20+ Incredibly Fun And Interesting Pictures That We Needed A Minute To Take In
Here is the place to be if you want to wow your friends at your next trivia night! These images have fundamentally altered our perceptions of things we thought we knew. From eye-opening information like who is the oldest person on the planet to entertaining surprises like a blue stop sign, these photographs of strange facts will definitely make you feel a lot smarter.
Size Isn’t Important
We’ve all heard that size doesn’t matter when it comes to certain male anatomy, but it turns out similar feeling applies to another bodily part as well: the brain. It’s not so much about how big your brain is as it is about what it’s composed of. Regardless of how much area your brain takes up in your skull, the more white matter (rather than gray matter) your brain possesses, the brighter you are. Albert Einstein’s brain was actually quite little! Thus, take heart in the fact that size genuinely does not matter.
Jack Could’ve Fit On The Door
This photograph, taken on April 11, 1912, is the last known image of the Titanic. Francis Browne, an Irish photographer, captured the image as he was exiting the ship. Francis didn’t realize it at the time, but disembarking from the Titanic was a life-saving move, as the ship sank three days later.
Jack Could’ve Fit On The Door
This was not Browne’s only photograph; he also recorded several events aboard the ship. His photographs were utilized as inspiration when constructing the set for the Titanic film.
A New Unit Of Measurement
We are all aware that the United States prefers to be distinct in its measurement systems, even if it means confusing the rest of the globe. That appears to have been taken a step further, as the United States was utilized to demonstrate the size of Saturn’s hexagon storm.
A New Unit Of Measurement
Yes, NASA could have just given us the measurements (which we’re sure they did), but it’s lot simpler to understand the information when you can see something familiar. ‘ Murica takes the prize!
When ‘Road Trip’ Has Different Meanings
Driving three hours in Europe can easily get you to a different country. Meanwhile, driving three hours in the United States won’t even get you out of the state!
When ‘Road Trip’ Has Different Meanings
This depiction of Texas in comparison to a section of Europe demonstrates how large the state is. It’s worth mentioning, though, that not the entire state of Texas is populated. In fact, it is the state with the most ghost towns (511).
Gift Giving At Its Best
This is how the Statue of Liberty appeared in France before being brought to the United States in 1886. If you’re perplexed by the hue, don’t worry: France didn’t decide to paint the monument before donating it.
Gift Giving At Its Best
Lady Liberty was originally copper, but oxidation had left it the greenish color we all know by 1906. Another little-known truth about the Statue of Liberty is that there are 12 replicas scattered throughout France, however they are lower in size than the original.
Kids Haven’t Changed Much
Archaeologists discovered these paintings on a piece of bark in the 1950s. This work was created in the 13th century by a seven-year-old child named Onfim from Russia!
Kids Haven’t Changed Much
Onfim, like most children nowadays, had hopes for the future (based on his picture, it looks like he wanted to be a warrior). He also portrayed himself speaking to one of his students, with the sentence “Greetings from Onfim to Danilo” placed in a text box. See, 13th-century children are exactly like us!
Geniuses Can Be Messy Too
This was Albert Einstein’s workstation at Princeton University’s Institute for Advanced Study on the day he died, May 18, 1955. The photograph was shot immediately after Einstein’s death was announced.
Geniuses Can Be Messy Too
“This view of his study shortly after Einstein’s death shows the last problem on his blackboard… the one he left behind,” the photographer commented on the back of the photograph. Even on his deathbed, the genius worked on this equation as long as he could.
How’d They Study For Ratatouille?
This 1942 photograph shows Disney animators studying a deer brought into the studio so they could depict Bambi accurately. This may appear to be a lot of labor, but knowing Walt Disney’s thinking makes this undertaking understandable.
How’d They Study For Ratatouille
“You and I don’t care whether something is cheap or expensive,” he once said. We simply care whether it is good. I believe that if it’s good, the people will reward you for it.” That theory clearly worked out for Disney.
We’re The Alien Invasion
If you’ve ever wondered what Mars actually looks like (rather than the Hollywood version), here is how it appeared on December 16th, 2022. This image was captured during NASA and the European Space Agency’s Mars Sample Return Mission.
We’re The Alien Invasion
The mission’s goal is to employ robotic equipment to collect samples from Mars, including as rocks and dirt, and bring them back to Earth for analysis. It is hoped that the mission will be finished by the early 2030s.
Yes, They’re Real
Yep, Grant Wood’s American Gothic duet is a real person. Yet they are not husband and wife. Another widespread hypothesis about the picture is that they are not even father and daughter. Grant’s sister is the woman, and his dentist is the man.
Yes, They’re Real
“I saw a trim white cottage with a trim white porch — a cottage built on severe Gothic lines,” the painter explained. This inspired me. The plan was to find two people who, due to their strict personalities, would fit into such a home.”
Eerie
This disturbing image depicts what CVS looks like when it is completely empty. We were shocked by how enormous the store is, as it does not appear to be that large when it is open. This shop is unrecognizable without stocked shelves, customers in a hurry, and people urgently attempting to buy basic drugs!
Eerie
As Reddit user Oldmvn put it, “this is how my soul looks when I clock in.” We don’t know what happened to this CVS, but we assume Oldmvn had something to do with it.
A Photo Of Destruction
This photograph of the Chornobyl power plant was captured barely hours after the disaster. The nuclear power facility exploded, spreading hazardous amounts of radiation across Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia.
A Photo Of Destruction
The location is now a ghost town because it is hazardous for humans to live there. Some people travel to Chornobyl, which is a popular dark tourism site, but they are limited in which portions they may visit and must be accompanied by a guide.
Which Color Do You Prefer?
If you prefer a soothing blue over a harsh red, there is a stop sign for you. Blue stop signs are typically seen on private land, and this particular one is in Hawaii.
Which Color Do You Prefer
The reasoning behind the hue is because while the sign is private property, it must be distinguished from a municipality stop sign. While it is unquestionably the more appealing color, we must concede that a stop sign should be shocking rather than soothing.
Only At Walmart
We’ve all seen those posts about stuff that could only happen at Walmart, haven’t we? Here is where it all started! The first Walmart opened in 1950, when a businessman named Sam Walton purchased this Arkansas structure and dubbed it Walton’s 5 & 10.
Only At Walmart
Rather of a grocery, the structure is now a museum. So, if you like museums, go to Arkansas and see Walton’s 5 & 10. If you prefer a zoo, visit your local Walmart!
Have You Ever Thought About It?
You may have noticed on your previous beach day that, while sand appears to get everywhere, it does not adhere on scars. This is due to the fact that scars are smooth, whereas non-scarred skin is porous. Sand cannot adhere to a smooth surface in the same way that it can to a porous one.
Have You Ever Thought About It?
This is also why makeup does not adhere properly on scars. Additionally, scars do not sweat, so there isn’t much for the sand to cling to.
Nightmare Fuel
This nightmare-inducing mask was popular in the 1920s for both protecting swimmers’ faces from the sun and keeping their cosmetics intact. As awful as this device appears to be, we have to admit that it would be wonderful to leave the pool with our makeup intact.
Nightmare Fuel
Having saying that, this mask does not appear to be comfy to wear. We’d rather swim and then re-do our hair and makeup than wear a stuffy mask and give everyone nightmares.
Millennials, Be Warned
Sorry, Millennials, but this picture will make you feel quite ancient. An Apple iPod… in a museum. This photograph was taken at the Smithsonian Institution, although iPods may be found in a variety of other locations. You won’t find one in anyone’s pocketbook these days!
Millennials, Be Warned
We’re curious about the tracks on this iPod. Chris Brown, before revealing his actual (monstrous) colors? Madonna before she embraced her age? Perhaps Avril Lavigne – the actual Avril — rather than Melissa.
Not Forgotten
This adolescent is known as the “Lullaillaco Maiden.” Her body has been frozen for almost 500 years in the Inca Empire. One of the researchers assigned to The Maiden and two other mummified youngsters discovered alongside her is Dr. Carlos Previgliano of Louisiana State University In Shreveport.
Not Forgotten
Previgliano emphasized how the youth were handled with dignity, noting, “Mummies are objects in medicine. We regarded them children because of their state of preservation.”
Behind Every Great Man…
“Behind every great man is a great woman,” we’ve all heard. This is absolutely true in this situation, as it was a great woman who sent the first great man to the moon.
Behind Every Great Man…
Margaret Hamilton was the Apollo project’s lead software engineer. She’s posing next to the code she wrote for the mission in this 1969 shot. Yeah, and she wrote everything by hand!
Thank You, Doctor
You may believe you’re tired, but are you fatigued after a 23-hour surgery? When this photograph was taken, Dr. Zbigniew Religa had just completed a successful heart transplant, saving the patient’s life. On the right side of the picture, you can see the doctor’s assistant taking a well-deserved break.
Thank You, Doctor
Religa couldn’t sleep just yet because he needed to monitor the patient’s vitals. Tadeusz ytkiewicz, the patient, lived another 30 years as a result of the medical team’s efforts – longer than Dr. Zbigniew himself.
Hypnotizing
NASA’s Juno spacecraft obtained this hypnotic image of a vortex flowing across Jupiter’s surface on May 29th, 2019. NASA described this image to us as “NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this view of an area within a Jovian jet stream showing a vortex with an intensely dark center.”
Hypnotizing
“Nearby, other features display bright, high-altitude clouds that have puffed up into the sunlight,” they continued. Juno was around 9,200 miles (14,800 kilometers) from the planet’s cloud tops at the time, above 52 degrees north latitude.”
Not A Gen Zer
This lovely snowflake was photographed after being examined under a microscope. We all know that no two snowflakes are alike, just like no two humans. While this is true in nature, one scientist has managed to clone, or generate “twin snowflakes,” in a laboratory.
Not A Gen Zer
“We haven’t broken any physics laws,” physicist Kenneth G. Libbrecht explained. We simply discovered a loophole.” So, what are Boomers going to call Generation Z?
It’s Even Cooler Like This
Henna tattoos can be a fantastic option for people who want to experiment with the tattooed look but aren’t ready to commit to being permanently inked. Sadly for this young lady, she is sensitive to henna, and her skin had a severe response.
It’s Even Cooler Like This
To avert this fate, apply a small amount of henna to your skin and let it on for 48 hours. If your skin does not react poorly, you can get a henna tattoo!
Up Close And Personal
We’ve never seen such a large swallowtail butterfly before! Daniel Saftner’s photograph precisely depicts the anatomy of the beetle. Butterflies have huge eyes that allow them to perceive fast motions clearly, and their antennae are utilized for sniffing.
Up Close And Personal
The butterfly’s feeding tube is curled up in this photo, but it unravels when the butterfly wants to swallow nectar. In this manner, the insect can drink from flowers by using the feeding tube as a straw.
A Chance At Life
This miracle baby was born prematurely, and unfortunately, its body isn’t yet matured enough to keep it alive on its own. Fortunately, science has evolved far enough to create an environment akin to a womb in which the infant can develop.
A Chance At Life
Premature neonates are given oxygen via a machine at the Starlight Neonatal Unit at Barnet Hospital in London, as well as feeding tubes for fluids and drugs and UV lights that function similarly to a liver. “What the doctors and nurses achieve is phenomenal,” remarked the photographer.
Garden In A Bottle
David Latimer is the man in this photo, and he is the proud owner of a full ecosystem! Latimer placed a seed in a glass bottle with compost and a pint of water in 1960. He opened the bottle 12 years later to pour another pint of water inside — and that was the end of it.
Garden In A Bottle
Since then, he hasn’t opened the bottle. The small garden is kept near a window so that it receives sunlight, and the plants do not require trimming. David’s work is now the world’s oldest sealed terrarium!
No Wiggle Room
If you think our society’s beauty standards are stringent, wait until you see the “anti-gluttony door” at Portugal’s Alcobaça Monastery! This entryway to the Monastary’s dining hall was purposefully intended to be slender so that anyone gaining excessive weight would be obliged to fast.
No Wiggle Room
We’re worried about what would happen if someone got inside, ate a lot, and then couldn’t get out because they were too bloated. So, what now?
Before Bear Grylls
Peter Freuchen, an Arctic explorer, was possibly the most fascinating person who ever lived. Among his many incredible feats include escaping an avalanche by freeing himself with a chisel made from his own feces and amputating his frostbitten toes with a hammer and no treatment.
Before Bear Grylls
Freuchen went on to feature in an Oscar-winning film and write several books, both fiction and nonfiction. He fought for his country, became a prisoner, escaped (of course), and then went to university to study medicine. What did we achieve today? We did tidy our apartment.
Checking Themselves Out
The Miami Metrozoo (now Zoo Miami) housed approximately 50 Caribbean flamingos in the men’s bathroom on September 25th, 1998, to protect them from a hurricane.
Checking Themselves Out
Understandably, when trapped in a bathroom for hours on end, the birds did what anyone would do: they examined themselves in the mirror. If you’ve ever wondered what zoos and aquariums do with their animals after a natural calamity, now you know.
Catching A Flight
Lillian Boyer was a daredevil who performed aerial exploits in the 1920s. She’d walk on airplane wings, conduct parachute jumps, and transition from automobile to plane. Lillian was “without a doubt the greatest thrill-producer since the days of the gladiators,” according to a Milwaukee newspaper.
Catching A Flight
Unfortunately (but perhaps luckily) for Boyer, the government imposed limitations on planes and flying in 1929, forcing Lillian to retire. Boyer, who worked as a waitress prior to her daredevil career, became a hatcheck girl once her stunt-performing days were over.
How’s The Weather Up/Down There?
Many people are unaware that the NBA’s shortest and tallest players (at the time) were paired together! Muggly Bogues was 5’3″ and weighed 135 pounds, while Manute Bol stood at 7’7″ and weighed 200 pounds.
How’s The Weather UP Down There
Both men played with the Washington Bullets from 1987 to 1988 and became fast friends. “He was a great guy to play with,” Bogues said after Bol died. He can now rest in peace. He was a really funny man.”
Real-Life Mowgli
Tippi Degré, often known as Mowgli Girl, spent her first ten years of life in Africa, growing up among wild creatures. Tippi became a real-life Mowgli from The Jungle Book because her parents were wildlife photographers.
Real Life Mowgli
Cady from Mean Girls, if you like. Degré, on the other hand, had an elephant for a brother and a bullfrog in place of a teddy bear. Fortunately, Regina George was not present!
Please Do Not Disturb
The Sentinelese, an indigenous tribe that has successfully isolated itself from the rest of the world for over 50,000 years, live on North Sentinel Island.
Please Do Not Disturb
The Sentinelese way of life is entirely voluntary, and they have reacted severely (with bows and arrows) to invaders attempting to incorporate them into Western society or study their culture. Nothing is known about the Sentinelese due to their lack of interest in the rest of the planet.
From Touristy To Controversial
The ancient Arch of Ctesiphon, also known as Tq Kasr in Iran, was formerly a popular tourist destination. The arch was part of a palace complex and is the sole element that has survived.
From Touristy To Controversial
It was the largest man-made, free-standing vault of its day, reaching 121 feet tall, 85 feet broad, and 164 feet long. The ruins are still open to the public, and tourists can learn about how the Arch of Ctesiphon looked centuries ago.
The OG Keyboard
This is why upper case letters are called upper case letters and lower case letters are termed lower case letters. Little letters were used the bulk of the time on the printing press, therefore they were preserved in the lower, easier-to-access case. Large letters, on the other hand, were preserved in the uppercase.
The OG Keyboard
At the time, the printing press could print approximately 250 sheets per hour. In other words, it operated at the same speed as Windows.
Feel Small Yet?
Obviously, we all know in theory that the cosmos is far larger than us, but it can be tough to grasp how much larger. This model, on the other hand, demonstrates how many Earths can fit inside the solar. What is the solution? 1.3 million people!
Feel Small Yet
In fact, the sun is so massive that it holds 99.86% of the solar system’s mass! Therefore, the next time you meet someone who appears to believe they are the center of the universe, simply show them this photo.
For The Sweet Tooths
When patients at this dentist’s office saw this display cabinet indicating how much sugar is in common foods, their sweet tooths were soon calmed. While it may not be the most fun beverage on the planet, water is the healthiest option.
For The Sweet Tooths
For those looking to drop a few pounds, sticking to water (with cucumber, lemon, or mint) and tea (without sugar) will make a major difference in your health.
All Hands On Deck
This cave painting on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi dates back more than 39,900 years, making it one of the oldest works of art ever discovered. What makes this artwork unique is that it serves no survival purpose.
All Hands On Deck
This demonstrates that art has almost certainly always been a component of the human experience. Before to the discovery of this painting, comparable images had only been uncovered in Europe, leading researchers to conclude that artistry originated there. This hand painting, on the other hand, disproves that theory and suggests that art is universal.
All Hail The King?
Although movies portray the Egyptian Pharoh Tutankhamun aka King Tut as a formidable monarch of his day, he was actually severely ill due to his parents being brothers and sisters.
All Hail The King
King Tut was born with a clubbed foot, feminine hips and breast, an overbite, cleft pallet, curved spine, Kohler’s illness, malaria, and a limp. The 130 walking sticks discovered in Tut’s tomb attest to the latter. Talk about the 1% not having it so good!
The Same… But Different
The Gulf of Alaska is where two oceans meet but do not mingle. At least, that’s what the internet would have you believe when this photograph originally went popular. Ken Bruland, Professor of Ocean Sciences at the University of California-Santa Cruz, spoilt the fun by revealing that this was a hoax.
The Same… But Different
“They eventually mix,” he says, “but you do come across these really strong gradients at these specific moments in time.” Thank you very much, Ken!
The Manliest Sport
When we think about cheerleaders, we usually think of ladies who resemble the characters of Bring it On. Yet, the sport was once seen to be too “manly” for women. Cheerleading began as an all-male sport in the 1800s.
The Manliest Sport
Women first began to join in the 1930s, when males went out to fight for their nation, leaving cheerleading seats free. The more women who participated in cheerleading, the more the sport’s image altered, until most males ditched their pompoms entirely in the 1960s.
Swim If You Dare
This image appears to be manipulated, but it is actually a fully natural optical illusion. This is a “underwater waterfall” near the Mauritius island. What’s most startling is that swimming or surfing is totally safe here, as the illusion is created by sand sinking rather than water moving downward.
Swim If You Dare
You can swim in the Mauritius seas if you can walk across a glass bridge without passing out. That being said, we guess we’ll pass on this one!
The Wisest Of Us All
At the time of writing, 115-year-old Maria Branyas Morera is the world’s oldest living person. “Order, tranquillity, good connection with family and friends, contact with nature, emotional stability, no worries, no regrets, lots of positivity, and staying away from toxic people,” Maria says.
The Wisest Of Us All
Morera clarifies that even after 115 years, she still sees each new one as “a gift, a humble celebration, a new adventure, a wonderful journey, a moment of delight. Let us have fun together.”
One Year Difference
It’s the same man in both images, believe it or not. Christoph Rehage walked 2,796 kilometers from Beijing to Ürümqi in a year. The left shot was taken on November 9th, 2007; the right photo was taken in October 2008.
One Year Difference
To document his appearance throughout the ride, Rehage took a selfie every 20-30 kilometers. Christoph’s full voyage, time-lapsed, of course, may be seen in his film The Longest Way.
Cookie Monster’s Apprentice
With this post, Reddit user u/DoodleTM answered a question we didn’t even realize we were asking. “I took the cookie batter from my ice cream and baked it. This is the outcome. It tasted like a cookie but had a bad texture.”
Cookie Monster’s Apprentice
This is what happens when you have a big sugar craving and a lot of free time. We don’t know what to make of this information, but it’s making us hungry. Thank you very much, u/DoodleTM!