Intriguing Collection of Facts and Oddities
kilgore9012
Published
06/25/2020
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21 Fascinating images that just may increase your brainpower.
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1030 year old Viking axe head found in Denmark. A weapon so highly decorated was seen as a status symbol. Metal was rare and expensive and trained smiths weren’t common either. Swords especially were noble weapons because their cost kept them out of peasant hands. An axe with that much metal made purely for ornamentation is about as fuck-you-money as it got... until the French invented the lawn. -
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These bees (diadasia diminuta) sleep inside specific flowers called globe mallows — this type of bee is therefore known as the globe mallow bee. -
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During WWII, masterpieces such as Michelangelo’s Statue of David were encased in brick domes to prevent any potential damage from bombings. -
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The true scale of Michelangelo's David. The head and hands are disproportionately large compared to the body. It was intended to be installed on the roof of Florence Cathedral so he exaggerated those features. -
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This is what happens if you replace part of the boards of a home with mirrors. -
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Surface of a kidney stone under an electron microscope. -
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Iridescent Clouds This is a diffraction phenomenon caused by small water droplets or ice crystals individually scattering light. -
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Queen used to play Scrabble on tour and had intense games known as Death Scrabble. Freddie and Roger at least once played until six in the morning. Brian got the biggest single score with the word Lacquers and it was worth 168 points. -
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Believe it or not, this is not photoshopped....Amazing Photograph Of A Plane. -
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A piece of meat that looks like Donald Trump. That is the best steak, probably ever. it's tremendous. -
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Well worn marble steps from Pisa's Tower. -
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A Russian soldier’s last words carved into a rock.....”four are remaining. The Germans are attacking. Farewell comrades. May 23 1944.” Later, the word “two” was added indicating only 2 soldiers were remaining. -
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Woah, didn't know Houston had the PS5 already... -
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This is one picture. -
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Taken with a Philips Scanning Electron Microscope, this image shows an ant carrying a memory storage chip from a computing machine. -
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Andre the giant holding a regular sized can of beer! -
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Japanese Dragonfly helmet, used to distinguish high ranked Lords on the battlefield, 17th century. -
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James A. Williams of Fredonia, Texas was awarded this patent for a mousetrap in 1882. Now if you hear a gunshot coming from the kids room, you’ll sleep easy knowing either way, you’ll have one less pest to deal with in the morning. -
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Albino raccoon found in northwest Pennsylvania. -
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This Chuck E Cheese animatronic found in the middle of nowhere.
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