35 Fascinating Photos For a Tour of the World

Nathan Johnson Published 05/19/2023 in ftw

The world has no shortage of odd and interesting things. Anywhere you go you are bound to see something new and unique, you just have to keep your eyes open and your head on a swivel. So check out this batch of cool, fascinating, and even strange things that you just don't see every day.

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Before and after a rhinoplasty
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An original 5 acre market garden block in Western Sydney who refuses to sell to developers. The family have been offered up to $50m – but aren’t going anywhere.
3.
An article published by The New York Times dated December 8th, 1903
4.
The back panel of the Mona Lisa
5.
During the 1990s, North Korea leader Kim Jong-Il, and his son and future leader Kim Jong-Un, used fake Brazilian passports to travel to Disneyland
6.
The preserved body of Balto, the sled dog that made the final 53-mile stretch through an Alaskan blizzard to deliver life-saving medicine to children.
7.
People in Pakistan are now putting padlocks on the graves of their daughters to prevent them from necrophilia.
8.
A Dragon Blood Tree Socotra Island, Yemen
9.
This store in Germany posts the date (dd/mm/yy) of the last price increase for every product
10.
Postcard from 1963 introducing zip codes
11.
Jewelry heist happened in Tokyo. People so unused to crimes here that they were confused and though it was a “show”.
12.
Chinese panda keepers wear panda costumes to prevent human attachment
13.
Incredible transformative power of jaw advancement surgery
14.
Abu Tahsin Al-Salhi an Iraqi veteran sniper who is credited with the killing over 384 Isis members during the Iraqi Civil War, receiving the nickname “Hawk Eye”.
15.
Lawyer and his client. Criminal Procedure 101 folks….if an officer pulls you over and says you have a “defective fog light”, smells marijuana ,and then proceeds to search your vehicle, and finds Xanax and marijuana..don’t stress.
16.
Harpy Eagle
17.
Migingo Island, population of 131, only 0.0008sq mi of dirt
18.
Harrison, Arkansas: Widely considered the most racist town in the United States
19.
John Dillinger’s .45 ACP, M1911 converted to full auto and .38 Super, complete with a Thompson submachine gun forearm
20.
A bison getting tagged & a blood test.
21.
"Models Cara Delevingne and Joan Smalls got some hidden talents."
22.
“This is what a raven’s mouth looks like.”
23.
“My friend found this lemon today amongst normal lemons.”
24.
“The result of a moose scratching its antlers against a tree during shedding season”
25.
“Me demonstrating how big traffic signals actually are”
26.
“A melanistic garden snail. I’ve never seen one before!”
27.
“The inside of a pine cone”
28.
“My rescued morphed axolotls have a gene that makes them glow green under black light.”
29.
“An incredibly rare tri-clawed lobster”
30.
"This bird looks like a pine cone."
31.
“This olive looks like a fetus.”
32.
“Weird mold growing out of cat food can I left in an empty room for 10 days.”
33.
“A murmuration of starlings takes the shape of a bird!”
34.
“How this tree grew through the fence...”
35.
“This egg I found when I opened the packaging.”

1.
Before and after a rhinoplasty
2.
An original 5 acre market garden block in Western Sydney who refuses to sell to developers. The family have been offered up to $50m – but aren’t going anywhere.
3.
An article published by The New York Times dated December 8th, 1903
4.
The back panel of the Mona Lisa
5.
During the 1990s, North Korea leader Kim Jong-Il, and his son and future leader Kim Jong-Un, used fake Brazilian passports to travel to Disneyland
6.
The preserved body of Balto, the sled dog that made the final 53-mile stretch through an Alaskan blizzard to deliver life-saving medicine to children.
7.
People in Pakistan are now putting padlocks on the graves of their daughters to prevent them from necrophilia.
8.
A Dragon Blood Tree Socotra Island, Yemen
9.
This store in Germany posts the date (dd/mm/yy) of the last price increase for every product
10.
Postcard from 1963 introducing zip codes
11.
Jewelry heist happened in Tokyo. People so unused to crimes here that they were confused and though it was a “show”.
12.
Chinese panda keepers wear panda costumes to prevent human attachment
13.
Incredible transformative power of jaw advancement surgery
14.
Abu Tahsin Al-Salhi an Iraqi veteran sniper who is credited with the killing over 384 Isis members during the Iraqi Civil War, receiving the nickname “Hawk Eye”.
15.
Lawyer and his client. Criminal Procedure 101 folks….if an officer pulls you over and says you have a “defective fog light”, smells marijuana ,and then proceeds to search your vehicle, and finds Xanax and marijuana..don’t stress.
16.
Harpy Eagle
17.
Migingo Island, population of 131, only 0.0008sq mi of dirt
18.
Harrison, Arkansas: Widely considered the most racist town in the United States
19.
John Dillinger’s .45 ACP, M1911 converted to full auto and .38 Super, complete with a Thompson submachine gun forearm
20.
A bison getting tagged & a blood test.
21.
"Models Cara Delevingne and Joan Smalls got some hidden talents."
22.
“This is what a raven’s mouth looks like.”
23.
“My friend found this lemon today amongst normal lemons.”
24.
“The result of a moose scratching its antlers against a tree during shedding season”
25.
“Me demonstrating how big traffic signals actually are”
26.
“A melanistic garden snail. I’ve never seen one before!”
27.
“The inside of a pine cone”
28.
“My rescued morphed axolotls have a gene that makes them glow green under black light.”
29.
“An incredibly rare tri-clawed lobster”
30.
"This bird looks like a pine cone."
31.
“This olive looks like a fetus.”
32.
“Weird mold growing out of cat food can I left in an empty room for 10 days.”
33.
“A murmuration of starlings takes the shape of a bird!”
34.
“How this tree grew through the fence...”
35.
“This egg I found when I opened the packaging.”