My Dumb Little Brain Is Completely Blown After Seeing These 20 Absolutely Fascinating Pictures For The First Time

I have no idea how I went my whole life without knowing this stuff.

1. The Sphinx...has a tail!!!

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Ain't that neat.

2. This is how big Ukraine is compared to the United States:

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3. This is what a peeled lime looks like:

I peeled a lime from mildlyinteresting

4. Hammerhead sharks look absolutely terrifying in x-ray form:

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5. Speaking of terrifying, this is what an x-ray of a pregnant dog looks like:

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My goodness.

6. This right here is a vaquita, one of the most endangered animals in the world:

NOAA Fisheries

According to the NOAA, "less than 20 vaquitas remain in the wild."

7. The presidents on Mount Rushmore were originally planned to look like this:

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Big giant hands.

8. This is what a polar bear's paw-print looks like compared to a human hand:

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9. This man, Paul Karason, had his skin turn permanently blue after spending years ingesting colloidal silver:

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He claimed it cured many of his health problems, including arthritis and acid reflux.

10. This is what the US-Canada border looks like in Idaho:

Canadian-Us Border In Northern Idaho. They Cut Down All The Trees Along The Border To Mark It. from interestingasfuck

11. And this is what it looks like in Washington state:

Here is what the American-Canadian border looks like from interestingasfuck

12. Eels...well, eels are absolutely frightening:

A hoard of eels from Damnthatsinteresting

13. The barcode was apparently invented in North Carolina:

Building I worked in was the birthplace of the Barcode from mildlyinteresting

14. This is how big a blue whale's heart is compared to a human-being:

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That right there is a real-deal, plastinated whale heart, too. Not a model.

15. Bottles of soda looks adorable before they get blown up:

What a litre bottle of soda looks like before compressed air is added. from Damnthatsinteresting

16. Fire extinguishers don't always have to be round:

This unusually shaped fire extinguisher from mildlyinteresting

17. Babies can be born with extra "fingers" that are easily removed post-birth:

My son was born with an “extra” finger from mildlyinteresting

18. It's possible to build buildings from top to bottom:

the building in Detroit being built from the top down from mildlyinteresting

This is done by a company called LIFTBuild, and it's apparently can be cheaper than the traditional method.

19. There are trains in the Czech Republic that let you crack open a cold one:

Some trains in the Czech Republic have in-built bottle openers for passengers. from mildlyinteresting

20. And finally, peeled pumpkin looks straight out of a PS1 game:

Pumpkin peels look like low-resolution images from mildlyinteresting

Bubsy-ass lookin' pumpkin, right there.