50 Intriguing Images from Our Fascinating World

Nathan Johnson Published 06/01/2021 in ftw

If there is one thing that most of us can agree on, it's that our world is an amazing place full of interesting people, places, animals, and more. So sit back and prepare to let your mind wander free as you enjoy this big batch of pictures and photos that people saw and wanted to share.

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An 8-mile long “canvas” filled with ice age drawings of extinct animals has been discovered in the Amazon rainforest.
2.
A customer brought in a 1934 thousand dollar bill. After ten years in banking finally got to see one in person.
3.
A hole drilled on Mars.
4.
A statue of Yasuke, an African slave, who arrived in Japan in 1579 and became the first black Samurai.
5.
Found only in the swamps of Southern Missouri, Dragon scale Calcite looks like it came straight out of Middle Earth!
6.
In a protest against censorship, photographer A.L. Schafer staged this iconic photograph in 1934, violating as many rules as possible in one shot.
7.
he Maya Batman – In 2014 Warner Bros summoned 30 artists to reinterpret Batman on the occasion of its 75th anniversary. One of those who accepted the assignment was Christian Pacheco, owner of the design firm Kimbal, based in Yucatán, Mexico. This was his design.
8.
My table leg split the colors of this reflection.
9.
This cicada on my cicada tattoo.
10.
Dobby’s fan-made grave in the precise location of the film!
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15.
“Well, that's one heck of an Iguana!”
16.
“A 10 year old girl named Laura Buxton released a balloon with her name and address on it, which floated 140 miles and landed in the back yard of a house where also lived a 10 year old girl named Laura Buxton.”
17.
“Rainbow Wrasse caught off Christmas Island.”
18.
“An Australian dust storm that looks like a giant mug of beer.”
19.
“In France, Peyo, a beautiful 15-year-old stallion, often comes to comfort and soothe terminally ill patients at the Techer Hospital in Calais. The horse always chooses which patient he wants to see, kicking his hoof outside the door.”
20.
“There is a tiny monument on the Moon called 'Fallen Astronaut' along with a plaque listing the names of eight American astronauts and six Soviet cosmonauts who died in service.”
21.
“This is a picture of South Africa at night.”
22.
“Albino Beagle puppy.”
23.
“This artist's super detailed diorama of his own room.”
24.
“This rainbow at sunset looks like a giant planet.”
25.
“When foxes discovered fairy penguins on a small Australian island, they nearly wiped the entire colony out. So, a chicken farmer began sending some of his dogs to protect the birds. The penguin population has since increased and recovered significantly.”
26.
“This unique soccer field in Norway.”
27.
“Enlarged photo of a spider's paw.”
28.
“André the Giant sitting in a pub in 1976.”
29.
“Strange Rectangular Iceberg in Antarctica.”
30.
“These naturally forming spherical boulders found in New Zealand. It is likely that the Moeraki Boulders first formed from the seafloor mud over 56 million years ago in the Paleocene era.”
31.
“Chaser was a Border Collie with the largest tested memory of any non-human animal. Chaser could identify and retrieve 1,022 toys by name.”
32.
“Rainbow mountains of Utah...”
33.
“Pretty cool old car repurposed into garden waterfall.”
34.
“Jeff Dabe, a competitive arm wrestler, has the biggest recorded ring size, with his finger measuring 4.78" around. His wrists and forearms are 12" and 19" respectively.”
35.
“A Peacock in flight.”
36.
“4 people from the same town who fought in different wars.”
37.
“Times Square (1919) Before All The Renovations And Billboards.”
38.
“World's oldest intact shipwreck found 2km deep in the Black Sea, which dates back to more than 2,400 years ago of Ancient Greek origin.”
39.
“In Indonesia, an orangutan reached out to a man who seemed to be trapped in a river, this one was in fact hunting snakes from the waterhole to protect the monkeys from their often fatal bites.”
40.
“These Roman Columns Inside a Supermarket in Split, Croatia.”
41.
“That village in Denmark.”
42.
“Vilnius has put up a statue that offers a “portal” to the Polish city of Lublin, allowing people to see each other in real time.”
43.
“This graffiti in Białystok, Poland.”
44.
“Introducing the King's fire helmet to the public. Germany, 1900.”
45.
“This is a before and after image of a beach in Mumbai after a cleanup hosted by a lawyer named Afroz Shah allowed turtles to lay eggs there for the first time in 20 years. They are not done, but it is great progress.”
46.
“Room of Rainbows, Palacio de Cristal, Madrid.”
47.
“Emerald Lake, Canada.”
48.
“Ford execs choosing the 1953 automobile colours from 76 scale models.”
49.
“The pattern on this palm frond.”
50.
“Huacachina is one of the only true desert oases in South America.”

1.
An 8-mile long “canvas” filled with ice age drawings of extinct animals has been discovered in the Amazon rainforest.
2.
A customer brought in a 1934 thousand dollar bill. After ten years in banking finally got to see one in person.
3.
A hole drilled on Mars.
4.
A statue of Yasuke, an African slave, who arrived in Japan in 1579 and became the first black Samurai.
5.
Found only in the swamps of Southern Missouri, Dragon scale Calcite looks like it came straight out of Middle Earth!
6.
In a protest against censorship, photographer A.L. Schafer staged this iconic photograph in 1934, violating as many rules as possible in one shot.
7.
he Maya Batman – In 2014 Warner Bros summoned 30 artists to reinterpret Batman on the occasion of its 75th anniversary. One of those who accepted the assignment was Christian Pacheco, owner of the design firm Kimbal, based in Yucatán, Mexico. This was his design.
8.
My table leg split the colors of this reflection.
9.
This cicada on my cicada tattoo.
10.
Dobby’s fan-made grave in the precise location of the film!
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
“Well, that's one heck of an Iguana!”
16.
“A 10 year old girl named Laura Buxton released a balloon with her name and address on it, which floated 140 miles and landed in the back yard of a house where also lived a 10 year old girl named Laura Buxton.”
17.
“Rainbow Wrasse caught off Christmas Island.”
18.
“An Australian dust storm that looks like a giant mug of beer.”
19.
“In France, Peyo, a beautiful 15-year-old stallion, often comes to comfort and soothe terminally ill patients at the Techer Hospital in Calais. The horse always chooses which patient he wants to see, kicking his hoof outside the door.”
20.
“There is a tiny monument on the Moon called 'Fallen Astronaut' along with a plaque listing the names of eight American astronauts and six Soviet cosmonauts who died in service.”
21.
“This is a picture of South Africa at night.”
22.
“Albino Beagle puppy.”
23.
“This artist's super detailed diorama of his own room.”
24.
“This rainbow at sunset looks like a giant planet.”
25.
“When foxes discovered fairy penguins on a small Australian island, they nearly wiped the entire colony out. So, a chicken farmer began sending some of his dogs to protect the birds. The penguin population has since increased and recovered significantly.”
26.
“This unique soccer field in Norway.”
27.
“Enlarged photo of a spider's paw.”
28.
“André the Giant sitting in a pub in 1976.”
29.
“Strange Rectangular Iceberg in Antarctica.”
30.
“These naturally forming spherical boulders found in New Zealand. It is likely that the Moeraki Boulders first formed from the seafloor mud over 56 million years ago in the Paleocene era.”
31.
“Chaser was a Border Collie with the largest tested memory of any non-human animal. Chaser could identify and retrieve 1,022 toys by name.”
32.
“Rainbow mountains of Utah...”
33.
“Pretty cool old car repurposed into garden waterfall.”
34.
“Jeff Dabe, a competitive arm wrestler, has the biggest recorded ring size, with his finger measuring 4.78" around. His wrists and forearms are 12" and 19" respectively.”
35.
“A Peacock in flight.”
36.
“4 people from the same town who fought in different wars.”
37.
“Times Square (1919) Before All The Renovations And Billboards.”
38.
“World's oldest intact shipwreck found 2km deep in the Black Sea, which dates back to more than 2,400 years ago of Ancient Greek origin.”
39.
“In Indonesia, an orangutan reached out to a man who seemed to be trapped in a river, this one was in fact hunting snakes from the waterhole to protect the monkeys from their often fatal bites.”
40.
“These Roman Columns Inside a Supermarket in Split, Croatia.”
41.
“That village in Denmark.”
42.
“Vilnius has put up a statue that offers a “portal” to the Polish city of Lublin, allowing people to see each other in real time.”
43.
“This graffiti in Białystok, Poland.”
44.
“Introducing the King's fire helmet to the public. Germany, 1900.”
45.
“This is a before and after image of a beach in Mumbai after a cleanup hosted by a lawyer named Afroz Shah allowed turtles to lay eggs there for the first time in 20 years. They are not done, but it is great progress.”
46.
“Room of Rainbows, Palacio de Cristal, Madrid.”
47.
“Emerald Lake, Canada.”
48.
“Ford execs choosing the 1953 automobile colours from 76 scale models.”
49.
“The pattern on this palm frond.”
50.
“Huacachina is one of the only true desert oases in South America.”

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1. An 8-mile long “canvas” filled with ice age drawings of extinct animals has been discovered in the Amazon rainforest.

2. A customer brought in a 1934 thousand dollar bill. After ten years in banking finally got to see one in person.

3. A hole drilled on Mars.

4. A statue of Yasuke, an African slave, who arrived in Japan in 1579 and became the first black Samurai.

5. Found only in the swamps of Southern Missouri, Dragon scale Calcite looks like it came straight out of Middle Earth!

6. In a protest against censorship, photographer A.L. Schafer staged this iconic photograph in 1934, violating as many rules as possible in one shot.

7. he Maya Batman – In 2014 Warner Bros summoned 30 artists to reinterpret Batman on the occasion of its 75th anniversary. One of those who accepted the assignment was Christian Pacheco, owner of the design firm Kimbal, based in Yucatán, Mexico. This was his design.

8. My table leg split the colors of this reflection.

9. This cicada on my cicada tattoo.

10. Dobby’s fan-made grave in the precise location of the film!

11.

12.

13.

14.

15. “Well, that's one heck of an Iguana!”

16. “A 10 year old girl named Laura Buxton released a balloon with her name and address on it, which floated 140 miles and landed in the back yard of a house where also lived a 10 year old girl named Laura Buxton.”

17. “Rainbow Wrasse caught off Christmas Island.”

18. “An Australian dust storm that looks like a giant mug of beer.”

19. “In France, Peyo, a beautiful 15-year-old stallion, often comes to comfort and soothe terminally ill patients at the Techer Hospital in Calais. The horse always chooses which patient he wants to see, kicking his hoof outside the door.”

20. “There is a tiny monument on the Moon called 'Fallen Astronaut' along with a plaque listing the names of eight American astronauts and six Soviet cosmonauts who died in service.”

21. “This is a picture of South Africa at night.”

22. “Albino Beagle puppy.”

23. “This artist's super detailed diorama of his own room.”

24. “This rainbow at sunset looks like a giant planet.”

25. “When foxes discovered fairy penguins on a small Australian island, they nearly wiped the entire colony out. So, a chicken farmer began sending some of his dogs to protect the birds. The penguin population has since increased and recovered significantly.”

26. “This unique soccer field in Norway.”

27. “Enlarged photo of a spider's paw.”

28. “André the Giant sitting in a pub in 1976.”

29. “Strange Rectangular Iceberg in Antarctica.”

30. “These naturally forming spherical boulders found in New Zealand. It is likely that the Moeraki Boulders first formed from the seafloor mud over 56 million years ago in the Paleocene era.”

31. “Chaser was a Border Collie with the largest tested memory of any non-human animal. Chaser could identify and retrieve 1,022 toys by name.”

32. “Rainbow mountains of Utah...”

33. “Pretty cool old car repurposed into garden waterfall.”

34. “Jeff Dabe, a competitive arm wrestler, has the biggest recorded ring size, with his finger measuring 4.78" around. His wrists and forearms are 12" and 19" respectively.”

35. “A Peacock in flight.”

36. “4 people from the same town who fought in different wars.”

37. “Times Square (1919) Before All The Renovations And Billboards.”

38. “World's oldest intact shipwreck found 2km deep in the Black Sea, which dates back to more than 2,400 years ago of Ancient Greek origin.”

39. “In Indonesia, an orangutan reached out to a man who seemed to be trapped in a river, this one was in fact hunting snakes from the waterhole to protect the monkeys from their often fatal bites.”

40. “These Roman Columns Inside a Supermarket in Split, Croatia.”

41. “That village in Denmark.”

42. “Vilnius has put up a statue that offers a “portal” to the Polish city of Lublin, allowing people to see each other in real time.”

43. “This graffiti in Białystok, Poland.”

44. “Introducing the King's fire helmet to the public. Germany, 1900.”

45. “This is a before and after image of a beach in Mumbai after a cleanup hosted by a lawyer named Afroz Shah allowed turtles to lay eggs there for the first time in 20 years. They are not done, but it is great progress.”

46. “Room of Rainbows, Palacio de Cristal, Madrid.”

47. “Emerald Lake, Canada.”

48. “Ford execs choosing the 1953 automobile colours from 76 scale models.”

49. “The pattern on this palm frond.”

50. “Huacachina is one of the only true desert oases in South America.”

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1.
An 8-mile long “canvas” filled with ice age drawings of extinct animals has been discovered in the Amazon rainforest.

2.
A customer brought in a 1934 thousand dollar bill. After ten years in banking finally got to see one in person.

3.
A hole drilled on Mars.

4.
A statue of Yasuke, an African slave, who arrived in Japan in 1579 and became the first black Samurai.

5.
Found only in the swamps of Southern Missouri, Dragon scale Calcite looks like it came straight out of Middle Earth!

6.
In a protest against censorship, photographer A.L. Schafer staged this iconic photograph in 1934, violating as many rules as possible in one shot.

7.
he Maya Batman – In 2014 Warner Bros summoned 30 artists to reinterpret Batman on the occasion of its 75th anniversary. One of those who accepted the assignment was Christian Pacheco, owner of the design firm Kimbal, based in Yucatán, Mexico. This was his design.

8.
My table leg split the colors of this reflection.

9.
This cicada on my cicada tattoo.

10.
Dobby’s fan-made grave in the precise location of the film!

15.
“Well, that's one heck of an Iguana!”

16.
“A 10 year old girl named Laura Buxton released a balloon with her name and address on it, which floated 140 miles and landed in the back yard of a house where also lived a 10 year old girl named Laura Buxton.”

17.
“Rainbow Wrasse caught off Christmas Island.”

18.
“An Australian dust storm that looks like a giant mug of beer.”

19.
“In France, Peyo, a beautiful 15-year-old stallion, often comes to comfort and soothe terminally ill patients at the Techer Hospital in Calais. The horse always chooses which patient he wants to see, kicking his hoof outside the door.”

20.
“There is a tiny monument on the Moon called 'Fallen Astronaut' along with a plaque listing the names of eight American astronauts and six Soviet cosmonauts who died in service.”

21.
“This is a picture of South Africa at night.”

22.
“Albino Beagle puppy.”

23.
“This artist's super detailed diorama of his own room.”

24.
“This rainbow at sunset looks like a giant planet.”

25.
“When foxes discovered fairy penguins on a small Australian island, they nearly wiped the entire colony out. So, a chicken farmer began sending some of his dogs to protect the birds. The penguin population has since increased and recovered significantly.”

26.
“This unique soccer field in Norway.”

27.
“Enlarged photo of a spider's paw.”

28.
“André the Giant sitting in a pub in 1976.”

29.
“Strange Rectangular Iceberg in Antarctica.”

30.
“These naturally forming spherical boulders found in New Zealand. It is likely that the Moeraki Boulders first formed from the seafloor mud over 56 million years ago in the Paleocene era.”

31.
“Chaser was a Border Collie with the largest tested memory of any non-human animal. Chaser could identify and retrieve 1,022 toys by name.”

32.
“Rainbow mountains of Utah...”

33.
“Pretty cool old car repurposed into garden waterfall.”

34.
“Jeff Dabe, a competitive arm wrestler, has the biggest recorded ring size, with his finger measuring 4.78" around. His wrists and forearms are 12" and 19" respectively.”

35.
“A Peacock in flight.”

36.
“4 people from the same town who fought in different wars.”

37.
“Times Square (1919) Before All The Renovations And Billboards.”

38.
“World's oldest intact shipwreck found 2km deep in the Black Sea, which dates back to more than 2,400 years ago of Ancient Greek origin.”

39.
“In Indonesia, an orangutan reached out to a man who seemed to be trapped in a river, this one was in fact hunting snakes from the waterhole to protect the monkeys from their often fatal bites.”

40.
“These Roman Columns Inside a Supermarket in Split, Croatia.”

41.
“That village in Denmark.”

42.
“Vilnius has put up a statue that offers a “portal” to the Polish city of Lublin, allowing people to see each other in real time.”

43.
“This graffiti in Białystok, Poland.”

44.
“Introducing the King's fire helmet to the public. Germany, 1900.”

45.
“This is a before and after image of a beach in Mumbai after a cleanup hosted by a lawyer named Afroz Shah allowed turtles to lay eggs there for the first time in 20 years. They are not done, but it is great progress.”

46.
“Room of Rainbows, Palacio de Cristal, Madrid.”

47.
“Emerald Lake, Canada.”

48.
“Ford execs choosing the 1953 automobile colours from 76 scale models.”

49.
“The pattern on this palm frond.”

50.
“Huacachina is one of the only true desert oases in South America.”