I Just Spent The Past 15 Minutes With My Jaw On The Floor After Seeing All These Fascinating Pictures And Now I Need You To See Them

1.Most counterfeit money will glow under a UV light:

Hands using a fraud detection machine to check the authenticity of hundred-dollar bills

2.And speaking of counterfeit money, this is what happens if you try to print out an image of a $20 bill on the internet:

A $20 bill appears partially inside a folded paper with the text "www.rulesforuse.org" visible

Got ya!

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3.This is how big Earth is compared to Jupiter's Great Red Spot:

Image comparing the size of Earth against Jupiter's Great Red Spot, highlighting the spot’s enormity in relation to Earth

I would hesitate to call that giant thing a "spot." It's disrespectful to Big Jupey.

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4.This is what the skeleton of a spider monkey looks like:

Skeleton of a spider monkey displayed in a museum exhibit with labeled background

AHHHHHHHHHH!

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5.This is what the Panama canal looked like while under construction:

Historic black-and-white photo of the Panama Canal under construction, featuring partially built massive concrete walls and large cranes in the distance

Looks like something out of a Star War.

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6.This is what the largest species of deer to ever roam the Earth, the Irish Elk, looked like compared to some humans:

A large taxidermy moose displayed in a museum with two people, a woman and a child, looking up at it with awe

That's a big ol' elk.

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7.This is what a typical children's playground looked like in 1908:

Vintage photo of children and adults at a busy playground with climbing structures and ladders, capturing a lively historical scene

This is from New York City's Tompkins Square Park. Ladders and poles, folks, get yer ladders and poles.

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8.Some of the Titanic's deck chairs were salvaged from the wreck. Here's what one of them looks like:

Man smiling and posing with a wooden deck chair in a casual setting

Honestly, shoutout to chair-makers in 1912. Looks great.

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9.This is how large the biggest seed on the planet, the double coconut seed, is:

Coco de mer seed displayed in a museum exhibit, known for its distinctive shape

10.This is Ella Grigsby, aka Mme Abomah, the alleged tallest woman in the world during the late 19th century:

A woman in an ornate, floor-length gown with a feathered headpiece stands beside a man in a suit, showcasing a significant height difference

11.This is what your lips look like under an electron microscope:

Close-up of human skin under a microscope, showing detailed textures and patterns resembling rose petals
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Want to ruin your friend's day? Send them that awful, awful picture of lips.

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12.This is what the inside of the Statue of Liberty looks like:

Intricate structural beams and glass panels inside a building, viewed from below, showcasing modern architectural details

Looks frigid!

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13.This is how big the shell largest species of freshwater turtle to ever live, the Stupendemys, was:

Large fossilized turtle shell displayed in a museum exhibit with informational signage

That's a big ol' shell.

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14.This is President Lyndon B. Johnson driving a Amphicar, a, well, amphibious car designed to operate on land and sea:

A vintage car is floating on water with three people inside, two men and a woman, enjoying a ride near the shore

Imagine the spiders inside that thing.

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15.Some hairdressers have special shoe covers to stop hair from getting all up in their business:

Sneakers are covered in transparent plastic shoe covers, worn by a person seated on a hair salon chair, with hair clippings on the floor

I need these for when it's raining.

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16.This is what a volcano erupting looks like from space:

Aerial view of a volcanic eruption with ash plume, snow-capped peaks, and surrounding ocean

Neat!

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17.Before he retired from baseball, the legendary Lou Gerhig auditioned for the role of Tarzan. They made him carry and a spear and everything:

Man in leopard print toga poses with a spear overhead, striking a triumphant pose

18.Penguins eggs are translucent after being boiled:

A sliced, transparent egg with an orange yolk on a napkin and a table setting, accompanied by a butter knife

Also, please don't boil penguin eggs.

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19.This is what a polio vaccine card looked like in the early '60s:

Certificate showing polio vaccination with Sabin oral vaccine on May 18, June 15, and July 13, 1962

Thank you grandma.

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20.The Rosetta Stone, one of the most important archeological discoveries of all time, contains hieroglyphs, demotic Egyptian script, Ancient Greek, and... this on the side:

Stone slab inscribed with "Captured in Egypt by the British Army 1801" on display

Come on, British Army. Did you really need to do that?

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21.Some remotes have buttons for numbers beyond your wildest imagination:

TV remote control with various streaming and navigation buttons, including Netflix, Hulu, and directional arrows, on a fabric surface

Has science gone too far?

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22.This is what a modern lego piece looks like to one from 1949:

Two rectangular building blocks, one red, one blue, with raised dots, placed on a wood-textured surface

23.And, finally, this is what 15 pounds of shredded and unshredded cheese looks like:

A cart with a tray of shredded cheese, a tray of cheese blocks, a single penny, and a pen

Wow. Nature is incredible.

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