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71 Cool Internet Finds That Made All That Scrolling Feel Worthwhile
There was probably a time where most of the cool things someone encountered ended up forgotten or even became the source of mockery, as one’s peers insisted it was made up. But now that we’ve managed to create mass produced cameras in everyone’s pockets, it’s a lot easier to share all the fascinating things out there.
So we’ve gathered cool, interesting and just unusual photos from these dedicated Facebook groups for your viewing enjoyment. Get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your thoughts in the comments below.
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#1
The Importance Of Trees
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#2
This Toucan Has Had Its Beak Reconstructed Thanks To A 3D Printer
#3
This Tree Decided To Begin A New Life
Let's rewind to the dawn of photography for a second, because it makes everything below feel even better. The oldest surviving camera photograph is a hazy gray view of rooftops and a courtyard called View from the Window at Le Gras, taken by Nicéphore Niépce around 1826. The exposure lasted for hours, so the sun had time to light up buildings on both sides of the scene.
Today you can snap a dozen shots of your sandwich before the first bite, and since the camera phone became standard equipment, the odds that somebody is holding a lens when something odd happens have shot through the roof. That's how we end up with so many gems.
#4
200 Year Old Cherry Tree In Japan
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 week ago
When 200 years you reach, look as good, you will not.
#5
This Statue Shows The Invisible Weight Many Women Carry Every Day
David Paterson 1 week ago
These are euphemistically described as "labour saving devices", yes?
#6
Mongolian Girl Sharing A Laugh With Her Camel
Nature, of course, loves to show off. Climb a misty mountain at the right hour and you might spot a Brocken spectre, which is your own giant shadow cast onto the clouds and ringed by a little rainbow halo. It feels like a superhero moment, minus the cape. Stay outside on a chilly day and you could catch sun dogs, a pair of bright glowing spots that hang beside the sun when ice crystals in the air bend its light.
#7
College Senior Builds 3D-Printed Prosthetic Arm For His Little Sister
#8
Sea Sheep (Costasiella Kuroshimae) Are Among The Few Sea Creatures Who Can Photosynthesize
#9
A Reminder To Wear Your Helmet
Patient sunset watchers sometimes get even luckier with the green flash, a quick emerald sparkle that appears right as the sun slips below the horizon. Blink and it's gone, which is why a steady hand is worth its weight in gold. Auroras deserve their own spotlight too. An aurora happens when charged particles from the sun collide with gases in our atmosphere, painting the sky with green, pink and violet ribbons that seem to dance.
#10
The World Needs More Doggie Stick Libraries
#12
And They Told Me He Wouldn't Be To Big
Night modes on modern phones have made it far easier for regular folks to capture them, and the results often look better than what the naked eye picks up. Meanwhile, noctilucent clouds glow a ghostly electric blue in the summer twilight, floating far higher than any ordinary weather cloud. Both are worth chasing if you ever get the chance.
#13
Phenomenon Known As "Dirty Lightning" Occurring At The 2015 Calbuco Volcano Eruption In Chile
#14
Bring Chips
#15
Cat Paw Prints Preserved In 12th- Century Floor Tiles At St Peter's Church, Wormleighton, England
Then there are the pictures that make you feel very small in the best way. Earthrise was captured by astronaut Bill Anders during the Apollo 8 mission in 1968, showing our blue planet peeking above the gray lunar horizon. Decades later, Voyager 1 turned around and looked back from billions of kilometers away, producing the Pale Blue Dot, where Earth shows up as a tiny speck inside a beam of scattered sunlight.
#17
When Assembling Your Dog Make Sure To Read The Instructions!
#18
Believe It Or Not, This Bright Blue Bee Is Completely Real!
Biccus Diccus 1 week ago
Blue-banded bee native to Australia, and sometimes when I'm very lucky my garden.
If you ever need some perspective on a bad Monday, that one does the job nicely. Closer to home, the sky has some strange tricks too. Mammatus clouds hang in lumpy pouches that look like the underside of a giant quilted blanket. High above thunderstorms, brief red flashes known as sprites last only a tiny fraction of a second, so catching one on camera takes real dedication.
#19
Glasses Dating Back 4000 Years Used By The People Above The Arctic Circle To Protect Their Eyes From Snow Blindness
David Paterson 1 week ago (edited)
They also help with optical focus for people who are long sighted and short sighted. They can be used when traditional lenses can't.
#20
A Single, Brilliant Spark Of Gold
#21
Cows That Have Been Shampooed And Blow Dried
Crystalwitch60 1 week ago
Think they cute ,should see a freshly washed n blow dried highland cow ready for the show ring heheh and the bulls are even more cute hench n fluffy .
At some beaches, waves glow electric blue after dark thanks to bioluminescence from microscopic plankton, which turns a late night stroll into a light show with every step. Not every great photo needs a cosmic backdrop, though. Some of the best ones are simply funny. Our brains are wired to find faces everywhere, a quirk known as pareidolia, which explains why a power outlet can look shocked, a car can look smug and a rock can look suspiciously like your uncle.
#22
One Building. Nearly 1,800 Years Of History
Rusty’scate 1 week ago
In turkey it has layers from the Roman ottoman Byzantine empires and current.
#23
I Have No Idea What This Cat Is Doing
#24
This 392-Year-Old Greenland Shark Has Been Swimming Through The Arctic Ocean Since 1627
Once you notice it, you can't unsee it, and you'll start spotting grinning houses on your walk to work. What makes shared photos so special is the people behind them. Most were taken by someone who happened to be in the right place and had the good sense to pull out a phone before the moment faded. No fancy studio, no big budget, just curiosity and a bit of luck.
#25
After Laying Her Eggs, The Female Emu Leaves And It’s The Male Who Takes Over
#26
This Beautiful City In Brazil Was Founded By Japanese Immigrants In 1932. Here's What It Looks Like Today
#27
This Is How Thousands Of Sheep Cross A Bridge In New Zealand, A Surprising Routine
Some folks even stood in the freezing cold for hours waiting for a single shot, which is a level of commitment most of us reserve for the last slice of pizza. Every picture here has a tiny story attached, and part of the fun is imagining how it all unfolded.
#28
Squirrels May Be Tiny, But Their Role In Nature Is Surprisingly Important
#29
Stygy Owl, Known For Its Red Eyes
Luke || Kira (he/she) 1 week ago
Likely the source of the Mothman legend. These owls are, like, FUㅤCK YOU big so it's possible to mistake them for something human-sized, their eyes glow red when something like car headlights shine into them, and they're also absolutely silent when they fly. But don't worry, Mothman, you'll always be real in my heart 😞
#30
In Brazil, Prisoners Pedaled Bikes To Power Streetlights And Earned Days Off Their Sentence
So settle in and take your time with the pictures below. Some will make you gasp, some will make you laugh and a few will probably make you squint and wonder if they're real. Those are usually the best ones. Go on and scroll down to see what the internet's sharpest eyes managed to catch.
#31
Conophytum Pageae, A Small, Talkative-Looking Succulent From South Africa And Namibia
#32
I Think I Just Found The Entrance To The Spider Verse
#33
Street In Iceland
#34
Nap Time Makes These Penguins Look Headless
#35
The Mythical Bird Who Fought Bravely Against Ravana In The Ramayana
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 week ago
Well if we have a photo of it, it's not really mythical, is it?
#36
Family Of Polar Bears Settled In An Abandoned Weather Station On Kolyuchin Island
Panda McPandaface 1 week ago
Stretches, scratches, waves to neighbour and calls, "morning Bruno, looks like another nice freezing day!"
#37
Kid In Nepal Born With Rare “Cat-Eye Syndrome,” A Chromosomal Anomaly With Unexpected Complexity
#38
86 Year Old Lao Huang Uses Birds To Dive Underwater And Catch Fish, Known As Cormorant Fishing
Panda McPandaface 1 week ago
Cormorant fishing is hardly news, but he is a strikingly stylish gentleman!
#39
Crystal Dagger, Iberian Peninsula (CA 3000bce)
#40
The Bison Offers A Powerful Life Lesson: It Is The Only Animal That Instinctively Walks Into A Snowstorm Rather Than Turning Away
#41
China Found A Creative Way To Promote Renewable Energy By Combining Solar Power With One Of Its Most Recognizable National Symbols The Giant Panda
#42
Chetak - Warhorses Of Rajput Kings Of India, Outfitted With Fake Elephant Trunk To Confuse Enemy War Elephants
#43
Sacred Fire Arts Guitar Pyrography
#44
A Train In Spijkenisse Overshot The Tracks… And Ended Up Hanging In Midair
#45
The "Stubborn" Family Who Refused A $40 Million Offer For Their Land As A Suburb Grew Around Them
Kristiina Männiste 1 week ago
They have all that land and use it to grow just grass??? My estonian brain cant compute this.
#46
A Breathtaking View Of The Fanjingshan Temple In China, Perched High Atop Towering Quartzite Peaks
#47
Whole House Is Being Moved With People Still In It
#48
Snail Pet
Laszlo Larthlanc 1 week ago
Here I go, being a buzzkill, but the giant African land snail can carry the rat lungworm parasite (Angiostrongylus cantonensis), which can cause a serious brain infection called eosinophilic meningitis in humans. Touching an infected snail with bare skin—especially if you have cuts or scrapes—can also pose a risk if the infectious larvae enter the body.
#49
Have You Ever Noticed A Little Bee Resting On A Flower As Evening Approaches?
Annik Perrot 1 week ago
A swarm with a queen, looking for à new abode. My daughter had one in her olive tree lately. She called à beekeeper to collect it.
#50
Can You Tell The Difference Between A Crocodile, A Caiman, And An Alligator?
#51
He Timed It Perfectly And Captured A Spacex Rocket Crossing The Face Of The Sun
Elladine DesIsles 1 week ago
Is it just me, or does this look an awful lot like something else Musk is obsessed with?
#52
High Above The Valley Floor Of Yosemite National Park, Two Climbers Settle In For The Night Not On The Ground, But Suspended Hundreds Of Feet In The Air
Did I say that out loud? 1 week ago
I'd love to meet whoever came up with this. "Oi,lads, I've got this idea for the next time we go mountain climbing. C'mon, hear me out. Oh,Dave, it's your round, by the way...."
#53
Century-Old Message Found In A Bottle!
#54
A Massive 44-Ton Hinged Shield Door At Lawrence Livermore National Lab
#55
How Costco Packs Their Used Tires
Daniel Atkins 1 week ago
This is the most efficient way to fit them in without having to sort sizes plus it 'locks them in place so that they don't just tumble out after shifting during transport.
#56
In Wildlife Photography, Timing Is Everything But Once In A Lifetime, Timing Delivers Something Far Deeper
#57
In 19th Century Persia, During The Qajar Era, Beauty Standards Were Quite Different From Modern Ideals
YakFactory 1 week ago
We can just hope that that particular fashion stays in the past. It's not flattering.
#58
The Most Horrifying Animal On Earth: Eulagisca Gigantea. Found In Antarctica, It Looks Straight Out Of A Horror Movie
#59
The Glory Hole Of Lake Berryessa In California Is A Massive Spillway Designed To Prevent Flooding When The Lake Reaches Capacity
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 week ago
There's a cherub hiding behind a cloud, with the plug, giggling his sash off.
#60
Found This On My Car Window Any Idea What It Could Be?
#61
My Eyes Are Playing Tricks On Me! Love How This Static Tattoo Design Achieves A Subtle, Vibrating Optical Illusion
#62
University Cubers Build Messi & Ronaldo Mosaic Using 1,428 Rubik's Cubes Ahead Of The Sports Competition!
#63
Lemon vs. Lemon 🍋 The Ponderosa Lemon On The Right Weighs A Whopping 2.6 Kg (5.7 Lbs)!
Spencers slave no more 1 week ago
It's a hybrid citron and pomelo/grapefruit..Thick skin. Lots of "fluffy" pith, and lots of juice, but not actually a lemon.
#64
This Is A Toilet Built For Workers On An Offshore Oil Rig
#65
It Was Real Mark Twain Sequoia California Felled In 1891 Ad 1,340 Years Old About 300 Feet Tall
#66
The Largest Black Hole In The Universe Is So Enormous It Could Swallow Our Entire Solar System
David Paterson 1 week ago
When it comes to black holes, it's not the diameter than counts, it's the mass. A black hole the size of a single atom has a mass greater than that of a city.
#67
Theatre Curtains Terrified Me As A Child, Seeing This Makes My Skin Crawl
#68
Hyperdontia. A Typical Human Has 32 Teeth; This Patient Had 81
#69
They Spent 14 Days Trapped Hundreds Of Meters Underground. When They Finally Reached The Surface, They Went Their Separate Ways And Never Spoke Again
Manic Mama 1 week ago
Absolutely untrue. They were friends, and stayed friends afterwards, but drifted apart mostly because of processing the trauma differently, until 10 years later they were estranged. The heading is bu!!sh!t.
#70
In 1983, Artists Christo And Jeanne-Claude Transformed Miami’s Biscayne Bay Into A Breathtaking Canvas With Surrounded Islands
#71
How Big Is The Uss Gerald R. Ford? It’s One Of The Largest And Most Advanced Warships Ever Built
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