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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

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

Till last month I didn't know of them, and then I saw 2 in a span of 15 days. Looked really cool! :-)

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

THERE ARE RAINBOW CLOUDS I though that only happened in my Lucky Charms cereal bowl

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Susan Abbott
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

looks like rainbow dash was just doing one of her sonic rainbooms!!

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Michael Murray
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I said something similar. I said it could possibly be a UFO cloak as a rainbow cloud... UFOs have been known to cloak as clouds.

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

That is really cool. I've never seen anything like this before.

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

I only saw one of these once, and didn't have a camera.... Wow, I forgot..... that's gorgeous!

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

Disagree! Although seeing aurora is on my bucket list, this is equally as beautiful!!!

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Debra Newell
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've never seen anything like this in my life! To the artist, thank you for being in the right place at the right time and capturing this photo.

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Ericka Hokkanen
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Did you send to the Weather Channel. They have a show weird weather that shows this type of stuff. I love that show.l This is amazing!

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Lisa Greene
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is beautiful. I've never seen one before, so thanks for sharing

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Michael Murray
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Might be a UFO cloaked as a "Rainbow Cloud?" 😳😮🤔😄😉😏🙂UFO have cloaked as what looked to be like a cloud, but its uniform was a bit perfect.

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

Oh my God, how beautiful 😍😍 What I'd give to see something like this in real life

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

Really nice. If you're interested: Cloud iridescence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_iridescence?wprov=sfla1

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

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

I think it's as beautiful as Aurora and I'm sure that the photo doesn't do it justice. Photos ever captured the extreme beauty of things

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

I have never seen this Thanks for sharing this. I need to look up more😊

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

It's so beautiful - the pastel shades of rainbow colours 😳 Fabulous!

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

In Norwegian they are called "perlemorsskyer", which means Mother-of-Pearl-clouds :)

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

Very cool. When I first seen it I thought of Independence day when the spaceships came through the clouds. Very cool.

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

Wow! I have never seen a rainbow cloud before. In photos or real life. I will have to keep my eyes open more to the skies.💜💜💜 Hope you can find them in Western Canada.

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

I have never seen this before, do we have this in the USA ? BEAUTIFUL !!!!

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

It’s called a nacreous cloud because it’s like mother of Pearl (nacre). You are seeing the pearly lining of the cloud, much mor beautiful than the silver lining!

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

I'm just looking at the black thing that I assume is a bird and trying to identify it.... Birdwatcher's struggle!

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

In India? Woah! imma check out my balcony every day noww

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

Must be really rare in Scandinavia too! Never seen one here either.

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

I know it is real, I have seen one of these my self, but I think some of the colours are photoshopped, to make it more pretty.

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

Beautiful. I've seen rainbow clouds before but nothing like this

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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

I've seen rockets launched from White Sands and the contrails they leave often look like this!

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

Is that a rainbow that is about God or something because if it is I'm going to cry really bad I don't I did things that they said things that like that on the picture it's really crazy it's going to make me cry little bit cuz my grandma died and I stupid over her so you can still going to bed but I don't make any sense right now so just oh, and my name is a tight Achilles so I don't even know what to say anymore because it's like something's that mean with that been going through that you guys really don't want to know so it's so like that allowed if you guys want to follow me just click in my condition that I don't make anything but I just I just got on this app and stuff yes that's the thing I just got on this app it won't let me do things that y'all do this so I don't know how you got one it but I don't know what's going on right now if y'all can get some other picture oh my God it is so crazy but it's about the future. It's just that like I say things that's really fast that at yea 25-253569_...4df70a.png 25-253569_527-images-about-anime-manga-png-6161a464df70a.png

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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#28

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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#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

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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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#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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Sheila McEnany Markowitz
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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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