My Literal Acorn-Sized Brain Is Completely Blown After Seeing These 21 Incredibly Fascinating Pictures For The Very First Time This Week
1.This is what one prototype space suit designed for the moon exploration looked like:
It was designed in 1960 by Republic Aviation Corporation. As you can see, it's roomy enough to let you wear your best tie while collecting moon rocks.
2.Unfortunately, there's no treasure map on the back of the Declaration of Independence. Just a lot of nothing:
Nicholas Cage... how could you lie to us?
3.An entirely new chamber was discovered in the Great Pyramid of Giza literally last week. This is what it looks like:
The Great Pyramid was built over 4,500 years ago. No one has been in this chamber since then.
4.This is what the world's oldest soccer ball ever found looks like:
It dates back to the 1500s and looked like Frankenstein's monster.
5.In 1994, a 9GB drive cost over $4,000:
And now, you can buy four times that for $5.
6.This tea chest is one of two surviving chests from the Boston Tea Party back in 1773:
Look at that nice little flower design. Couldn't be me throwing that into a harbor.
7.This is what a paint stirrer used consistently for 10 years looks like:
Strangely satisfying.
8.Up until 1994, Crayola Crayons' copper-colored crayon had bronze powder in it, causing it to turn green over a long period of time:
Neat!
9.Frogs can be very, very, very, very, very tiny:
A frog this tiny is known as a froglet. Ain't that sweet?
10.And screws? Well, screws can be absolutely gigantic:
This one is meant for mounting solar panels.
11.Using a public toilet in ancient Rome was a real bonding experience:
This is what the bathroom situation might have looked like. Very relaxing and cool!
12.There have been some really terrible and really out-there amendments proposed to the US constitution:
Honestly, "The United States of Earth" goes hard. You can read more about them here and even order yourself your own pocket constitution for free.
13.It's possible to get a 2x4 from the center of a tree:
Although, that's not what you want. It's the weakest and oldest part of a tree.
14.If a burn is bad enough, dirt will not stick to it anymore:
Because there aren't any sweat glands.
15.This is the largest cemetery in the world, Wadi Al-Salaam Cemetery in Iraq:
There are over 5 million people buried there.
16.This is what a "modern" tomato looks like next to a tomato grown with 150-year-old seeds:
A wee bit different, gang!
17.This set of 52 playing cards, dating back to the 1400s, is the oldest surviving example of a full deck of cards:
Honestly gorgeous!
18.Telephone lineworkers go to telephone lineworker school where they learn how to be telephone lineworkers:
Say "telephone lineworker" five times fast.
19.Pens... pens can write a whole lot of words:
Pens, man. Pens.
20.This ancient comb contains the earliest known sentence written in the world's first alphabet:
It's about... getting rid of lice. It translates to "may this tusk root out the lice of the hair and the beard." Good advice!
21.And, finally, King Henry VIII's armor had a very special feature:
No jokes in the comments. Please, none.