30 Pics That Are Poignant and Fascinating

Nathan Johnson Published 08/20/2020 in wow

The world is a crazy place that sometimes sucks, but these pics are a reminder of how cool a lot of stuff on the Earth is.

Have fun and learn something while you're scrolling through these pics and pretending to do something useful.

Don't worry, productivity is overrated. So just enjoy these little moments where you see something neat and feel some modicum of joy for a moment.

Then remember that you forgot to unplug your ramen noodles from the bathtub, and sprint back home to make sure the place isn't reeking of soup.

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“In 1984, Bruce McCandless hovered 320 ft away from the Challenger and made it back safely using a nitrogen jetpack called Manned Maneuver Unit.”
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“This is Jonathan. This week he celebrated his 188th Birthday. (Born circa 1832). He has lived through the Spanish Flu, both the World Wars, the Moon landing, the Russian Revolution, Chernobyl, and so much more. Happy Birthday!”
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“This is a unique Quartz crystal from Bahia, Brazil, with small needles of Golden Rutile crystals trapped in it!”
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“Lisboa Hotel from the streets of Macau.”
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“A rare white rainbow over Rannoch, Scotland.”
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“This tree on my Aunts property has a story to tell. I asked my aunt if she knew anything else, she said it used to be a complete circle until a piece broke off, but other than that it’s a mystery.”
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“This scorpion chair looks like it’s straight out of a villains lair.”
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“Details on a Pillar of Ancient Hindu Temple in India... 9th Century Temple... Such detail!”
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“The Hand of the Desert in the Atacama Desert in Chile.”
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“This bottlebrush leaf eaten by sawfly larvae is a stunning work of art.”
11.
“Beehive, honey and sunlight.”
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Ancient petroglyphs carved on a secret rock in California.”
13.
“First ever drawings of the moon made by Galileo Galeili after observing it through his telescope in 1609.”
14.
“Stunning 19th century teapot.”
15.
“36 years was taken to make this accurate model of ancient Rome.”
16.
“Kodak made k-24 used for aerial photography in WW2”
17.
“This was how the Golden Gate Bridge was opened for public, by cutting a silver chain.”
18.
“Spotted a rainbow cloud from my balcony. Not as beautiful as Aurora but pretty rare to see such phenomena in India.”
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“The place in Iceland where blue sea, black beach, yellow river and green land meet.”
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“Moroccan Oldman with two scorpions on his forehead in Ouarzazate, he loves his scorpion, and yes, the scorpion follows him everywhere like a little puppy.”
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“All of the different colors of carrots.”
22.
“Hummingbird egg compared to elephant bird egg (left) vs ostrich egg.”
23.
“This is how cashew nuts grow!”
24.
“Oregon Fossil leaves Discovered near Eugene. These fossil leaves are about 34 million years old and record the transition between the Eocene and Oligocene time periods, which is marked by dramatic climatic change.”
25.
“Giant 16th-Century ‘Colossus’ Sculpture In Florence, Italy Has Entire Rooms Hidden Inside.”
26.
“Giant thunder clouds formation over Miami.”
27.
“A large statue located in Sendai, Japan.”
28.
“This is what the night sky would look like, if the Andromeda Galaxy would be bright enough for the naked eye.”
29.
“The footprint of a Roman toddler has been preserved on this tile for 2000 years.”
30.
“This chunk of wall which was taken from a wall of graffiti in LA, shows just how many times the wall has been repainted.”

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“In 1984, Bruce McCandless hovered 320 ft away from the Challenger and made it back safely using a nitrogen jetpack called Manned Maneuver Unit.”
2.
“This is Jonathan. This week he celebrated his 188th Birthday. (Born circa 1832). He has lived through the Spanish Flu, both the World Wars, the Moon landing, the Russian Revolution, Chernobyl, and so much more. Happy Birthday!”
3.
“This is a unique Quartz crystal from Bahia, Brazil, with small needles of Golden Rutile crystals trapped in it!”
4.
“Lisboa Hotel from the streets of Macau.”
5.
“A rare white rainbow over Rannoch, Scotland.”
6.
“This tree on my Aunts property has a story to tell. I asked my aunt if she knew anything else, she said it used to be a complete circle until a piece broke off, but other than that it’s a mystery.”
7.
“This scorpion chair looks like it’s straight out of a villains lair.”
8.
“Details on a Pillar of Ancient Hindu Temple in India... 9th Century Temple... Such detail!”
9.
“The Hand of the Desert in the Atacama Desert in Chile.”
10.
“This bottlebrush leaf eaten by sawfly larvae is a stunning work of art.”
11.
“Beehive, honey and sunlight.”
12.
Ancient petroglyphs carved on a secret rock in California.”
13.
“First ever drawings of the moon made by Galileo Galeili after observing it through his telescope in 1609.”
14.
“Stunning 19th century teapot.”
15.
“36 years was taken to make this accurate model of ancient Rome.”
16.
“Kodak made k-24 used for aerial photography in WW2”
17.
“This was how the Golden Gate Bridge was opened for public, by cutting a silver chain.”
18.
“Spotted a rainbow cloud from my balcony. Not as beautiful as Aurora but pretty rare to see such phenomena in India.”
19.
“The place in Iceland where blue sea, black beach, yellow river and green land meet.”
20.
“Moroccan Oldman with two scorpions on his forehead in Ouarzazate, he loves his scorpion, and yes, the scorpion follows him everywhere like a little puppy.”
21.
“All of the different colors of carrots.”
22.
“Hummingbird egg compared to elephant bird egg (left) vs ostrich egg.”
23.
“This is how cashew nuts grow!”
24.
“Oregon Fossil leaves Discovered near Eugene. These fossil leaves are about 34 million years old and record the transition between the Eocene and Oligocene time periods, which is marked by dramatic climatic change.”
25.
“Giant 16th-Century ‘Colossus’ Sculpture In Florence, Italy Has Entire Rooms Hidden Inside.”
26.
“Giant thunder clouds formation over Miami.”
27.
“A large statue located in Sendai, Japan.”
28.
“This is what the night sky would look like, if the Andromeda Galaxy would be bright enough for the naked eye.”
29.
“The footprint of a Roman toddler has been preserved on this tile for 2000 years.”
30.
“This chunk of wall which was taken from a wall of graffiti in LA, shows just how many times the wall has been repainted.”

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1. “In 1984, Bruce McCandless hovered 320 ft away from the Challenger and made it back safely using a nitrogen jetpack called Manned Maneuver Unit.”

2. “This is Jonathan. This week he celebrated his 188th Birthday. (Born circa 1832). He has lived through the Spanish Flu, both the World Wars, the Moon landing, the Russian Revolution, Chernobyl, and so much more. Happy Birthday!”

3. “This is a unique Quartz crystal from Bahia, Brazil, with small needles of Golden Rutile crystals trapped in it!”

4. “Lisboa Hotel from the streets of Macau.”

5. “A rare white rainbow over Rannoch, Scotland.”

6. “This tree on my Aunts property has a story to tell. I asked my aunt if she knew anything else, she said it used to be a complete circle until a piece broke off, but other than that it’s a mystery.”

7. “This scorpion chair looks like it’s straight out of a villains lair.”

8. “Details on a Pillar of Ancient Hindu Temple in India... 9th Century Temple... Such detail!”

9. “The Hand of the Desert in the Atacama Desert in Chile.”

10. “This bottlebrush leaf eaten by sawfly larvae is a stunning work of art.”

11. “Beehive, honey and sunlight.”

12. Ancient petroglyphs carved on a secret rock in California.”

13. “First ever drawings of the moon made by Galileo Galeili after observing it through his telescope in 1609.”

14. “Stunning 19th century teapot.”

15. “36 years was taken to make this accurate model of ancient Rome.”

16. “Kodak made k-24 used for aerial photography in WW2”

17. “This was how the Golden Gate Bridge was opened for public, by cutting a silver chain.”

18. “Spotted a rainbow cloud from my balcony. Not as beautiful as Aurora but pretty rare to see such phenomena in India.”

19. “The place in Iceland where blue sea, black beach, yellow river and green land meet.”

20. “Moroccan Oldman with two scorpions on his forehead in Ouarzazate, he loves his scorpion, and yes, the scorpion follows him everywhere like a little puppy.”

21. “All of the different colors of carrots.”

22. “Hummingbird egg compared to elephant bird egg (left) vs ostrich egg.”

23. “This is how cashew nuts grow!”

24. “Oregon Fossil leaves Discovered near Eugene. These fossil leaves are about 34 million years old and record the transition between the Eocene and Oligocene time periods, which is marked by dramatic climatic change.”

25. “Giant 16th-Century ‘Colossus’ Sculpture In Florence, Italy Has Entire Rooms Hidden Inside.”

26. “Giant thunder clouds formation over Miami.”

27. “A large statue located in Sendai, Japan.”

28. “This is what the night sky would look like, if the Andromeda Galaxy would be bright enough for the naked eye.”

29. “The footprint of a Roman toddler has been preserved on this tile for 2000 years.”

30. “This chunk of wall which was taken from a wall of graffiti in LA, shows just how many times the wall has been repainted.”

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1.
“In 1984, Bruce McCandless hovered 320 ft away from the Challenger and made it back safely using a nitrogen jetpack called Manned Maneuver Unit.”

2.
“This is Jonathan. This week he celebrated his 188th Birthday. (Born circa 1832). He has lived through the Spanish Flu, both the World Wars, the Moon landing, the Russian Revolution, Chernobyl, and so much more. Happy Birthday!”

3.
“This is a unique Quartz crystal from Bahia, Brazil, with small needles of Golden Rutile crystals trapped in it!”

4.
“Lisboa Hotel from the streets of Macau.”

5.
“A rare white rainbow over Rannoch, Scotland.”

6.
“This tree on my Aunts property has a story to tell. I asked my aunt if she knew anything else, she said it used to be a complete circle until a piece broke off, but other than that it’s a mystery.”

7.
“This scorpion chair looks like it’s straight out of a villains lair.”

8.
“Details on a Pillar of Ancient Hindu Temple in India... 9th Century Temple... Such detail!”

9.
“The Hand of the Desert in the Atacama Desert in Chile.”

10.
“This bottlebrush leaf eaten by sawfly larvae is a stunning work of art.”

11.
“Beehive, honey and sunlight.”

12.
Ancient petroglyphs carved on a secret rock in California.”

13.
“First ever drawings of the moon made by Galileo Galeili after observing it through his telescope in 1609.”

14.
“Stunning 19th century teapot.”

15.
“36 years was taken to make this accurate model of ancient Rome.”

16.
“Kodak made k-24 used for aerial photography in WW2”

17.
“This was how the Golden Gate Bridge was opened for public, by cutting a silver chain.”

18.
“Spotted a rainbow cloud from my balcony. Not as beautiful as Aurora but pretty rare to see such phenomena in India.”

19.
“The place in Iceland where blue sea, black beach, yellow river and green land meet.”

20.
“Moroccan Oldman with two scorpions on his forehead in Ouarzazate, he loves his scorpion, and yes, the scorpion follows him everywhere like a little puppy.”

21.
“All of the different colors of carrots.”

22.
“Hummingbird egg compared to elephant bird egg (left) vs ostrich egg.”

23.
“This is how cashew nuts grow!”

24.
“Oregon Fossil leaves Discovered near Eugene. These fossil leaves are about 34 million years old and record the transition between the Eocene and Oligocene time periods, which is marked by dramatic climatic change.”

25.
“Giant 16th-Century ‘Colossus’ Sculpture In Florence, Italy Has Entire Rooms Hidden Inside.”

26.
“Giant thunder clouds formation over Miami.”

27.
“A large statue located in Sendai, Japan.”

28.
“This is what the night sky would look like, if the Andromeda Galaxy would be bright enough for the naked eye.”

29.
“The footprint of a Roman toddler has been preserved on this tile for 2000 years.”

30.
“This chunk of wall which was taken from a wall of graffiti in LA, shows just how many times the wall has been repainted.”