I Just Spent The Past 20 Minutes With My Jaw On The Floor After Looking At All These Incredible Pictures And Now I Really Need You To See Them

1.This is how big Tokyo is compared to London:

Map showing the Greater Tokyo Area overlaid in purple on England, highlighting its size compared to southeastern England, including Greater London

2.This is what Franklin Delano Roosevelt looked like at the start of his first term as President in 1933...

A person in a suit seated at a desk with papers and a microphone in front of them
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3.And this is the last picture of Franklin Delano Roosevelt ever taken, snapped just one day before his death:

Closeup of FDR

4.Unfortunately, there's no treasure map on the back of the Declaration of Independence. Just a lot of nothing:

Back of the Declaration of Independence

5.And this is what the back of the "Mona Lisa" looks like:

A nondescript back of a wooden canvas with "H" and "29" written on it

Stunning.

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6.This thermal image of a dog shows how chilly its nose can be compared to the rest of its body:

Thermal image of a dog, showing varying heat levels on its body. Temperature readings are visible, indicating the warmest and coolest areas

Of course, that's by design.

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7.Fake teeth don't glow under a blacklight:

Close-up of teeth under UV light, showing fluorescence

8.This is what freshly pressed olive oil looks like:

Close-up of a metal container being filled with olive oil from a hose

9.In 1952 it cost $61 to give birth:

Vintage hospital bill from Caldwell Memorial Hospital detailing expenses for room, care, and medical services, totaling $82.00

10.There have been some really terrible and really out-there amendments proposed to the US constitution:

Constitution amendments

11.This is what the skeleton of a king cobra looks like:

Snake skeleton displayed on a wooden surface, shown in a coiled and upright position with its mouth open

Even in death, I'm staying away.

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12.This is what the dorm room of two college students looked like in the 1910s:

Two men seated on a bed in a decorated room with framed pictures. They are wearing formal suits

BFFs.

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13.This is how big a wolf's paw print is compared with a human hand:

Human hand whose fingers extend above the paw print of similar width next to it

My goodness.

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14.This is what a store-bought egg looks like compared with an egg bought at a farmers market:

The farmers market egg yolk is more orange

I want that egg. I need that egg.

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15.This is Civil War veteran Jacob Miller, a man who was shot right between the eyes and lived for 17 more years:

An elderly man with a long white beard, wearing a suit with a star-shaped medal pinned to his chest. Unknown identity

That can't feel good.

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16.This is what a whale's eye looks like up close:

Close-up of a whale's eye surrounded by textured skin

So much well-worn whale wisdom within that eye.

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17.This is what a tumbleweed looks like before it...tumbles:

A fresh tumbleweed

It's a bush. A BUSH!!!!!

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18.This is what the control room on a British submarine looked like in the 1960s:

A control room in a submarine

Looks simple enough.

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19.Here's a real, live copy of the Magna Carta from 1305:

The Magna Carta displayed in a glass case on a wooden stand with historical text in the background

1305... a great year.

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20.The first ever computer bug was an actual bug, this moth pictured here:

Notebook page with handwritten notes detailing a computer bug discovery. A moth is taped to the page, labeled as the "first actual case of bug being found."

Well, maybe the first computer bug. It caused a problem in a relay inside a computer at Harvard in the 1940s.

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21.This is what an all-terrain wheelchair made for the beach looks like:

Wheelchair with large inflatable tires designed for beach use, near a building entrance

Would love to take this bad boy for a spin.

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22.This is what the battleship USS Independence looks like outside of water:

USS Independence

Looks like it should be flying in outer space.

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23.This is what the skull of a crabeater seal looks like:

Close-up of an animal skull showing detailed teeth and bone structures

Spooky!

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24.This is what the inside of a water tower looks like:

Inside of a water tower with a ladder on the side leading down to the blue water

25.In a deck of cards, every king except for the king of hearts has a mustache:

King cards

Incredible.

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