21 Fascinating Pics from Our Fascinating World

Neill Lynskey Published 03/23/2025 in wow

The world is full of endless curiosities.

Around every corner, something fascinating is waiting to be discovered. Thunderstorms are happening in volcanos, scuba divers bridging continents, wooly horses, ancient druid temples, and much more.

Check out some of our world's most intriguing oddities and appreciate the planet we live on just a bit more.

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1. Druid’s Temple in Ripon, England
2. A volcano erupting blue sulfur fire
3. The border between the Brazilian city of Manaus and the Amazon rainforest.
4. Marina Park Aquaronde in Lemmer, Netherlands
5. The oldest pair of shoes ever found are the Esparto sandals discovered in Spain dating to c. 5500 BC
6. An astronaut's helmet was found in a farmer's field in Texas after the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster that took place on February 1, 2003.
7. A rare curly-haired Argentine Criollo horse from Patagonia
8. Last Photo of the Barbary Lion
The last photograph of the Barbary Lion, which went extinct in 1925.
9. Shell Grotto in Margate England.
10. Touching North America and Europe at the same time
11. Tollund Man
Perfectly preserved face of 2500 year old Scandinavian man from Denmark. This is the "Tollund Man" and it's the most preserved bog body ever found in Europe.
12. A 16th Century German ring that unfolds into an astronomical sphere
13. A Tree Found 2,000 Feet into an Abandoned Tunnel
14. A giraffe sculpture in the Bolivian Altiplano
15. A giant sunflower full of seeds
16. Chemical-Attack Immune Stroller during WWII
17. A mushroom rock in the Arizona desert
18. A tree growing around a ruined brick column
19. Grotta Palazzese
Dinner in a cave restaurant at Grotta Palazzese, Polignano a Mare, Italy.
20. A lightning storm near Tower Bridge in London.
21. Volcanic lightning
A rare phenomena in which lightning is generated from volcanic ash particles colliding with each other within the volcanic plume, instead of in a thunderstorm.

1. Druid’s Temple in Ripon, England
2. A volcano erupting blue sulfur fire
3. The border between the Brazilian city of Manaus and the Amazon rainforest.
4. Marina Park Aquaronde in Lemmer, Netherlands
5. The oldest pair of shoes ever found are the Esparto sandals discovered in Spain dating to c. 5500 BC
6. An astronaut's helmet was found in a farmer's field in Texas after the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster that took place on February 1, 2003.
7. A rare curly-haired Argentine Criollo horse from Patagonia
8. Last Photo of the Barbary Lion
The last photograph of the Barbary Lion, which went extinct in 1925.
9. Shell Grotto in Margate England.
10. Touching North America and Europe at the same time
11. Tollund Man
Perfectly preserved face of 2500 year old Scandinavian man from Denmark. This is the "Tollund Man" and it's the most preserved bog body ever found in Europe.
12. A 16th Century German ring that unfolds into an astronomical sphere
13. A Tree Found 2,000 Feet into an Abandoned Tunnel
14. A giraffe sculpture in the Bolivian Altiplano
15. A giant sunflower full of seeds
16. Chemical-Attack Immune Stroller during WWII
17. A mushroom rock in the Arizona desert
18. A tree growing around a ruined brick column
19. Grotta Palazzese
Dinner in a cave restaurant at Grotta Palazzese, Polignano a Mare, Italy.
20. A lightning storm near Tower Bridge in London.
21. Volcanic lightning
A rare phenomena in which lightning is generated from volcanic ash particles colliding with each other within the volcanic plume, instead of in a thunderstorm.