20 Fascinating Photos That Are a Feast for the Eyes

Daniel Bonfiglio Published 5 hours ago in wow

Why aren't Shell gas stations shaped like shells? They really should be, and Shell thought so too, building eight of them in the 1930s, including one in Winston-Salem North Carolina. That Shell is the only one left of the bunch, but it's now a non-functional landmark.

Check out the shell-shaped Shell gas station and much more in this collection of informative and fascinating photos.

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The only shell-shaped Shell service station. Built in 1930 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, it’s the last one remaining out of eight built.
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The Graves of a Catholic woman and her Protestant husband, Holland, 1888.
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The statue was created in 1997 by Viktor Hulik in Bratislava to commemorate a sanitation worker who was promised coffee by a girl. He waited for her every day, at the same time and place. Today, it serves as a reminder to respect the nature of his work and the sacrifices made to keep the city clean.
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Drones returning to their cases after a show.
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In 1908, a Victorian home in San Francisco, California, was moved using horse power.
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The world's first computer bug was literally a bug. In 1947, a moth was trapped in Mark II computer at Harvard university leading to the term "debugging".
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Extras on the set of Cleopatra (1963), produced by 20th Century Fox.
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A group of ducks reacting to the pouring rain.
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American civil war soldier Jacob Miller was shot through the head and left for dead by his fellow soldiers. He walked around with not only a visible bullet hole, but a bullet in his head for 31 years.
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Scientists unveil a fly brain in stunning detail.

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The last image taken by the imaging cameras on NASA's Cassini spacecraft before diving in and being destroyed in the atmosphere of Saturn.
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“This truck has 6,437,376 kilometers, or 4,000,000 miles on its odometer.”
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Playa del Amor, commonly known as the Hidden Beach, is a feature of one of the Marieta Islands, located some 22 nautical miles west of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, at the mouth of Banderas Bay.
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New Zealand.
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Until 1942, this was the way children pledged allegiance to the flag in the United States
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At almost 2,000-years-old, the Roman aqueduct located in Zaghouan, Tunisia, stands as a remarkable example of ancient engineering. Spanning 82 miles, this aqueduct historically supplied water to Carthage.
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Different surfaces of our Solar System.
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Karasjok, an indigenous arctic village in the middle of nowhere Norway. It has its own government, dedicated for some of the Sami people of the north.

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The only shell-shaped Shell service station. Built in 1930 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, it’s the last one remaining out of eight built.
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The Graves of a Catholic woman and her Protestant husband, Holland, 1888.
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The statue was created in 1997 by Viktor Hulik in Bratislava to commemorate a sanitation worker who was promised coffee by a girl. He waited for her every day, at the same time and place. Today, it serves as a reminder to respect the nature of his work and the sacrifices made to keep the city clean.
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Drones returning to their cases after a show.
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In 1908, a Victorian home in San Francisco, California, was moved using horse power.
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The world's first computer bug was literally a bug. In 1947, a moth was trapped in Mark II computer at Harvard university leading to the term "debugging".
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Extras on the set of Cleopatra (1963), produced by 20th Century Fox.
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A group of ducks reacting to the pouring rain.
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American civil war soldier Jacob Miller was shot through the head and left for dead by his fellow soldiers. He walked around with not only a visible bullet hole, but a bullet in his head for 31 years.
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Scientists unveil a fly brain in stunning detail.
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The last image taken by the imaging cameras on NASA's Cassini spacecraft before diving in and being destroyed in the atmosphere of Saturn.
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“This truck has 6,437,376 kilometers, or 4,000,000 miles on its odometer.”
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Playa del Amor, commonly known as the Hidden Beach, is a feature of one of the Marieta Islands, located some 22 nautical miles west of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, at the mouth of Banderas Bay.
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New Zealand.
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Until 1942, this was the way children pledged allegiance to the flag in the United States
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At almost 2,000-years-old, the Roman aqueduct located in Zaghouan, Tunisia, stands as a remarkable example of ancient engineering. Spanning 82 miles, this aqueduct historically supplied water to Carthage.
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Different surfaces of our Solar System.
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Karasjok, an indigenous arctic village in the middle of nowhere Norway. It has its own government, dedicated for some of the Sami people of the north.

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1. The only shell-shaped Shell service station. Built in 1930 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, it’s the last one remaining out of eight built.

2. The Graves of a Catholic woman and her Protestant husband, Holland, 1888.

4. Drones returning to their cases after a show.

5. In 1908, a Victorian home in San Francisco, California, was moved using horse power.

6. The world's first computer bug was literally a bug. In 1947, a moth was trapped in Mark II computer at Harvard university leading to the term "debugging".

7. Extras on the set of Cleopatra (1963), produced by 20th Century Fox.

8. A group of ducks reacting to the pouring rain.

9. American civil war soldier Jacob Miller was shot through the head and left for dead by his fellow soldiers. He walked around with not only a visible bullet hole, but a bullet in his head for 31 years.

10. Scientists unveil a fly brain in stunning detail.

11. The last image taken by the imaging cameras on NASA's Cassini spacecraft before diving in and being destroyed in the atmosphere of Saturn.

12. “This truck has 6,437,376 kilometers, or 4,000,000 miles on its odometer.”

13. Playa del Amor, commonly known as the Hidden Beach, is a feature of one of the Marieta Islands, located some 22 nautical miles west of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, at the mouth of Banderas Bay.

14. New Zealand.

15. Until 1942, this was the way children pledged allegiance to the flag in the United States

16. At almost 2,000-years-old, the Roman aqueduct located in Zaghouan, Tunisia, stands as a remarkable example of ancient engineering. Spanning 82 miles, this aqueduct historically supplied water to Carthage.

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19. Different surfaces of our Solar System.

20. Karasjok, an indigenous arctic village in the middle of nowhere Norway. It has its own government, dedicated for some of the Sami people of the north.

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The only shell-shaped Shell service station. Built in 1930 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, it’s the last one remaining out of eight built.

2.
The Graves of a Catholic woman and her Protestant husband, Holland, 1888.

4.
Drones returning to their cases after a show.

5.
In 1908, a Victorian home in San Francisco, California, was moved using horse power.

6.
The world's first computer bug was literally a bug. In 1947, a moth was trapped in Mark II computer at Harvard university leading to the term "debugging".

7.
Extras on the set of Cleopatra (1963), produced by 20th Century Fox.

8.
A group of ducks reacting to the pouring rain.

9.
American civil war soldier Jacob Miller was shot through the head and left for dead by his fellow soldiers. He walked around with not only a visible bullet hole, but a bullet in his head for 31 years.

10.
Scientists unveil a fly brain in stunning detail.

11.
The last image taken by the imaging cameras on NASA's Cassini spacecraft before diving in and being destroyed in the atmosphere of Saturn.

12.
“This truck has 6,437,376 kilometers, or 4,000,000 miles on its odometer.”

13.
Playa del Amor, commonly known as the Hidden Beach, is a feature of one of the Marieta Islands, located some 22 nautical miles west of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, at the mouth of Banderas Bay.

14.
New Zealand.

15.
Until 1942, this was the way children pledged allegiance to the flag in the United States

16.
At almost 2,000-years-old, the Roman aqueduct located in Zaghouan, Tunisia, stands as a remarkable example of ancient engineering. Spanning 82 miles, this aqueduct historically supplied water to Carthage.

19.
Different surfaces of our Solar System.

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Karasjok, an indigenous arctic village in the middle of nowhere Norway. It has its own government, dedicated for some of the Sami people of the north.