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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

#2

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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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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Helen Haley
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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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John C
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At first I was like "WTF are the stupid ppl doing" but then I realized they're penguins, so then I was like "WTF are the stupid penguins doing"

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

I've been to Antarctica, and yes! Everywhere you get a few penguins together it looks like a party. They're very social, like a whole species of noisy neighbors.

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

Penguins. They dove off as the berg started to flip, and are now back and ready to resume the party.

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

What a beautiful shade of blue! Hope all those Penguins are ok.

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

It's so weird and beautiful when ice gets so thick it's blue. Bella!

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

The iceberg that the Titanic hit was supposed to be one like this. According to the reports this type of iceberg is harder to see.

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Miss.Information🤔
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is actually frightening! Icebergs normally only a theird of the Iceberg! So to turn around, it must have melted faster in the ocean than in the air, until the top became heavier than The bottom, and it flipped! (the penguins looks like people, they just lost their home!) IT fell in the sea, now we have this small ledge!

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

trivia point: liquid oxygen is this color of blue also...

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

THat probably might have been the bluest natural thing I might have seen.

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

Looks like the penguins aren't impressed. One berg is as good as the next. Us hoomans would of put up a velvet rope and charged admission by now.

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Allen Barber
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These! These specific shades of blue are my favorite colors.

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

Those shades of blue are amazing to look at, doesn't even seem real. Those penguins give it a nice touch too, adds to the beauty of Nature witnessed in this picture 🙏

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

Reminds me of when you get a new PC with the default background.

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

How can anyone say that this iceberg is upside down and that it didn't just flip back onto its top side? What makes this side the bottom and the side under water the top? Idk...how is that distinguished...the bottom verses top of an iceberg?

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

I love how the penguins all jumped on the slopes to get out the water

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

There's no way on earth I would be on that thing! Those people look like ants in the picture.

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

It looks as though it’s something from science fiction but better because it’s real.

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

My son said, "just put some flavoring on it and I'd eat it". He's 13.... 😆

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

Omg I thought there penguins were influencers going to take photos with the iceberg

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

Those colors are just perfectly blue.I would love to just stand and gaze

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

But it terrifies me that the iceberg is flipping. Is global warming the cause?

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

Absolutely Breathtaking!! My favorite color and shades of Blue!

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

the tip of the iceberg is really the bottom of the iceberg here

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

And, suddenly, just like that, the penguins could breathe again.

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

I Literally thought this was fake until I noticed-

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

I bet the ocean was an even scarier place in the minutes that that took place!

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Starlee87
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I see penguins jumping in the water. Watch out for the seals

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

This is a gorgeous shade of blue.. and looks like a painting as well.

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

That blue ice is so beautiful! Did the penguins go along for the upside down ride?

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

It looks like the bottom of a juice bar after sucking the flavor from the top, yummy.

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

This is multi year ice. Over time, the air leached out of the ice, making it really dense, and giving it this incredible blue. IMHO, the best shades of blue in the world.

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

Sorry NOT. The blue of the underwater part of an iceberg is caused by he water.

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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

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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

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Steve Barnett
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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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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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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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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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Amazing Jimbacrinus Crinoid Fossils

Amazing Jimbacrinus Crinoid Fossils

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#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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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

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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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This Pencil Store In Tehran, Iran

This Pencil Store In Tehran, Iran

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The Density Of Penguin Feathers

The Density Of Penguin Feathers

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#29

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.

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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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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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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

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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

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#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.

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#38

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

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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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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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Karl Baxter
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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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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

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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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