Take a break from the mundane and check out this fascinating collection of cool pics from around the world. Often reading the news can be a drag, so in an attempt to help you keep up with the news, while also feeding your visual senses, here are some
fascinating photos from our fascinating world.
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Ukrainian soldier captured Russian spetsnaz tseltium shield
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Ukraine’s first International legion of territorial defence forces– fighters from the US, Mexico, India, Sweden, and more
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In 1867, the United States purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire using this check. The US paid $7.2 million (roughly $133 million in 2020 USD) for nearly 365 million acres of land. That’s less than 2 cents per acre in 1867, or about $0.37 per acre in 2020 USD
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This is a torii gate made of speakers in Kamiyama, Tokushima. You can plug in your phone and play anything you want.
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During Russian Channel 1’s evening news broadcast, a woman ran onto the set with a sign: “No war…Don’t believe the propaganda. They’re lying to you here.”
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The largest sailing yacht in the world has been confiscated in Spain” Officials have taken Russian oligarch Andrey Melnichenko’s yacht worth over 500mil euros due to sanctions
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Al Capone’s cell in Eastern State Penitentiary
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Aleksander Doba. He has kayaked solo across the Atlantic 3 times, most recently in 2017 at the age of 70.
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Krishna Butterball is a massive 250 ton and 20ft high rock boulder on a slippery slope of a hill on less than 4ft base didn’t rolled downhill and is in this position for more than 2000 years
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These benches are reversible, so you can choose to look at people, or boats.
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Vilnius has put up a statue that offers a “portal” to the Polish city of Lublin, allowing people to see each other in real time
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In France, Peyo, a beautiful 15-year-old stallion, often comes to comfort and soothe terminally ill patients at the Techer Hospital in Calais. The horse always chooses which patient he wants to see, kicking his hoof outside the door
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Japan’s “Killing Stone” Breaks open after 1000 years, Legend has it the demon trapped inside is now free
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Price of full tank of gasoline as a percentage of average monthly net salary across the world
