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We often forget what a wondrous world we live in. While getting caught up in our hectic schedules makes us oblivious to things around us, today we're gonna zoom in on the unseen and unnoticed side of things.

So welcome to Bored Panda’s amusing collection of the most fascinating and rarely seen objects, beings, places, occurrences, and everything that will bring out that inner curious child we have inside.

From a macro shot revealing the density of penguin feathers to rainbow cloud spotting, this is something you only see in a video game. Or if you open your eyes and pay attention. Psst! More incredible photos of rarely seen things can be found in our previous posts here, here and here.

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When It’s Cold Enough To See The Melody

When It’s Cold Enough To See The Melody

Kathrin Swoboda Photography , Kathrin Swoboda Photography Report

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Spotted A Rainbow Cloud From My Balcony. Not As Beautiful As Aurora But Pretty Rare To See Such Phenomena In India

Spotted A Rainbow Cloud From My Balcony. Not As Beautiful As Aurora But Pretty Rare To See Such Phenomena In India

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This Is What Sunset Looks Like From Space

This Is What Sunset Looks Like From Space

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Russell Ellwardt
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Astro-Alex" is the German NASA astronaut Alexander Gerst, who recently spent several months on the ISS. He is also an avid amateur photographer. His photos taken from the ISS have gone viral, at least in his home country. You may want to check out his Flickr account: https://www.flickr.com/photos/astro_alex/

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Bob Campbell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always wondered what it looked like with the changing from day to night, Thank you NASA.

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Louise Stange-Wahl
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

WOW looks like our sunsets in New Mexico---every night!....sunrise too!

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Thorfin Wolfsbane
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Flat Earth Society is very pleased our language still assumes the SUN moves around the earth.

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Julia Bodajlo
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

thats so cool i never thought about what a sunset looks like from above

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Randy Verburg
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bad to the Bone !!!100% Now and So Very FAST !! Let The Darknesses,,,,,,, Become LIGHT ness??

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Suemeyra Oz
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't understand the perspective? The sun shines from the left?

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George Kimball
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fake. Clouds look red when light comes through them, not when it reflects off them like here. They should be either white or a rainbow.

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Steve Taylor
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But wait…. how can this be a “real” picture? Isn’t the planet supposed to be flat? This picture could debunk that theory… oh no!! 🤣🤣

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janel Marie stallings
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow, this is exactly how I pictured it was going to look like from space.

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Joy Hunter
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The most amazing thing to me, about both sunrise and sunset, is that...they go on 24/7.

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Deborah Mote
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I will now think about this ever time I see a sunset🌍🌎🌏Wow

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Barbara Wilson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Have you ever seen the green flash at sunset or is that even possible.

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Ruth Belasco
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've never seen a photo of earth from orbit that showed this sunset color. Great picture!

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Vicki Cooper
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That’s odd, this photo makes the earth look round…….that can’t be right can it?

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Lori Everard
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow! Why have I never seen this before? Out of all the hundreds of thousands of "pictures taken from outer space," one would think this view would have taken center stage much more often.

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Marley Pierre
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow

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malenchki
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Didn’t realise you could see it but this is really cool

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Sharon Hyatt
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

WOW ! ....... how many mortals can claim to have seen THIS sunset ! ! !

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jaysko
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I said on an earlier post that seeing the aurora is on my bucket list, but so is seeing the earth from outside of the earth (I know, highly unlikely). Oh my lord this is ridiculously beautiful and magnificent! !

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Henry Mencken
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This image isn't a real photo taken by NASA and it didn't come from the International Space Station. It's a still from a computer-generated video.

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Henry Mencken
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a computer-generated fake image. It is not a real photo taken by NASA and it did not come from the International Space Station.

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Russell Ellwardt
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Rubbish. "Astro-Alex" is the German NASA astronaut Alexander Gerst, who recently spent several months on the ISS. He is also an avid amateur photographer. His photos taken from the ISS have gone viral, at least in his home country. You may want to check out his Flickr account: https://www.flickr.com/photos/astro_alex/

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Please tell me how you guys to make these pictures because you guys at the comment to me my name is Natalia Kelly Hazel but that's my name and I have it in a blink in a land what if you guys just follow me is pretty much love that but I don't have like you guys have to show me how to do the picture stuff that you guys do cuz I don't know how to do it but I save pictures so you're going to see a picture right there and stuff so yeah if you guys didn't let me know if it looks cute because I'm the one who drew that picture and if you guys don't believe me just say yes or no because I can draw okay and my dad even knows that and this is my school computer so it's basically not going to let me because I can't do it so yeah and you guys just want to do all this and do all that just let me know because I think some stuff that's going on for me because I'm a singer imma wrap on the I don't know how to do feed I'm saying I'm the rapper am I staying with my dad baofeng everything in this thing o 25-253569_...40dce3.png 25-253569_527-images-about-anime-manga-png-6161a4840dce3.png

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Azure secret tell you again yeah. Don't play with me. See these nails right here those what I did I'm a kid I'm not a kid Jesus ate my dad I'm a grab and my dad's a grown up do you guys know what you're if you guys are not saying it right because I'm typing it that's what got colors the way that we are just focused please just call me when you come down for a little while and I love this guy right now because I'm looking at the pictures images-5-6...ca92c.jpeg images-5-6161a5a8ca92c.jpeg

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Even in times of scientific and technological advancements, our beautiful planet remains full of mysteries. From the incredible bismuth crystal that looks like it came from some sort of sci-fi film to the enchanting glowing forest in Japan with its luminescent mushrooms scattered along the forest floor, there are so many exquisite finds on Earth. They make us question how much about the place we inhabit we don’t really know.

Some of the most standout mysteries that have been captivating the imagination of many throughout the years include Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England. The structure consists of a ring of standing stones, with each stone standing approximately thirteen feet high, seven feet wide and weighing 25 tons. It’s believed to have been built about 5000 years ago, but scholars still do not agree on what its purpose could have been.

Another mysterious object is the stone spheres found in Costa Rica, located on the Diquis Delta and on Isla del Cano. There are over three hundred petro spheres scattered throughout the country that are still considered a great, unsolved archaeological mystery. The heaviest of them weighs many tons, and they’re believed to be made of granodiorite.

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Here Are My Removed & Genetically Modified White Blood Cells, About To Be Put Back In To Hopefully Cure My Cancer

Here Are My Removed & Genetically Modified White Blood Cells, About To Be Put Back In To Hopefully Cure My Cancer

This Is T-Cell Immunotherapy

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#5

Not A Painting - Just An Iceberg Flipped Upside Down

Not A Painting - Just An Iceberg Flipped Upside Down

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My berg became flipped turned upside down, I'd like to take a minute just float right here. Big ol iceberg floating with its butt in the air.

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Finally Got My Prosthetics In

Finally Got My Prosthetics In

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#9

Ice Eggs - This Rare Phenomenon Occurs When Ice Is Rolled Over By Wind And Water (Northern Finland)

Ice Eggs - This Rare Phenomenon Occurs When Ice Is Rolled Over By Wind And Water (Northern Finland)

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#10

Nappies In Sweden Have A Father On The Packaging

Nappies In Sweden Have A Father On The Packaging

caspii2 Report

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is it rare because it's a man and not a woman? Where is it like this? In Spain there aren't women (mothers, aunts, granies) represented in this products, only babies.

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This Huge Tree In Cairo

This Huge Tree In Cairo

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Highway To Heaven. 30-Second Long Exposure Of Airliner Departing From Runway

Highway To Heaven. 30-Second Long Exposure Of Airliner Departing From Runway

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#15

Truck Door Handle On A Frosty Morning

Truck Door Handle On A Frosty Morning

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#16

My Dad Got A Periodic Table With The Actual Elements In It

My Dad Got A Periodic Table With The Actual Elements In It

Thatssomefreakyshit Report

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Goes without saying that not all the elements are actually there. Hence the Ionizing radiation hazard symbols.

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#17

A Pistachio Plant

A Pistachio Plant

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Like a beautiful bunch of roses or tulips . I couldn’t cut them down , they’d stay 😁

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#18

The Sun Hit This Freshly-Paved Tarmac Just Right And Made A Real-Life Rainbow Road Through Polarized Lenses

The Sun Hit This Freshly-Paved Tarmac Just Right And Made A Real-Life Rainbow Road Through Polarized Lenses

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Miss Cris
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now I'd like to wear polarized glasses wherever just to find hidden rainbows.

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#20

Amazing Jimbacrinus Crinoid Fossils

Amazing Jimbacrinus Crinoid Fossils

Tom Kapitany Report

#21

What A Piece Of 10,000-Year-Old Glacial Ice Looks Like

What A Piece Of 10,000-Year-Old Glacial Ice Looks Like

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#22

This Close Up Shot Of A Dragonfly I Took With My Phone The Other Day

This Close Up Shot Of A Dragonfly I Took With My Phone The Other Day

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#23

Just When You Thought You’d Seen Everything - Here’s Snowball, An Extremely Rare Leucistic Alligator

Just When You Thought You’d Seen Everything - Here’s Snowball, An Extremely Rare Leucistic Alligator

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#24

My Hair Is Half Blonde Half Brunette. Including Eyebrows

My Hair Is Half Blonde Half Brunette. Including Eyebrows

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#25

Horses On A Plane

Horses On A Plane

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#26

Certain Fish Skin Can Be Grafted Onto Burns And Diabetic Wounds. The Material Recruits The Body's Own Cells And Is Converted Eventually Into Living Tissue

Certain Fish Skin Can Be Grafted Onto Burns And Diabetic Wounds. The Material Recruits The Body's Own Cells And Is Converted Eventually Into Living Tissue

QueenMuda Report

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's tilapia skin. The very common, quite cheap white fish that you can find in the supermarket freezer (at least in Europe)

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#27

This Pencil Store In Tehran, Iran

This Pencil Store In Tehran, Iran

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#28

The Density Of Penguin Feathers

The Density Of Penguin Feathers

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Astronaut Bruce McCandless Floating Away From The Safety Of The Space Shuttle

Astronaut Bruce McCandless Floating Away From The Safety Of The Space Shuttle

He had nothing but his manned maneuvering unit keeping him from drifting into the unknown. First person in history to do something like this.

nasa.gov Report

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Sendai Daikannon, One Of The Tallest Statues In The World

Sendai Daikannon, One Of The Tallest Statues In The World

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am fascinated by the optical effect of the design. The statue is not at full body length, it's around 3/4, missing the bottom 1/4. This makes the brain believe that the statue goes lower (like if the legs of the statue extended down), therefore it's perceived longer than it actually is. How cool!

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#31

The Color Of My Kitten's Foot Is Split Down The Middle

The Color Of My Kitten's Foot Is Split Down The Middle

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#32

This Red Only Rainbow I Saw At Midnight In Finland

This Red Only Rainbow I Saw At Midnight In Finland

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#34

My Cactus Has Grown A Strange-Looking Flower

My Cactus Has Grown A Strange-Looking Flower

7-methyltheophylline Report

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

ahh, a dead rubbish bin plant. my mother used to grow one of these in the bathroom when I was a child. the flower smelt like a unwashed rubbish bin that had been left in sun for a week...

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#35

In Case You Haven't Seen Spider Feet Up Close

In Case You Haven't Seen Spider Feet Up Close

Michael Pankratz , akfinucan Report

#36

We Got These Giant Screws In At Work Today For Mounting Solar Panels

We Got These Giant Screws In At Work Today For Mounting Solar Panels

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#37

The UK Is Full Of Charming Crinkle Crankle Garden Walls

The UK Is Full Of Charming Crinkle Crankle Garden Walls

In England you sometimes see these "wavy" brick fences. And curious as it may seem, this shape uses fewer bricks than a straight wall. A straight wall needs at least two layers of bricks to make it sturdy, but the wavy wall is fine thanks to the arch support provided by the waves.

praxis_builders , GeographBot Report

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The Back Of Da Vinci's Mona Lisa

The Back Of Da Vinci's Mona Lisa

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#40

In Case You Have Not Seen What A Clump Of Dna Looks Like

In Case You Have Not Seen What A Clump Of Dna Looks Like

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#41

Giant Puffball Mushroom My Sister Found In The Woods

Giant Puffball Mushroom My Sister Found In The Woods

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#42

Mosaics Of A Roman Villa Were Found Under A Vineyard In Negrar, Italy

Mosaics Of A Roman Villa Were Found Under A Vineyard In Negrar, Italy

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#43

This Device Is Used To Measure Lengths On Maps. Simply Roll It Along Streets You Want To Use And It Tells You The Distance

This Device Is Used To Measure Lengths On Maps. Simply Roll It Along Streets You Want To Use And It Tells You The Distance

Trizocbs Report

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My grandad worked for British Ordnance Survey in the 1950s and 60s, he went out, measured the landscape and then hand drew maps. When he died, we cleared out his home studio and I found at least 6 of these in various draws, boxes etc. I remember sitting with him as a child running them over maps to see where we were in relation to landmarks etc. I still love looking at maps 30 years after his death as it reminds me of the gentle, kind soul he was.

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#44

Ants Gutted My Almond To Make Their Own Almond Flour

Ants Gutted My Almond To Make Their Own Almond Flour

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#45

When My Cat Got Spayed, The Shaved Area Grew Back Chocolate Coloured

When My Cat Got Spayed, The Shaved Area Grew Back Chocolate Coloured

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#46

A Hand Of A Koala

A Hand Of A Koala

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Koalas have human-like fingerprints. They are almost identical, and even under a microscope, it is hard to distinguish the difference between theirs and those of humans.

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This Apple's Flesh Is The Same Colour As It’s Skin

This Apple's Flesh Is The Same Colour As It’s Skin

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I made cider from apples like this. It came out bright pink and checked in at a hefty 8.5% abv. We named it “Prider”, put it in a rainbow box and served it up during Pride Week about 6 years ago. 60 pints sold out in about an hour! 🙂

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#48

414-Pound Gorilla On The Exam Table

414-Pound Gorilla On The Exam Table

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#49

$12,000 Worth Of Cancer Pills

$12,000 Worth Of Cancer Pills

WITCHFlNDER-GENERAL Report

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's disgusting. Charging so much for life saving medication is sick and twisted.

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