50 examples of how fascinating, unusual and diverse our world is

Our world is an amazing place, full of interesting people, places, animals, things and much more. It never ceases to amaze!

A 13-km-long" canvas " filled with images of extinct animals from the Ice Age has been discovered in the Amazon rainforest

"The customer brought a one-thousand-dollar bill from 1934. After ten years of working in banking, I finally saw one of them in person»

A well drilled at Mars

Statue of Yasuke, an African slave who arrived in Japan in 1579 and became the first black samurai

A crystal of calcite with pyrite, resembling the scales of a dragon. Found in the swamps of Southern Missouri, it looks like it came straight from Middle-earth.

In protest against censorship, photographer A. L. Schafer took this photo in 1934, violating as many prohibitions as possible in one frame. The picture became a cult one

Batman Maya. In 2014, Warner Bros invited 30 artists to rethink the image of Batman on the occasion of his 75th birthday. The author of this work is Kristan Pacheco, a designer from Mexico

A table leg divided the rainbow ray from the sun from the window

Cicada on a cicada tattoo

The grave of the house elf Dobby at the place where this scene from "Harry Potter" was filmed»

The ocean in the palm of your hand

Space trash cans

Elegant rose made of metal

"The Simpsons" on a denim jacket

It's not an iguana, it's a real dragon!

10-year-old Laura Buxton released a balloon with her name and address, which flew 225 km and landed in the backyard of a house where a 10-year-old girl named Laura Buxton also lived. They met and became friends

Rainbow guban caught off Christmas Island in Australia

A dust storm in Australia that looks like a giant beer mug

In France, a 15-year-old horse named Peyo often visits terminally ill patients at the Techer Hospital in Calais. He always chooses which patient he wants to see, stopping and tapping his hoof at the door of the ward

On the moon there is a tiny monument called "The Fallen Astronaut" and a plaque with the names of eight American astronauts and six Soviet cosmonauts who died in the service

South Africa at night

Albino Beagle Puppy

A very detailed diorama-an exact copy of the room of its author

Rainbow at sunset, looking like a giant planet

When the foxes discovered the little penguins on a small Australian island, they almost destroyed the entire colony. Then one farmer started sending his dogs to protect the birds. Since then, the penguin population has increased and recovered significantly

A unique football field in Norway

Spider's foot close-up

French wrestler and actor Andre the Giant in a bar in 1976

Strange rectangular iceberg in Antarctica

These naturally formed spherical boulders are found in New Zealand. Probably, the boulders called Moeraki were formed from the silt of the sea floor more than 56 million years ago during the Paleocene epoch

A Border collie named Chaser had the best memory of any animal except humans. He could identify 1022 toys by their names

Rainbow Mountains in Utah, USA

Old car converted into a garden fountain

Arm Wrestler Jeff Deib has the largest ring size in the world. The circumference of his finger is 12.14 centimeters, and the wrists and forearms are 30 and 48 centimeters, respectively

Peacock in flight

Four people from the same city who fought in four different wars: the American Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II

Times Square before billboards, 1919

The world's oldest intact ship, discovered at a depth of 2 km in the Black Sea. The ship is ancient Greek and sank more than 2,400 years ago

In Indonesia, an orangutan held out his hand to a man who appeared to be drowning in a river. In fact, he was fishing for snakes in the river to protect the monkeys from their deadly bites

Roman columns in a supermarket in Split, Croatia

Eco-village in Denmark

In Vilnius, a monument was erected, which at the same time represents a "portal" for communication with the Polish city of Lublin. It allows people to see each other in real time

Graffiti in the Polish city of Bialystok

Fire helmet demonstration, Germany, 1900

A beach in Mumbai before and after a clean-up organized by lawyer Afroz Shah. Thanks to this, the turtles were able to lay eggs here for the first time in 20 years

Rainbow Hall at the Crystal Palace, Madrid

Emerald Lake, Canada

Ford executives Choose 1953 Car Colors from 76 Scale Models

Amazing pattern on a palm branch

Huacachina is one of the few true desert oases in South America