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This photo shows the Japanese perspective of Pearl Harbor from an attacking plane during the surprise attack on December 7, 1941:
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This is what the Grand Canyon looks like from above:
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Before he was James Bond, Sean Connery competed in the Mr. Universe pageant in 1953:
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This picture, taken in 1838 by Louis Daguerre, is the first-ever photo to have a person in it:
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Yep, right there in the corner getting their shoes shined:
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Speaking of which, this picture of Dorothy Catherine Draper, taken in 1840, is the first photograph of a WOMAN ever:
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Here’s Dorothy as a much older woman in 1890:
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This is what the Gateway Arch in St Louis looked like while it was under construction:
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Artist Gilbert Baker created a mile-long pride flag for the 1994 NYC Pride Parade. This is what it looked like in action:
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You’re most likely familiar with Maoi heads on Easter Island…
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But did you know that not only are they absolutely massive compared to a person, they also have these stunning, intricate designs on their backs:
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This is what the face of the Statue Of Liberty looks like from inside:
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This is what a modern-day banana looks like next to a wild, predomesticated banana that used to be much more prevalent:
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This is what a great grey owl looks like compared to its skeleton:
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This is Cal Orcko, a massive limestone cliff located in Bolivia that contains over 5,000 dinosaur footprints:
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Here’s a closer look:
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This, in all its glory, is what a five-year-old hamster looks like:
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Here’s what one of New York City’s very first double-decker buses looked like:
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This is a look at the main drag of the gold rush town of Deadwood, pictured here in 1876 in the Dakota Territory:
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This, my friends, is a Pudu aka the world’s smallest species of deer:
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Some sections of Grand Central Station are so old (112 years, to be exact) that the footprints of past customers are worn into the floor in front of ticketing booths:
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This is a look at how YouTube’s play-bar has evolved throughout the years:
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Do you see a car in this picture? There’s one of the left:
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This is what $100 in brand new five dollar bills looks like:
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This is what a candle flame looks like in zero gravity:
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Hotels used to have to put up signs explaining that electricity is safe and not to be feared:
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And baguettes, my friend… baguettes can be absolutely gigantic: