I’ve Searched High And Far For The Most Fascinating Pictures On The Internet, And These Are The 21 Best I Found Last Week
1.This is how many wildfires there are burning in the United States and Canada right now:
Specifically, fires larger than 1,000 acres. You can go deeper and get more info on this map here.
2.This is a model of a Gigantopithecus, the largest ape to ever live:
It weighed over 1,000 pounds and stood 10 feet high.
3.And while we're talking apes, this is what a chimpanzee's hand looks like up close:
Would love to give a chimp a nice, firm handshake.
4.This is what a solar eclipse looks like from space:
Like a pen blew up all over Earth.
5.This is what Times Square looked like in 1921:
We need more razor blades keen to shave me.
6.This painting, "First Communion," was made by Pablo Picasso when he was only 15 years old:
Looks like a real chill time.
7.This is the last picture ever taken of President Ulysses S. Grant, snapped days before his death at his home:
Shoutout Ulysses.
8.This is what the inside of an elephant's foot looks like...
9.And this is what the inside of a human foot looks like:
Elephants... they're just like us.
10.This is Baldwin Street, the steepest street in the world:
It's located in New Zealand, and, boy, is it ever steep.
11.Here's a different angle of the street:
12.And, while we're at it, here's a picture from 2015 when for some reason they rolled 75,000 pieces of candy down the hill:
Although, if you know me, you know I always support throwing something down a hill.
13.By now you've seen the brand new MSG Sphere all over the internet. Well, here's one more picture of it looking like something someone photoshopped into a picture:
Phish are going to play Gamehendge here next Halloween. You heard it from me first.
14.This is Emma Lilian Todd, the first woman to design an airplane:
That is some contraption.
15.This is what a French beach looked like in 1925:
Imagine getting home from the beach and finding sand in your dang suit lapels. What a time.
16.In the 1930s, this face cone was proposed as a protective shield against rain and snow:
It did not catch on, unfortunately.
17.Speaking of other things that didn't catch on, this was a proposed firefighting suit designed to drench the wearer in water:
Would love to take this for a spin at Waterslide World.
18.This is the USS Langley, the first United States aircraft carrier:
The Langley was sunk in World War II after Japanese bombardment.
19.This is how big Earth is compared to Saturn:
Earth is PUNY.
20.Held in 1903, this is what the first ever Tour de France looked like:
Bring back the suits, I say.
21.And, finally, this is what a 4,000-pound block of beautiful, delicious cheddar cheese looks like:
Now you know.
