There are so many fascinating things in the world that we’re not aware of, it can be scary. Luckily, we’ve gathered 30 pictures of fascinating things that you probably haven’t seen before.
8 Cents Hot Dogs
Inflation is crazy. These were the prices in an Alabama restaurant 107 years ago.
Hiram
It’s not a mythological creature, it’s the largest horse in the world as of 1907.
Paramount’s Logo
Dario Campanile made this painting for Paramount’s 75th anniversary, and it became the company’s logo.
The Dark Side of Korea
Here’s what North and South Korea look like next to each other.
Kidney Stones
This is what they look like under an electron microscope. No wonder it hurts so much when they’re eliminated.
Smokey Walls
This might be a sign to quit smoking.
Facial Prosthetics
Anna Coleman Ladd was a sculptor who led a team after WWI that crafted realistic masks to restore the faces of injured soldiers.
Sugar gliders’ fingers
These cute little creatures have fingerprints on their tiny fingers.
Consequences
This is what cyclists’ legs look like after competing in the Tour De France.
Sinking Plates
The Titanic sank over 12,000 feet to the bottom of the ocean, but this pile of plates managed to stay neatly stacked.
Plastic Surgery
Insecurities were instilled in us since the 1920s. Here are some plastic surgeries and how they were marketed.
Not A Grape
This is the world’s largest single-celled organism, called Valonia. It’s a type of algae you can find on different beaches.
First Pants
This 3,000-year-old piece of fabric is the oldest pair of pants ever discovered. They were found in western China.
John Wilkes Booth’s Gun
This is the gun he used to shoot Abraham Lincoln.
Hairy Palm Trees
If you never trim palm trees, they’ll look like this.
Mount St. Helens
Here’s the before and after M ount St. Helen’s eruption in 1980.
Aerial Smoke
This is what New York City looked like on September 11th in 2001.
Elephant Seals
These mammas are truly gigantic. They can reach a length of 16 ft.
Eggs White (literally)
Did you know that some chickens lay eggs with white yolks?
Nuclear Spot-On
This monument masks the location where the first ever nuclear bomb exploded.
Joseph Stalin
This is how the dictator looked in his youngest years.
Emergency Vinegar
Some beaches in Australia have free vinegar for people to treat jellyfish stings.
Belugas Have Knees
This is what a beluga looks like from below while swimming.
Old Beauty Mask
This mask was designed to eliminate wrinkles, massage the face, and promote skin health in the 1920s.
Mr. James Bond
Sean Connery competed in the Mr. Universe pageant in 1953.
First Female Voter
Louisa Ann Swain, the first female American to ever vote in a general election.
Frozen U.K.
This is an aerial image of the United Kingdom during the winter of 2010.
Al Capone’s Trial
Some spectators, and some alleged mobsters, covered their faces during Al Capone’s trial in October 1931.
NetFlix
In 1999, our favorite streaming service looked like this. You had to rent each movie there instead of paying for a monthly fee.
The Baby Compartment
There was a time when babies traveled up with the luggage on planes.
