From the late '70s to the early 2000s, you could catch a flight from New York to London, and fly supersonic.
The Concord is one of aviation's greatest successes and greatest failures. Because while it's pretty cool to haul passengers around at over the speed of sound, some drastic design measures were needed to combat a few serious engineering difficulties. One of which, is the plane's iconic droopy nose.
See a photo of the Concord's cramped cockpit in comparison to that of the Soviet Union's Tu-144, right here. (Along with plenty of other entertaining and interesting photos.)
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Shrovetide Burning in Portugal by the Caretos, a pre-medieval fertility ritual and tradition.
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The last time the Olympic (left) and Titanic (right) would be photographed together. March, 1912.
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Traffic lights in Chennai, India are heart shaped.
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Two fishermen in Australia caught this "doomsday fish," which according to legend, signals an oncoming disaster in some parts of the world.
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There is a metal called Gallium that melts at 29.7°C, so you can melt it by holding it in your hand.
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The back muscles of English bodybuilder Dorian Yates.
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An axolotl getting an X-ray.
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The Spirit Cave Mummy is the oldest known mummy in the world and is over 9,400 years old. It was first discovered in 1940 and was naturally preserved by the heat and aridity of the cave it was found in.
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The most detailed model of a human cell to date; a 'cellular landscape cross-section through a eukaryotic cell,’ by Evan Ingersoll and Gael McGill.
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Cockpit of the Tupolev Tu-144.
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Ripe bananas glow bright blue under a black light. This is most likely due to chlorophyll breaking down as they ripen, which then glows blue.
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A large piece of a lost Pharaonic temple located among residential buildings in an Egyptian village. Qus, Qena, Egypt.
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Zombie Response Team vehicle in Missouri.
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A 300-foot-high wall in Bolivia was found with over 5000 dinosaur footprints, belonging to 10 different species, in over 462 discreet trails, dating to 65 million years ago.
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The "Palace of Salt" in Bolivia is the world's first hotel made of salt.
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One of the Curiosity Rover's wheels after traversing Mars for 11yrs.
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“Native Holding a Katana,” photo taken in 1894, Gleichen, Alberta. The man holding the sword is Dog Child, (AKA Winnipeg Jack), a Blackfoot scout with the North West Mounted Police.
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Mourning mask used by Empress Elisabeth of Austria in 1889 after her son Rudolf took his own life.
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One of many creative dessert designs by Chef Matteo Stucchi.
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The real life "Truman Show" door in Lake Zug, Switzerland.
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A fish trapped inside of a jellyfish.
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The rare neelakurinji flower, which blooms once every 12 years in the Western Ghats of India.
