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A Ken doll from 1985 next to a Ken doll from a few years ago:
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A modern tomato next to a tomato grown from 150-year-old seeds:
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And a building in New York before and after being power washed:
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A box of Nerds candy from 1984 (discovered under someone’s floorboard) and a box from recent years:
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A stack of dollar bills after being in circulation vs. a stack of brand new ones:
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And hundred dollar bills from 1977, 2003, and 2017:
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An Ancient Greek stadium before and after it was excavated by archaeologists:
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A historical medical journal documenting the before and after of a tumor removal in the 17th century:
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And — much more recently — two MRIs of someone’s brain before and after surgery to remove a tumor from their temporal lobe:
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New chocolate chips vs. older ones (the change in color is called blooming and comes from being exposed to warm temperatures…they’re still fine to eat!):
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A reservoir in Glossop, England in 2022 (during a drought) and the same reservoir in 2023 after heavy rainfall:
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And a college student’s notes before and after they started taking ADD medication:
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A new sewing needle vs. one used for four months:
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A 300-year-old sword before and after being restored:
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And — wow! — a viking axe before and after being restored:
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A new TV remote vs. one used by a smoker:
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A stuffed animal loved on for years vs. a brand new version of the same stuffed animal:
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And a dog before and after getting groomed:
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A well-worn key vs. a freshly cut one for the same vehicle:
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An actor in Turkey before and after putting on makeup for a play version of Victor Hugo’s novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame:
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And Iskenderun, Turkey on February 5, 2023 after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake and a year later:
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A 1988 Toyota Hilux and the 2012 version of the same truck (it really shows you how much larger trucks have gotten over the years):
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The camera size of an original iPhone (right) vs. an iPhone 13 Pro:
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And one terabyte of external hard drive storage in 2009 vs. in 2022:
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A baseball cap after being worn while working outdoors for a year vs. a brand new one:
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A week before someone’s wisdom teeth extraction vs. one week after:
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A transparent phone cover after four years of use vs. a brand new one:
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An aged shopping cart wheel next to a brand new one:
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And a guy’s room before and after a girl said she would come over, LOL:
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A five-year-old wok vs. a new version of the same brand:
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A cat before and after being rescued off the street:
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And Bubbles, a neglected Labrador Retriever with a skin condition before and after he was brought into a shelter and given some love and treatment: