22 Fascinating Photos of Our Wonderful World

Daniel Bonfiglio Published 09/04/2024 in wow

If you feel your brain is in desperate need of some stimulation, look no further than these visually appealing and fact-dense fascinating photos.

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“The Moon Dressed Like Saturn.” NASA picture of the day, 9/1/24. Taken by Francisco Sojuel.
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The Hope Diamond, the basis for the fictional Heart of the Ocean from Titanic . One of its last private owners, heiress Evalyn McLean, would have a party game where she would "lose" it at parties, for guests to find.
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This stove moves with the boat during rough seas to remain level.
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This is what the main road leading to the city of Grindavik looked like after a new volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula, southeast of Iceland.
5.
Indonesia's Mount Ruang volcano blasting lava and superheated ash columns high into the atmosphere on the night of April 17, 2024.
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The Charles Street jail in Boston has been converted into the luxurious Liberty Boston hotel.
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This bus has a fake car crashed into the back of it.
10.
Grafarkirkja is the oldest turf church in Iceland.
11.
Infertile tawny owl's lifeless eggs are replaced with orphaned chicks while owl is away.
12.
Fascinating deep-sea comb jelly with glowing rows of combs.
13.
The oleander hawk moth.
14.
Saturn rising from behind the Moon.
15.
Fossil mount of Smilodon Fatalis, the famous “saber-toothed tiger.”
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The moon, same time, same place, for 28 days.
17.
Tabletop wargaming at US Army War College.
18.
Mother scorpion carrying baby scorpions.
19.
A macro photo of a snail's eye.
20.
This is the first recorded sighting of a Russell's oarfish from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
21.
The Tokyo subway system map displayed in a station.
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This is how sperm whales sleep for up to two hours with the rest of their pod. This was only discovered in 2008.

1.
“The Moon Dressed Like Saturn.” NASA picture of the day, 9/1/24. Taken by Francisco Sojuel.
2.
The Hope Diamond, the basis for the fictional Heart of the Ocean from Titanic . One of its last private owners, heiress Evalyn McLean, would have a party game where she would "lose" it at parties, for guests to find.
3.
This stove moves with the boat during rough seas to remain level.
4.
This is what the main road leading to the city of Grindavik looked like after a new volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula, southeast of Iceland.
5.
Indonesia's Mount Ruang volcano blasting lava and superheated ash columns high into the atmosphere on the night of April 17, 2024.
6.
7.
The Charles Street jail in Boston has been converted into the luxurious Liberty Boston hotel.
8.
9.
This bus has a fake car crashed into the back of it.
10.
Grafarkirkja is the oldest turf church in Iceland.
11.
Infertile tawny owl's lifeless eggs are replaced with orphaned chicks while owl is away.
12.
Fascinating deep-sea comb jelly with glowing rows of combs.
13.
The oleander hawk moth.
14.
Saturn rising from behind the Moon.
15.
Fossil mount of Smilodon Fatalis, the famous “saber-toothed tiger.”
16.
The moon, same time, same place, for 28 days.
17.
Tabletop wargaming at US Army War College.
18.
Mother scorpion carrying baby scorpions.
19.
A macro photo of a snail's eye.
20.
This is the first recorded sighting of a Russell's oarfish from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
21.
The Tokyo subway system map displayed in a station.
22.
This is how sperm whales sleep for up to two hours with the rest of their pod. This was only discovered in 2008.