No matter how strong your curiosity is, you'll never learn everything you want to during your short time on Earth. Fortunately, the internet makes it far easier to see more fun facts and photos than ever before, and you can click through galleries like this one that are filled with fascinating photos of facts and history.
One of the most spectacular stories on this list belongs to Harrison Okene, a Nigerian man who was 29 in 2013 when the tugboat he was working on capsized and sank to the bottom of the ocean floor, 100 feet below the surface. As water levels rose inside the boat, he made the quick decision to abandon the exit hatch and swim deeper inside the boat. Eventually, he found a room with an air pocket at the top, a can of sardines, and some coke. Harrison continued to try his luck with the exit door but eventually resigned himself to his new home. For three days Harrison survived until divers, who were sent thinking there would be no survivors, uncovered his position.
Incredibly, Harrison's vitals were ok, and he spent three days in a decompression chamber. He is now working as a diver. See a picture of him, and other interesting things in this gallery of strange and interesting photos.
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From a million miles away, NASA captures the Moon crossing the face of Earth.
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In 2013, Harrison Okene spent 60 hours underwater, in total darkness, after his vessel capsized 20 miles off the coast of Nigeria and sunk to the bottom of the sea. He was discovered alive by divers sent to recover the wreckage.
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Two million year old Basalt Canyon in Iceland, a remnant of the ice age.
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This woman claimed to be a survivor of the 911 attacks under the name Tania Head. She joined the WTC Survivors' Network support group, later becoming its president, and was frequently mentioned in media reports. The thing is, she faked it all.
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Barnard 68 is a dark nebula situated in the constellation Ophiuchus. The dust in it is so thick that it blocks the light from the stars behind it.
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Salvador Alvarenga, a 36-year-old fisherman, drifted more than 10,000 Km from Mexico and was found on the Marshall Islands spending 438 days lost at sea.
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Nikola Tesla's last message to his mother: "All these years that I had spent in the service of mankind brought me nothing but insults and humiliation."
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"Quantum Locking" occurs when a superconductor becomes trapped within a magnetic field.
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A local fisherman Chito in Costa Rica nursed a crocodile back to health, and released the reptile back to its home. The next day, Chito discovered “Pocho” had followed him home and was sleeping on the man’s porch. For 20 years Pocho became part of the man’s family.
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A Bible believed to be 1,500 years old challenges the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, proposing that it was Judas who was crucified by Roman soldiers. This ancient text, known as the Gospel of Barnabas, recently surfaced in Turkey's Ethnography Museum of Ankara, causing significant controversy.
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Nancy Pelosi with U.S. President John F. Kennedy, during his inauguration in 1961.
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Analysis of ancient footprints from White Sands confirms the presence of humans in North America during the Last Glacial Maximum 21,500 years ago.
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Ceiling of the Temple of Hathor, Dendera.
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Dye is added to mercury, showing that you can't absorb mercury with a towel or a sponge, no matter the size of its pores.
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A 4,500 year old dress was unearthed in Giza, and this is what it looks like after reconstruction.
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Soviet space dogs Belka and Strelka after landing, 1960.
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Earth photographed from the Moon's surface by the last human to visit.
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Found in the Pirin Mountains of southwestern Bulgaria.
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A 9,000-year-old skeleton was found in 2018 inside a cave in Cheddar, England, and was nicknamed “Cheddar Man”. His DNA was tested and it was concluded that a living relative was teaching history about a 1/2 mile away, tracing back nearly 300 generations.
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Cave in Thailand looks like a giant petrified snake.
