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No matter where you live and how much of the world you have already seen, there’s always so much more out there to explore; it can take ages to properly acquaint yourself with one particular city, not to mention an entire country or a continent.
Luckily, there’s a way to familiarize yourself with what’s happening in certain territories—and quite large ones, too—in just a matter of a few seconds; and that’s the internet. Today we’re focusing on Europe and the interesting facts about it, as well as the beautiful places in it, as they have been presented by members of the ‘Europe‘ subreddit. Scroll down to find their posts—as well as Bored Panda’s interview with one of the subreddit’s moderators—on the list below and familiarize yourself better with one of the seven continents of the world.
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#1
This Dog You See Helped Find People In The Earthquake Area In Turkey
M S 1 year ago
Often dogs are treated badly in Turkey. Hope it helps people to understand how precious dogs are.
Dark Side of the Loom 1 year ago
I don’t know about the rest of turkey, but in Istanbul at least they are well treated, and so are cats
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SlightlyTarnished 1 year ago
Surprise! There are dogs across the globe trained to find humans in natural disasters and man made disasters.
Sinead Kenny 1 year ago (edited)
Amazing and we never give them enough credit. They don't even do it because they are made too or it's the right thing to do. They do it without thinking and just for a 'good boy' and a ball. We do not give them enough resources time or credit.
“When Reddit first created subreddits, a lot of subreddits that focused on a specific place were created. Among those ones was also r/europe. The original moderators of that subreddit have long left the moderation team, and r/europe actually took some time to really pick up speed, but little by little, and urged by the need for a common place to learn news from all over the continent, it grew up to the current size of about 6 million subscribers,” one of the current moderators of the subreddit told Bored Panda, discussing how it all started.
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#2
Early Morning Foggy Gdańsk, Poland
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
Romantic, gothic, and haunting, all in one picture.
Jack Burton 1 year ago
Looks like the beginning of a vampire story where the old weird east european count found a boat to america
Bored something 1 year ago
I was thinking that I didn't know Dracula took a side trip to Poland.
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Robert T 1 year ago
The shadowy building at the back is one of the most recognisable in Gdansk. The ship is called the Black Pearl. https://perlalew.pl/en/
Czeslaw Aleksander Liebert 1 year ago (edited)
Used to live in Gdańsk in the late 1900s. Easily the best city to live in Poland.
LinkTheHylian 1 year ago
Jack Sparrow: "Now bring me that horizon." Everyone else: "We can't see it!"
Crazy catz 1 year ago
If anything has made me want to go to Poland it is this picture right here, just breathtakingly beautiful 😍
#3
Utrecht, Netherlands
sbj 1 year ago
I live near Utrecht and to see sights like this there you have to get up very early before the City is teeming with hordes of people
Bartlet for World Domination 1 year ago
Nieuwegracht is not that crowded.
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Laura Nordai 1 year ago
Oh this is where I sit (online) and watch for fish so I can ring the doorbell! :)
Bartlet for World Domination 1 year ago
It's where the fish come from! First they have to swim the city center. nieuwegrac...483618.png 
LokisLilButterknife 1 year ago
Gorgeous! I would love to step into the photo and go for a brisk morning stroll.
The Original Bruno 1 year ago
Big deal. This happens whenever our street drain backs up. (/joke)
Brian Droste 1 year ago
Don't know anything about this area or much about Europe. Do people use this canal to move up and down this area? Looks like there is not much room to walk on the sidewalk.
Bartlet for World Domination 1 year ago
No people just walk/bike/drive on the street level. The canal is for tourists and the garbage collectors' boat.
Load More Replies...“Even if this is indeed a continent of 750 million people, in more than 50 countries, talking more than 250 different languages, there are a lot of things that unite us—and that includes dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, human rights and the rule of law,” the redditor shared.
“It also includes disparaging the various European bureaucracies, whether that's EU or otherwise. And each year, we get a pan-European festival of music and kitsch and fun in the Eurovision Song Contest. And all of that is heavily reflected in the content of the subreddit.”
#4
Town Of Kiruna, Sweden
James D 1 year ago
I love how people will live in a such a beautiful place, then forma death metal band and enter Eurovision
Jesse 1 year ago
The negative emotions have to be let out in some way. If your hometown looks like that, you can't just go around and graffiti buildings
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Kaedyn Walsh 1 year ago (edited)
I bet there has to be a website that can turn any picture (within reason lol) into a purchaseable physical puzzle. Now I'm gonna be looking for one myself :D (I'm also sure there's a few sites to make any Pic an online puzzle, but it's not the same imo).
Load More Replies... The Original Bruno 1 year ago (edited)
I love the colors. It looks like it's out a children's toy world. On another post, a BP was livid, "Why the hell would you paint over bricks?" This. This is why you paint bricks. Just yesterday, I was in a beautiful American neighborhood and saw all the colorful brick buildings and loved it. (But the streets were all in a grid, not such a whimsy-inspiring mishmosh.)
Ewa Axelsson 1 year ago
This is what Kiruna looked like a couple of years ago. The entire city has been relocated due to the nearby mining industry.
AaAa 1 year ago
The whole town is being moved right now. There is a giant iron mine under the city and the ground is now to unstable to keep the town in place. The big red church on the top of the hill is going to be moved to the new city. But most of the houses are getting demolished.
seana lammers 1 year ago
If this is correct, what a shame. Too bad there isn’t a way to stabilize the ground.
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Kaedyn Walsh 1 year ago (edited)
If so, I'm so sorry y'all were forced to relocate and lose your homes. Did the ppl in charge of the mining disaster pay 100% for everyone to both move AND have new homes built when they moved the city? If not, that's the biggest betrayal and 'f**k you" I've heard in a little while :(
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#5
Italian Alps
Pittsburgh rare 1 year ago
I'm assuming it's too cold to swim? Because I REALLY want to swim there
Bob Brooce 1 year ago
It might be brisk, but it doesn't look frozen to me.
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LokisLilButterknife 1 year ago
I truly wish I was there right now instead of stuck working from home which I loathe.
Discussing the influence of such online groups as the ‘Europe’ subreddit, the moderator shared that even just listening to people from other cultures is beneficial. “Finding out how much we have in common after all, even if we literally don't even speak the same language has got to be a positive influence,” they said.
#6
Strasbourg Cathedral Last Week
Alessa Gillespie 1 year ago
I've visited Strasbourg twice and the Cathedral never ceases to amaze me. It's massive!
LokisLilButterknife 1 year ago
Ha hah, I was about to write the very same thing. 🦇
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People only think about Paris Notre Dame (that was majestuous) but Strasbourg Cathedral is quite impressive
#7
Before And After In Łódź, Poland
TheAmericanAmerican 1 year ago
Beautiful! Look how they transformed the street on the right into a more pedestrian friendly place! THIS is how we make cities better and more HUMAN centered and NOT car centered!
arthbach 1 year ago
TheAmericanAmerican, I totally agree. This is now a place where people would want to walk, would want to meet, and spend time. And it's been done by paint, trees & planting, seats, and pedestrianisation.
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Cat servant 1 year ago
In USA would need to change zoning laws that prevent grocery stores from being in residential neighborhoods. Nearest grocery to my house is over 2 kilometers away. I'm old and cannot walk the hills to get to it. Downhill there and uphill back with the groceries. Also no sidewalk most of the way. Stupid, stupid design of a town.
Raven Hayden Rudnik 1 year ago
Awww my City. Yup we have A lot of modernised areas. Main Problem is that in the City Center is not really safe to walk after like 21:00. In some places in the daylight even. I am a social ist, but I would kick our half the people that live in the Center. With the, it will never be nice and safe here
JayWantsACat 1 year ago
I know this isn't the same but my city banned non-taxi and public trans from our Market Street, which runs the length of downtown. It's SO MUCH safer and much more enjoyable as a pedestrian. They started doing "slow streets" throughout the year on other streets that temporarily became pedestrian only and it's great. They finally made it permanent for a section of road in our biggest park, which seems so late and obvious in hindsight.
Breadcrumb. 1 year ago
Looks way better. Hope no one got priced out of rent due to some paint and park benches..
Raven Hayden Rudnik 1 year ago
In most cases they kick the people out And sell the Apartments for quite some money. The people living in the center mosgly got Apartments for free at some point And only had to pay for water electricity etc. My family was kicked out like that some 20 years ago
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Reconstructed 8th Century Viking Hall In Lejre, Denmark
Somebodys grandmother 1 year ago
It is such a beatiful place. It's museum, science, nature etc.... You just get it all there...
seana lammers 1 year ago
What was the hall used for? How many people fit in there?
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LokisLilButterknife 1 year ago
I’ll have to ask my brother if he’s been there. I need to visit as it looks gorgeous.
SJM 1 year ago (edited)
Here you go: https://sagnlandet.dk/danmarks-stoerste-vikingehal/ also have videos of its creation if you scroll down
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Nowadays, the continent of Europe is home to roughly 740 million people. According to recent statistics, the majority of them live in Russia, which is the largest country in the continent population-wise, followed by Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Spain respectively.
#9
Roman Mosaic Discovered Near To The Shard, London
arthbach 1 year ago
Not really. London only dates back to 43CE. There are lots of places that are thousands of years older. Colchester claims to the the UK's oldest city. There's evidence of continuous occupation from the Neolithic all the way through to the present. London is a relative newbie when it comes to European cities.
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sbj 1 year ago
Stuff like this is found all around London and really annoys the developers for the delays they cause HaHa!
rullyman 1 year ago
Did you know that there's a curve in the picadilly line at one point because there were too many plague skeletons to dig through, so they just went around them?
Load More Replies... pineapple87 1 year ago
I can only imagine how happy the developers are about the change of plans caused by this
BarkingSquirell 1 year ago
These are just out in the fields in Turkey - very cool. I found myself suddenly stepping on a bathroom tile.
#10
I Just Changed A Lightbulb That Was So Old It Was „made In Czechoslovakia“. It Has Been In Use Every Day Since 1990…
TheAmericanAmerican 1 year ago
And people say Planned Obsolescence is a myth 😠 People, we have the technology and engineering prowess to make almost ANY product built to last DECADES but unfortunately that's not PROFITABLE for the corporations/rich/billionaires. Therefore we(THEY) simply don't do it. Capitalism is our global economic system and the pursuit of maximizing profits by ANY means necessary will ALWAYS come first. An economic system that thrives on an unlimited growth model on a planet of finite resources is GUARANTEED to fail!
Verena 1 year ago
This not the only reason. People keep buying cheap stuff to be used once and binning it, because buying something new is cheaper. It is cheaper because it is manufactured by workers without any rights, with next to none payment and the factories poisoning water and air. The exact same thing manufactured in France, Germany, the Netherlands etc is being judged as "too expensive". This is creating poverty and trash mountains. Companies in the Netherlands plan to leave, becazse workers rights and demands and environmental rules, which let us enjoy our nature parks, beaches and gardens, are too expensive to produce products cheap enough to be sold.
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Michal Pifko 1 year ago
At first I thought they are going to say it was made by Edison or something. 1990 is not that old. Many of us still have some old Tesla products from the 80s or earlier.
Greg Turnbull 1 year ago
The company that made grinding mills for distilleries built them so we'll they never needed to be replaced so the company went out of business but most of the mills are still working today
lawrence Andrew 1 year ago
The was a light bulb that burned out at a California fire station that lasted more than a hundred years. You have always been able to buy special long life bulbs for things like swimming pools but they were not as efficient.
#11
The European Bison Population Is Recovering. Recently Scientist In Poland Observed Biggest Heard Ever Containing 170 Bisons Including 40 Calves
Justanotherpanda 1 year ago
This is a piece about Europe, not everybody is native in English so mistakes can and are allowed to be made. Be a little forgiving will you
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Brian Droste 1 year ago
Until I heard the top thread, I thought they were like maggots or something.
In addition to permanent residents, Europe is brimming with visitors from all over the world. In the first half of last year, tourism in the European Union—which entails the majority of the countries located in Europe—reached the highest level in the past decade.
According to Eurostat, during the first half of 2023, there were 1193 million nights spent in tourist accommodations, which marked an increase of 11 million compared to the same period the year before.
#12
Lone Deer Running Across The Green Fields Of Moravia, Czech Republic
Purple_bio 1 year ago
i knew a person that lived in Czech republic beautiful place but ran by non-beautiful people well, some arn't
#13
Old Town In Kraków, Poland
Czeslaw Aleksander Liebert 1 year ago
Love the city, but wouldn't like to live there - way too many tourists.
Blue Mar 1 year ago
Definitely worth to revisit, you wouldn't recognise Poland now
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Detail Of The Hercules Armour Of The Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II
Patricia Smith 1 year ago
By the time the artisans were finished with this armor the war would be over.
Roan The Demon Kitty 1 year ago
I wouldn't want to wear that in battle in case it got damaged, I wonder if it was more of a ceremonial set of armor?
Chelsea McKee 1 year ago
By the time we finish designing the armor mi lord the war will be over.
BarkingSquirell 1 year ago
When I think about how much amazing art came before me, I am gobsmacked.
If you’re curious about what city in Europe attracts the most visitors, it wouldn’t probably take you a lot of guesses to get it right; it’s Paris (at least based on 2022 data).
The city of love, good food, and the language that sounds so beautiful but can be so torturously difficult to master (trying to learn the numbers alone can make you want to wave the white flag) reportedly recorded roughly 19.4 million inbound tourist arrivals. Ranking just below Paris, London and Istanbul were popular destinations, too, with over 16 million inbound arrivals each.
#15
Roman Mosaic Discovered In The Croatian Town Of Hvar
STress (I/me) 1 year ago
In Croatian coastal towns, it's almost a daily routine... (grew up in one of them)
Say-Keo Durand 1 year ago
On the island of Hvar (where there IS a town called Hvar) but this is Stari Grad. Our house is just up the street! 😃
Happy to be a wallflower 1 year ago
Roman mosaics are beautiful, it's a shame that it was just built on top of and buried like that
#16
Kharkiv Pride In Kharkiv Metro. A City, Bombed Almost Every Day
Ephemera Image 1 year ago
While Putler hides in his bunker. I always laughed my a*s of at those images of Putler riding bare-chested. He's a horrible horseman, slumped over like a sack of potatoes in the saddle, no skill whatsoever, and always riding a tiny little pony that looks half-asleep. Big little man, lol. Does he think that impresses people who know horsemanship?
Jay Cee 11 months ago
Recently found a Kharkiv metro token in a "box of bits and pieces" left over from my last visit there in June 2012. Went online to see how bad the damage is and was appalled. The stupid thing is that many eastern Ukrainians are ethnically Russian so essentially Putin is attacking his fellow Russians!
Lyuben Petkov 1 year ago
good luck if you are from the Bulgarian or the Hungarian minority in Ukraine
Lyuben Petkov 1 year ago
Deutche Welle did scratchet the surface with their documentary : "The Odessa files"
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Hiking In Switzerland [oc]
![Hiking In Switzerland [oc]](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/65fbe5b0d52e8_3zgcqhnunr391__700.jpg?utm_campaign=rebelboost_true "Hiking In Switzerland [oc]")
O_circularbeing_O 1 year ago (edited)
i didn’t know michael jackson was a yodeler!
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Lotekguy 1 year ago
Unfortunately, just a Ricola commercial and the occasional cowbell.
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Lisa Kathrin 1 year ago
This is a wonderful hike towards "Saxer Lücke" in the Alpstein in Appenzell.
Coming back to languages and French being a difficult one to learn, I might have been too quick—or too biased—to judge, as in the context of other languages, it falls within the category of the easiest ones in Europe for an English speaker to learn.
Other mother tongues in the same category—which reportedly take less than 24 weeks of learning to reach speaking and reading proficiency—are Spanish, Italian, and Norwegian, just to name a few.
The second hardest, requiring roughly 30 weeks, is German, followed by Polish and Lithuanian, just to name a couple, with 44 weeks, and Hungarian and Finnish with an undetermined number of weeks, as no one would probably last long enough to master something as difficult as this.
#18
A Fully Stocked Supermarket In Kherson. Despite It Being A Ukrainian Frontline City
TheAmericanAmerican 1 year ago
United we stand up for democracy and against fascism! Call your senators and representatives and demand we increase our support to Ukraine 🇺🇦
Alicia M 1 year ago
Absolutely! I'm American and 100% for giving Ukraine whatever they need.
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Corvus 1 year ago
These people survived Stalin, they survived Chernobyl... they will surely survive Putin as well.
#19
Heavy Snowfall In Athens, Greece
Roan The Demon Kitty 1 year ago
this is stunning, I'd have never really thought about snow like this somewhere like Athens, perhaps more in the mountains around the Bulgarian border etc, but not in Athens. (btw, the north of Greece is stunning and some of the best honey I ever had came from there x3)
OneHappyPuppy 1 year ago
For Athens, so far south, it is heavy snowfall. It's not in Norway
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In West Belfast, Northern Ireland
While languages in countries all over Europe are indeed fascinating, not many people choose to travel to—or within the bounds of—the continent just to hear them with their own ears. The majority of visitors arguably seek to explore some of the most popular landmarks, or on the contrary, the hidden gems unknown to the masses, and gain some unforgettable travel experience.
Those more interested in the popular sites, as seen in pictures online and TV screens, likely still have Paris in their minds; and for a reason, as it is home to the iconic Eiffel Tower—undeniably one of the most recognizable landmarks in Europe, if not in the entire world.
#21
Norwegians Certainly Know How To Sell Themselves
Verena 1 year ago (edited)
This is a commercial from an US-chain, not the Norwegian Tourist Board. And aimed at tourists who go there for sex, not nature. Which is strange, why go to one of the most expensive countries in the world for sex?
Ms Dodo 1 year ago
It clearly says it's an ad for 7-11. I don't think many people go there for sex... it's just a funny ad.
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#22
Pula, Croatia
James016 1 year ago
My wife went there with her sister a few years ago. The pictures she sent me were just stunning. I was quite jealous.
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STress (I/me) 1 year ago
Sunset in Zadar, Croatia - stunning enough to impress Orson Welles himself. Pozdrav-su...2c3dbc.jpg 
Czeslaw Aleksander Liebert 1 year ago
Been there for holidays with my family in early 2010s. Lovely town, very nice people, beautiful weather, lots of sightseeing places. The only con are the rocky beaches. Other than that - 100% recommend.
Foxglove🇮🇪 1 year ago
I went to Pula on my first holiday alone, way back in 1987! It looks like the Arena has had some work done since then.
Adam Jeff 1 year ago
I've head the beaches weren't as nice in those days... what with Czechoslovakia not having a coastline...
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#23
Finnish Family Coach (Lastenvaunu) In Inter-City Trains
After analyzing the data from Google searches, Tripadvisor reviews, TikTok views, and Instagram hashtags, Holiday Cars found that the iconic structure is indeed Europe’s most popular tourist destination, googled roughly 84.4 million times yearly.
Other popular landmarks on Holiday Car’s list respectively were Big Ben and Westminster Palace in London, Gaudi’s iconic architectural marvel, the Sagrada Familia, in Barcelona, Colosseum and Roman Forum in the Italian capital, Rome, and Lake Geneva in Switzerland.
#24
A New Flagpole At The Nato Headquarters Installed
Corvus 1 year ago
In his desperate attempt to scare other countries from joining NATO, Putin actually convinced 2 more countries to join... good job, jerk :D
TotallyNOTAFox 1 year ago
He should get an award from us for doing so much for the NATO - not only did we get 2 more members, we also modernize our arsenal.
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TheAmericanAmerican 1 year ago
NATO Lake!!! Shuck it Putin! Shuck it long, and shuck it HARD!!! Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦
quentariel 1 year ago
This flagpole belongs to Finland (because they go in alphabetical order), but as a Finn I'm super happy that Sweden finally gets their own pole too. It's been a bit weird waiting for them as we applied together.
DC 1 year ago
See ... if you claim promises nobody ever gave to you, if you act out on made-up threats ... well, NATO having two more members is the direct result of you, Diktatorewitsch, and of your stupid decisions. And - Taurus for Ukraine! Everything below nuclear, they should get in any quantity available without more questions of strings attached - the dangerous precedence that Putin succeeding would set isn't the only reason, but this alone is sufficient already, as are the rights of Ukrainian people to not live in a dictatory like Russia.
TheAmericanAmerican 1 year ago
And let Putler invade more of European democratic countries? How about no?
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#25
A Seaside Toilet In The Bay Of Kotor
Jack Burton 1 year ago
"Huge salty enema included" seems more apropriate ^^
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Rostit.. . 1 year ago
better time your 'push' properly or your poo is going back where it came from..with force.
Roan The Demon Kitty 1 year ago
Romania is one of those countries where it either looks like a third world poverty kind of dirty, or beautiful like something out of a fairytale. Transilvania was lovely, Sibiu, Sighișoara, Târgu Mureș Brașov, etc, are stunning. Bucharest has it's charms in the more touristy areas, but outside of that it's not so nice. Then there's neighbourhoods there like the infamous Ferentari, which whilst cleaner now than it used to be, I'd still avoid like the plague. I'm yet to visit the Romanian Coast though. But the pictures made it look nice ;-; (then again I'm living in the UK, the government here pumps sewage into the sea, so... yea :/ )
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Anatolian Plate Moved 3-3,5 Meters After The Earthquake
Bill Swallow 1 year ago
Reminder that we live on a dynamic, living planet.
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Bill Swallow 1 year ago
I tried telling my dog that he was Asian, not European. He was not impressed. Ren-on-Cou...f83aec.jpg 
Joanne Earle 1 year ago
There's a fence in Marin County CA that is displaced like that too, on the San Andreas Fault.
While visiting the places in Europe—or elsewhere in the world, for that matter—is undoubtedly more fun to do firsthand, sometimes it simply might not be possible to. But that shouldn’t deter you from working on that bucket list, as it can still happen; and before it does, make use of the internet and browse whatever it is that interests you the most.
#27
The Crimean Bridge
#28
Bobi From Portugal, The Oldest Dog In History, Turned 31
Becky Samuel 1 year ago
The Guinness book of records have removed this entry as there was no proof. It is highky unlikely that this dog was anywhere near as old as was claimed. The oldest ever dog with convinving proof was an Australian heeler that live to 29.
Patricia Smith 1 year ago
He may not be 31 but he is an old gentleman. This good elderly sweetheart is entitled to his 15 minutes.
Debby Keir 1 year ago
He had the title stripped from him - early pictures showed white front paws, apparently *https://news.sky.com/story/guinness-world-records-oldest-dog-bobi-stripped-of-title-13078220*
PenguinQueen 1 year ago (edited)
I DECLARE IT!! Bad humans faked his age then removed his title.. I dont care what people say, he is a GOOD BOY and deserves a new title recognising him of his good boy status ♥️ All those who agree say Aye & UPVOTE 👍
Comfortably Numb 1 year ago (edited)
A dog that obese could never live that old. He'd be very lucky to hit 18
#29
Troll Hunting Season In Denmark
Array Index Out of Bounds 1 year ago
"And blimey if it isn't mutton again today!"
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There are a whole series of these. One of my Danish friends keeps posting pictures of them.
Michelle my Belle. 1 year ago
We have them here in Washington! They are so cool. One is just about a mile from me. I visit it often.
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Marie Clear 1 year ago
This is Thomas Dambo's work! https://www.thomasdambo.com/featured-works
Full of Giggles 1 year ago
At first glance, it looked like the troll 💩 a toy boat and was still trying to push out the string.
#30
Lithuanian Guy Rowed Across The Atlantic Ocean From Spain To Florida In 120 Days!
TheAmericanAmerican 1 year ago
How'd that tiny boat not sink from the weight of his MASSIVE steel balls???
Mark 1 year ago
His balls are made of carbon fiber, more rare and designed for weight saving
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nottheactualphoto 1 year ago
He's got it all figured out. DiSantis will put him on a bus to New York.
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Trish Christoffersen 1 year ago
Did they let him in the country, or make him turn around and go home...
gerard julien 1 year ago
"Gérard d'Aboville (born 5 September 1945 in Paris) is the first man to row across two oceans solo: the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. He crossed the Atlantic in 1980, travelling from Cape Cod to Brittany. D'Aboville previously built boats and organized races before undertaking this 3,500 mile trip, which he completed in 72 days. In 1981, he was a recipient of the Silver Olympic Order. In 1991, at the age of 46 he spent 134 days crossing the Pacific Ocean, beginning in Japan and ending in Washington state." abboville-...79cd15.jpg 
#31
Vasco De Gama Bridge In Lisbon, Portugal. The Longest (Standing) Bridge In Europe
Donna Peluda 1 year ago
In road this on my motorbike in pouring rain at night in heaving traffic with strong winds blowing. Scary as F*****. I was on an outside lane with drain grating and it was like riding on thin air. When I got to the toll I could hardly get my wallet out.
#32
View Of Italy From The International Space Station
MaxMi 1 year ago
And our personal nut is sure he can build a bridge across sicily where studies demonstrated the single longest segment would wave across 10 meters due to winds. He says it’s safe for trains. 10 meters swinging left and right.
Bob Brooce 1 year ago
I'd ask if you're an engineer but I already know the answer. A deflection of 10 meters would result in a curvature of 0.35º and increase the distance by 3 cm. Temperature changes will have a far bigger effect. It's the frequency of the oscillations that will determine whether or not the it's feasible.
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Moë 1 year ago
Omg what is that curve? Everyone knows the earth is flat! (JK I'm not an idiot)
nm (he/him) 1 year ago
Flat-earthers will reply that the curvature is caused by a special lens used.
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Jay Cee 11 months ago
Had a long argument trying to explain the difference between peninsula and peninsular - yes, it was with an American.
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Floeckchen 1 year ago
To be fair the curvage on this picture is mostly from distortion from the camera lense. With italy this big the earth curvage would be a lot flatter
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#33
Sea And Football. Trogir, Croatia
STress (I/me) 1 year ago (edited)
Fun fact - Trogir is one of very rare (if not the only!) places in the world to be situated on the coast and TWO islands at the same time.
Claudia Conway 1 year ago
We stayed there 2 years ago, a lovely place! I remember walking around that footy pitch.
LinkTheHylian 1 year ago
"The ball has gone out of play for what would normally be a throw-in, but it appears to have gone swimming instead."
#34
Ruptured Fault Line Can Be Seen In Turkey
Sinead Kenny 1 year ago
Think this is mother nature again giving us our final warnings before she has had enough. Why can people not see this? And by PEOPLE I mean those who have the ability to really change the future! Not us nobody's trying to recycle waste that is going to general landfill irrespective of how we bag it up (uk) ... NOPE THEY are to busy waging war as 3rd parties or conquering space or building AI that will eventually finish us of anyway.... rant over hmph!
#35
In 2014, This French Weather Presenter Announced The Forecast For 18 August 2050 In France As Part Of A Campaign To Alert To The Reality Of Climate Change. Now Her Forecast That Day Is The Actual Forecast For The Coming 4 Or 5 Days, In Mid-June 2022
Jack Burton 1 year ago
Bretagne feels not concerned. Asterix & Obelix do not care about global warming ^^
Fred L. 1 year ago
True. But they will once the wild boar population declines even further.
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Full of Giggles 1 year ago
Looks like an Arizona (US) spring. It’s currently 31C/87F in Phoenix.
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Roan The Demon Kitty 1 year ago
2022 was awful. Just awful. Thankfully, the UK escaped the bulk of any heatwave in 2023, but each summer scares me now, as I just cannot deal with the heat and the humidity of the UK ever being that hot again. (it just hits different here, 40c elsewhere is different i swear ;-; )
#36
University Lunch In France ! (1.2€)
Upstaged75 1 year ago (edited)
Healthy! I've gotten so spoiled now that smoking isn't allowed most public places in the US - I can't even remember what cigarettes smell like. It's amazing! And I literally don't know anyone who even smokes anymore.
gerard julien 1 year ago (edited)
STEREOTYPES die hard. " The countries that smoke the most in the EU are Bulgaria, with 28.2 per cent of the population consuming tobacco daily, then Turkey (27.3 per cent), Greece (27.2 per cent), Hungary (25.8 per cent) and Latvia (24.9 per cent). France comes in 13th position. Source: Eurostat. " KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK "
olivier FRESSE 1 year ago
Translated from https://www.france-hotel-guide.com/fr/blog/prix-cafe-paris/ in 2023 : The average price of a coffee in Paris (out of more than 110 cafés) is €2.72. The cheapest coffee is 1€ and it is served by T-Kawa (13th arrondissement). The most expensive coffee in Paris costs €14 and to taste it you will have to go to the WINDO Skybar (17th arrondissement). So, 1.2 for a coffee dispenser makes sense
MP 1 year ago
No it isn’t. You can buy a single cigarette at a gas station for 50 cents and a double shot of espresso for $2.75 at Starbucks. Washington DC, a HCOL area on the east coast.
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German Ww2 Bunker That Has Fallen From The Cliff, Normandy, France
StretcherBearer 1 year ago
A part of me is oddly comforted by seeing this toppled by nature and time. It's strange, I find that this is a compelling image for reasons that aren't exactly clear to me🤔
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France And Italy Share A Lot Of Cultural Features, But People Often Fail To Grasp How Centralised France Is Compared To How Decentralised Italy Is, At Least Regarding Population. Different Historical Paths, Different Political And Social Dynamics Today
Pedantic Panda 1 year ago
Because Italy didn't become a unified country until about 1000 years after France?
Chewie Baron 1 year ago
Not that. Look at the population of Paris. No other French city has a population over 1million. France is very Paris-centric whereas in Italy, it’s quite spread out. But Italy does have a North/South divide itself. Rich in the North and poor in the South.
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Jack Burton 1 year ago
Italy is a very young country for west europe. Paris is the french place of power for such a long time.
Nicole Weymann 1 year ago
I'd like to see Germany in comparison. I imagine it looks somewhat similar to Italy.
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gerard julien 1 year ago
try to do that now and you'll get KABOOM : kaboom-65f...de-png.jpg 
olivier FRESSE 1 year ago
It took centuries for the kings of France to create a unified country. Previously, France was divided into duchies and other kingdoms, Navarre, Normandy, Brittany Guyenne... The 100 Years' War shows this well. In truth, “total” French power dates from Louis 14, and his famous phrase, l’état c’est moi (I am the state). The rest of the story, from the revolution to today via Napoleon, builds a country very centered on the central power which is in Paris.
Keith Handly (Ike) 1 year ago
France has the same population as Italy but has twice as much land.
gerard julien 1 year ago
false ! Italy : population 59 million. France : population 68 million
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#39
The River Loire Today, Loireauxence, Loire-Atlantique, France
Corvus 1 year ago
This picture is a great answer to people who ask "But why should I care about climate change, how does it affect me, personally?"
Ubiquitous 1 year ago
To be honest, that river being dry at that time had no affect on my life
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PenguinQueen 1 year ago
One day people will be looking at things like this wondering why we had bridges in desserts 😬
Mimi La Souris 1 year ago
an article showing the difference between oct 2023 and nov 2023 : https://www.ouest-france.fr/leditiondusoir/2023-11-27/a-sec-il-y-a-un-mois-la-loire-a-radicalement-change-de-visage-ces-photos-sont-spectaculaires-0b34467f-f650-4a41-87c0-e8f3b2f3d40b
Flora Porter 1 year ago
Well, no, two years ago during the very extreme summer. Right now it's spring and they've been having the same excessive rain as the rest of us in Europe.
#40
Third Night Of Protests In Tbilisi. Georgians Demand Resignation Of Government, Early Elections
TheAmericanAmerican 1 year ago
Putin has been doing the same thing to Georgia 🇬🇪 since 2008 that he's been doing to Ukraine! He's an anti-democracy POS fascist that needs to be put DOWN!
#41
British Newspaper ''the New European'' Print Edition Cover, 23 – 29 September
Frog On A Log 1 year ago
The border patrol is asking if they can drive a truck, so using immigrants for cheap labor
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I remember people in the UK, when petrol was scarce, thinking a truck with a concrete mixer was a tanker and driving behind the truck because they thought they could then fill up :(
StretcherBearer 1 year ago (edited)
Man, I was going to joke about the Rio Grande River looking a little full, but eh. More depressing that we are we were we are globally.
#42
Lemmer, Netherlands
Verena 1 year ago (edited)
This is one of the horrid holiday parks, NOT a residential area, they grow like cancer, destroy the coast and nature areas. They are empty during the majority of the year. I live in an area like that in the Southwest, completely roompotted. We need affordable houses for locals, not "cities" with 350 €500.000+ mansions as second and holiday homes, empty during 8 months of the year.
Caro Caro 1 year ago
Roompot has a bit of this and houseboats. Not all the buildings are holiday homes.
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Blue Bunny of Happiness 1 year ago
Sadly, they’re going to need it if global warming continues to melt the ice caps!
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Ma Cheverez 1 year ago
I read the green eye monster in some of the comments. If it wasn't for creativity we would only have pictures only of nature's deserts to tundra. Enjoy the different views.
Verena 1 year ago
In reality, the Netherlands are way less romantic to live and work in, as all these photos and stories on Social Media want to make people believe. Lots of Dutch residents desparately want to leave the country.
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#43
Environmentalists In Berlin Protest Against The Government's Decision To Close Nuclear Power Plants
Corvus 1 year ago
Coal is both an energy-inefficient and highly polluting fuel... a country would have to be insane to rely on it in 2024.
TheAmericanAmerican 1 year ago
Nuclear power is a perfect bridge energy source to help us get off of fossil fuels and fully transitioned to renewables! Oil, gas, and coal are literally destroying our livable environment. Nuclear power can be generated safely in the 21st century. Sincerely, a Solar Panel Project Planner
JuJu 1 year ago
Would you like to live next to an old mine filled with nuclear waste?
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David 1 year ago
Remember over 92% of scientists say they are pro-Nuclear power, and 74% say Nuclear is the only viable large scale zero emission energy solution. Lets build more Nuclear reactors, modern ones, with the latest safety features
DC 1 year ago
... at least, this is misleading. Ending nuclear power generation is not in question among "environmentalists", but there's a campaign acting as such run by those running the reactors as well. As the exhaust gases are emitted elsewhere (fuel elements don't just grow somewhere, they take a lot of energy to be made), they can fool dumb people into believing it was clean, which it isn't. It's also dangerous, leaves behind the most dangerous trash there is, and is a huge waste of public money, in order to amass private money. On top of that, having nuclear power plants seems like a dikc comparison - "we can employ the energy released by braking atoms apart!". If everything truly is taken into account, it's neither climate neutral, nor even close to. And has it's additional issues, of which some aren't even theoretically solved, let alone in practice.
TomBeingPushed 1 year ago
This picture and comment is misleading. In Germany there are no environmentalists who fight for nuclear power. But there are interest lead groups who do, many of them denying climate change in fear of blackouts due to renewable energies. These people are no environmentalists.
Brian Droste 1 year ago
Here in this post we have people protesting the closing of nuclear power plants but two post up we have people protesting against a nuclear power plant we made.
#44
German Police Protect Bucket-Wheel-Excavator From Climate Activists In The Former Village Of Lützerath (Source In Comments)
JuJu 1 year ago
In Germany there were massive protests against nuclear power plants in the 90s. You saw "Atomkraft nein danke" sticker everywhere. And it's not only about the GAU, but also a lot about the storage of the waste.
Bill Swallow 1 year ago
"... but also a lot about the storage of the waste" *sigh* We were well on the way to designing and implementing a solution to this, but the politicians and the NIMBYs scuttled it just when we were at the finish line. [disclaimer: I used to work on the Yucca Mountain Project.] Guess rusting barrels sitting behind a chain link fence is a better, safer solution than a geological repository...
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Germany shut down all their nuclear power plants to then ramp up their coal mining and burning... why? Their direct neighbor France gets around 80% of their power from nuclear power plants and yet Germany shuts their's down...
Verena 1 year ago
Apart from the risks as happened in Sellafield, Fukushima, Tschernobyl (to name a few), a densely populated country like Germany cannot afford these risks. Nuclear power needs lots and lots of cool water, which cannot be provided by the rivers in Germany. Germany is trying in vain to find a safe place to store the nuclear waste created during the past 50 years, without success yet. Again, in a densely populated country with health and safety norms in place, this waste cannot be dumped in the next quarry. Germany did not "crank up coal", to the contrary, it is to be phased out. Unfortunately old contracts exist, I grew up next to the hole in the picture, it can be seen from the house of friends.
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Bulgarian Navy Detonating A Mine In The Black Sea
badger 1 year ago
they're planned to self-obsolete when a ship hits them.
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TotallyNOTAFox 1 year ago
To be fair, I'd rather see that than NOT seeing it
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Sarinz 1 year ago
Nice collection, thanks BP. I'd love to see a similar collection of pictures from other continents.
Nina 1 year ago
There's more to Europe then these pictures, it doesn't do it justice. Maybe start a series for all parts of the world?
ADJ 1 year ago
Hell, if this post had 5000 pictures from Europe it still would be just scratching the surface...
Load More Replies... Caessy Meschar 1 year ago
I would like to see more pictures from Asia and Africa. Everything revolves around Europe and North America, our planet is so big and doesn't just consist of 2 continents
Flora Porter 1 year ago (edited)
Interesting photos let down by the headline. There are about 50 countries in Europe, with many more cultures and ethnic groups, as well as thousands of years of history, so 'no other place like Europe' is rather silly and reductive.
Sarinz 1 year ago
Nice collection, thanks BP. I'd love to see a similar collection of pictures from other continents.
Nina 1 year ago
There's more to Europe then these pictures, it doesn't do it justice. Maybe start a series for all parts of the world?
ADJ 1 year ago
Hell, if this post had 5000 pictures from Europe it still would be just scratching the surface...
Load More Replies... Caessy Meschar 1 year ago
I would like to see more pictures from Asia and Africa. Everything revolves around Europe and North America, our planet is so big and doesn't just consist of 2 continents
Flora Porter 1 year ago (edited)
Interesting photos let down by the headline. There are about 50 countries in Europe, with many more cultures and ethnic groups, as well as thousands of years of history, so 'no other place like Europe' is rather silly and reductive.
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