18 Odd and Interesting Things that are Just Plain Fascinating

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The world is full of wondrous sights, people, places, animals, and more. So put the day on pause, sit back, relax, and enjoy a round-up of images that are more than just ordinary.

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Sunset Fire Opal

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A 140-year-old tortoise wearing her 5-day-old son as a hat.

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The Dragonhead Caterpillar.

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Sword of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, 1496

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U.S. Flight command center in Vietnam, 1966

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After 9/11, one of the trees planted in the WTC plaza was rescued from smoldering rubble ( it was mostly just a charred trunk). It was nursed back to health and planted back at the new World Trade Center.

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The most popular word used in online dating profiles in each state.

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On the left: a tortoise aged 70 in 1902. On the right: the same tortoise in 2015.

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Death By Snu Snu? Would you hit this? Lindsay Kay Hayward, 28, 6'9", able to leg press 700lbs. She was a pro-wrestler, and switched over to acting.

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Two people who met and were best friends on GTA, recently met in real life.

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A Giant Centipede holding her eggs.

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A turtle eating a strawberry.

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A snail drinking from a bubble.

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Goðafoss (Waterfall of the Gods), Iceland

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The Codex Gigas, the largest extant medieval manuscript in the world. It is also known as the Devil's Bible because of a large illustration of the devil on the inside and the legend surrounding it's creation.

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This duck looks like Darth Maul.

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Water spout in Tampa bay Florida

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A river of flowers? Location: Keukenhof, Holland