s:
48.
This is how big a wolf's paw print is compared with a human hand:
49.
This is what a store-bought egg looks like compared with an egg bought at a farmers market:
50.
This is what a whale's eye looks like up close:
51.
This is what a tumbleweed looks like before it...tumbles:
52.
This is what the control room on a British submarine looked like in the 1960s:
53.
Here's a real, live copy of the Magna Carta from 1305:
54.
The first ever computer bug was an actual bug, this moth pictured here:
55.
This is what an all-terrain wheelchair made for the beach looks like:
56.
This is what the battleship USS Independence looks like outside of water:
57.
This is what the inside of a water tower looks like:
58.
In a deck of cards, every king except for the king of hearts has a mustache:
59.
This is how big an average polar bear is compared to a human:
60.
And to make things even more terrifying, this is how big a polar bear's paw is compared to a human hand:
61.
This is what a completely empty airplane looks like:
62.
This is how big a bar of $26,000 worth of gold is:
63.
And this is what $700 worth of platinum looks like:
64.
This picture was taken shortly after David Scott and Neil Armstrong's Gemini 8 space capsule landed in the Pacific Ocean:
65.
This is what the inside of the Leaning Tower of Pisa looks like:
66.
This is what Harriet Tubman looked like in old age:
67.
This is what the American snacks section in an Australian grocery store looks like:
68.
This is a room full of competitors at the 1980 Space Invaders video game world championships:
69.
This painting shows the devastating effects centuries of cigarette smoke has on art:
70.
This is the first picture of the Moon ever taken: It's from 1840.
71.
This is what the Golden Gate Bridge looked like while under construction:
72.
This is a picture of a newly built telephone tower, complete with a ridiculous amount of wires, in Sweden, circa 1886:
73.
This is what the inside of a quarter looks like:
74.
This is what a handful of peanuts look like if you let them sprout:
75.
And, finally, is the entrance exam for MIT circa 1870: