In Belgium, Brussels, there is a tomb that is lit up by a Heart of Light every summer solstice, as a reminder that “love is stronger than death”. Léonce Evrard had this building constructed when his wife Louise Flignot died. The tomb sits in Laeken’s cemetery.
Twice a year, the sun perfectly aligns in Hawaii, resulting in no visible shadows
This gravestone is shared by twin sisters: one lived for just two days, the other for 101 years.
Early meme from 1921
The Hua Moa is a large, thick Hawaiian banana with creamy, orange-pink flesh, growing up to 10 inches long and 4 inches wide
A nuclear explosion photographed taken less than one millisecond after detonation.
During World War II, it was common for soldiers to keep family photos under clear grips on their 1911 pistols. They were called “sweetheart grips”
This is what Google’s snack room looked like in 2006
Camouflage used on WWI warships was intended to make it difficult for enemies to determine the speed and course of the boat
This 9000-year-old stone mask is the oldest mask in the world, and was found in the Judean Desert
In Budapest, fire hydrants are being used to help pedestrians beat the heat.
Farmers put earmuffs on calves during the winter to protect them from the harsh cold and prevent frostbite.
99-million-year old dinosaur tail fossilized in amber
Japan has a TV disclaimer that says “The staff ate it later” to assure viewers the food shown on screen wasn’t wasted.
A whale’s flipper contains the same basic bone structure as a human arm and hand
A 2,200-year-old Roman bath in central Türkiye that has never stopped flowing at 45°C.
Cost of hosting the FIFA WC among the different hosts.
Olympus Mons on Mars is so massive that Mount Everest wouldn’t even reach halfway up it
Nearly all of the residents live in that building in the back. Whittier, Alaska.
Penguins Feathers, this is what it takes to be warm in -60 degree weather. penguins are warm-blooded animals, so they need a lot of feathers to keep their body heat. The density of their plumage is 30 to 40 feathers per square centimeter.
How baby cows are kept in a Wisconsin factory farm to maximize efficiency
In Holland there is a museum that shows you the entire human body from the inside, you will be a tiny person inside the recreation of a human body, it is in the Corpus Museum of Oegstgeest
A brain scan of a typical brain (left) compared to an anonymous patient known as S.M. Patient S.M. was born with a condition called Urbach-Wiethe disease, which damaged her amygdala and left her virtually incapable of feeling fear.
From 2011–2013, Dr. Christopher Duntsch paralyzed or killed 33 of his 38 patients during routine spinal surgery. In one operating room, a fellow surgeon had to physically drag him away as he mangled a patient’s spine. Despite this, Duntsch was allowed to keep practicing for two more years.
Japanese fans cleaning up their section before leaving the stadium after the Japan vs Netherlands World Cup match
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