18 Photos That You Might Have To Pinch Yourself Before Looking At To Prove You're Not Dreaming

I'm gonna show myself out.

1. The fact that Russian cursive looks like this:

This is what Russian Cursive looks like from Damnthatsinteresting

2. The fact that plants know what birds look like:

Plants know what birds look like from ThatsInsane

3. The fact that nature is able to make better art than most humans:

Brazilian Agate that looks like a sunset over the ocean from ThatsInsane

4. The fact that we happily eat fungus:

Sometimes, if the heat and humidity are high, corn can be infected by a fungus that causes the kernels to expand and become the delicious delicacy known as huitlacoche, which is eaten, usually as a filling, in quesadillas and other tortilla-based foods, and in soups. from Damnthatsinteresting

5. The fact that cough syrup used to contain alcohol, weed, chloroform, AND morphine:

old timey cough syrup did NOT mess around from Damnthatsinteresting

6. The fact that some lobsters have four claws:

Four clawed lobster caught off the coast of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia from Damnthatsinteresting

7. The fact that everything is owned by a small set of conglomerates: 

"The illusion of choice" from ThatsInsane

8. The fact that you need that many physical bills in order to buy a chicken in Venezuela:

The amount of money you need to buy a 5 pound chicken in Venezuela. 14,600,000 bolivars / $8USD from ThatsInsane

9. The fact that you used to be gifted a video game console if you picked a lucky soda bottle:

Damn, he missed it from Damnthatsinteresting

10. The fact that some spiders are bigger than your lap dog:

The Giant Huntsman Spider, again Australia from Damnthatsinteresting

11. The fact that kids used to be taught how to handle guns on school premises:

Oh my how times have changed - Gun safety being taught in an Indiana school, 1956. from Damnthatsinteresting

12. The fact that this dinky little boat is owned by the US Navy:

The smallest vessel (mini tug) of the US Navy. from Damnthatsinteresting

13. The fact that this stunning tree survived a nuclear explosion:

A 400-year-old Bonsai tree that survived the bombing of Hiroshima! from ThatsInsane

14. The fact that some towns use boats as transportation:

This town has no streets from Damnthatsinteresting

15. The fact that people walk around all day with this many germs on their hands:

Microbiological culture of an 8-Year old’s handprint after playing outside. from Damnthatsinteresting

16. The fact that prosthetics are made for animals:

This parrot got a second chance at life after getting new prosthetic beak from Damnthatsinteresting

17. The fact that garlic comes in black:

Hmm.. did anyone else not know about black garlic? from Damnthatsinteresting

18. And finally, the fact that people have watched Jaws while floating in the water:

Jaws on the water, the best / scariest way to watch! from Damnthatsinteresting