I Have A Brain The Size Of A Peanut, So My Mind Was Totally Blown After Seeing These 23 Absolutely Fascinating Pictures For The Very First Time Last Week

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1.This is what one part of the border between Belgium and the Netherlands looks like:

The borderline between Belgium and the Netherlands

Would love to hop back and forth all day long:

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2.This is how big an average-sized comet is compared to Paris:

Comparison of a comet to Paris

Specifically the Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet. Very chill, though.

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3.This is Kipekee, a one-of-a-kind spotless giraffe that was born in a Tennessee zoo last month:

It's likely that she is the

Here's another picture of the fabulous Kipekee:

Closeup of a spotless giraffe

Folks, do we stan Kipekee the spotless giraffe?

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4.One of the largest, if not the largest, commercially available bed is the Alaska king, an absolute BEHEMOTH:

Mattress dimensions and bed sizes
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5.This is what it looks like in person:

An alaskan king bed

6.According to astronomers, this is the average color of the universe:

"cosmic latte"

7.This is Stephan Bibrowski, otherwise known as Lionel the Lion-faced Man. Stephan had a condition known as hypertrichosis that caused hair to grow up to eight inches long all over his body including, obviously, his face:

Stephan Bibrowski

8.The Nebraska women's volleyball team just set a world record for the most attended women's sporting event of all time, a match against Omaha that was attended by over 92,000 people:

Aerial view of people at a volleyball match

And yeah, they won.

Twitter: @huskervb

9.This is what a cross-section of a Boeing 747 looks like:

A model of a 747

Not much between you and the great wide-open sky.

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10.Because they don't allow artificial coloring, American Froot Loops and European Froot Loops are totally different:

Comparison of Hungarian and American Froot Loops

11.Speaking of which, this is what Fanta orange looks like in Europe:

Fanta in Europe

Again, no dyes.

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12.This is what a cow molar looks like compared to a human molar:

Comparison of a cow tooth vs. a human tooth

Cow dentists must make a killing.

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13.This is the top hat Abraham Lincoln was wearing the night he was assassinated:

Abe Lincoln's top hat

RIP Abe.

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14.This is what the cockpit of the now retired supersonic passenger airliner the Concorde looked like:

Concorde cockpit

15.This is the 1955 Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe, the most expensive car ever sold:

1955 Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe

16.There's a place called Ooh Aah Point at the Grand Canyon:

"Ooh Aah Point"

I just think that's neat.

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17.This is what a banana looks like after a year of being left out:

Rotted bananas

Juuuuust how I like 'em.

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18.Watermelons...watermelons can be very, very tiny:

A hand holding a tiny watermelon

Look at that little fellah.

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19.This is what the start of a river looks like:

the start of a river

20.This is what a python's skeleton looks like:

A snake skeleton

Chill, chill, chill.

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21. This is a map of every hurricane since 1851. Hurricanes do not cross the equator:

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Why? Well, because the Coriolis force is not strong enough there for hurricanes to form.

22.This is a display of ancient Egyptian furniture, from sometime around 1,500 BCE:

Ancient furniture

Who knew that humanity perfected furniture so long ago?

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23.And, finally, America is very, very young:

Sheesh!