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The world is full of all kinds of odd and peculiar things. Check out this batch of pics that fit the bill. From strange creatures to bizarre plants, interesting landscapes to man-made marvels, there is no shortage of off, interesting, and cool things in the amazing planet we call home. So take a break from your day and get to exploring the wonders around us.

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A woman who went hiking in Switzerland found a statue that is almost identical to her.

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A truly massive Bald Eagle feather.

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Portaledge – how mountain climbers sleep.

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Bibi Aisha, disfigured by Taliban husband/in-laws at age 18, before/after reconstructive surgeries

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A photographer captured this heart-shaped lightning bolt.

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An absolutely massive leaf.

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The human body stripped of fat, muscle and bone tissue, with just the vasculature preserved and exposed in a process of plastination

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Carving of a dog glowing gold from people petting it for hundreds of years

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The evolution of the Space Suit.

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Oldest door still in use in Rome, at the Pantheon. Cast in bronze for emperor Hadrian’s rebuilding, it dates from about 115 AD. Each door is solid bronze 2.3 m wide & 7.5 m high, yet so well balanced they can be pushed or pulled open easily by one person.

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The Māori: the indigenous people of New Zealand

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Polar bears feeding at a garbage dump near the village of Belushya Guba, on the remote Russian northern Novaya Zemlya archipelago.

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A different side of Afghanistan

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CT head scan on a horse

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1997 in a Nutshell

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Japanese vending machine adapted to the surroundings

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Sky camping in the mountains of China

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Conversation Pits from the 70s

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A toe with its own toe, complete with its own nail.