I'm Not Gonna Lie, These 20 Absolutely Mind-Blowing Pictures Just Completely And Totally Shattered My Dumb Little Brain

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23-07-2025

This is what the border between Mexico and the United States looks like at the ocean between Tijuana and San Diego:
Here's another unique border. This is the border between Canada and France on Saint Pierre and Miquelon near Newfoundland:
While campaigning for president in 1912, Theodore Roosevelt was shot in the chest but survived because the bullet was slowed by a steel glasses case and a folded speech in his jacket pocket. This is the shirt he was wearing that day:
He famously went on to deliver the speech anyway, clocking in at over one hour.
In Finland the largest size of mayonaise is called "AMERICAN SIZE:"
No comment.
This is one of only two remaining pirate Jolly Roger flags in existence:
It was captured in 1790. According to the BBC, the flag's red color "signified the pirates intended to spare no life if a battle broke out during a ship's capture."
Here's what some dinosaur footprints look like:
Neat!
Way, way back when it was originally created, Lysol advertised one of its uses as being for 'feminine hygiene:"
Obviously, this is incredibly dangerous.
This is Paul Karason, whose skin turned permanently blue after years of consuming colloidal silver:
He claimed it cured many of his health problems, including arthritis and acid reflux.
Here he is next to a non-blue person:
According to astronomers, this is the average color of the universe:
The color is called "cosmic latte." To figure this out, astronomers averaged the colors of over 200,000 galaxies together. Folks, would you drink the cosmic latte?
Some old lawnmowers had built in cigarette lighters:
We used to be a proper country.
Yellow watermelons are a thing that exists:
They apparently have more of a "honey" taste. I've seen them at Wegman's... but have not tried.
Some menus include the estimated cooking time for each dish along with the price:
This is a loaf of sourdough bread that was miraculously preserved after the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE:
It was inside an oven at the time of the eruption. Folks, are you eating the volcano bread?
Over time, gold crayons can turn green on the outside but still be gold on the inside:
Sanddollars, my friend... sanddollars can be very tiny:
This is what the start of a river looks like:
Otherwise known as a spring. This is the start of the Metolius River in Oregon.
Before treating cuts on eyeballs, a yellow dye is applied to better locate any tears:
It does look pretty cool, though.
This is the amount of contact a train wheel typically makes with the track:
A bit scary.
This is what a cross-section of a Boeing 747 looks like:
Not much between you and the great wide-open sky.
And, finally, some elevators in Japan have tiny little toilets in the corner:
For... you know... emergencies.