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1. This is what a 5-year-old Albert Einstein looked like: I can see his..
. Einstein-y-ness. 2.
This is what a nuclear warhead looks like: Like a traffic cone...
an evil traffic cone. 3. This is what the neighborhood around Tokyo Tower in Japan looked like in 1960.
.. 4.
And here's what the same neighborhood looks like today: I count at least three new buildings. 5. This is what happens to a gummy bear if you soak it in water overnight: Gummy bear got yoked.
6. This is a picture of a meeting of the New York chapter of the "Fat Men's Club" circa 1930: According to the photo's caption, pictured here are "A Rockwitz (312lbs), comedian Eddie Carvey (250lbs), David Burns (475lbs) and F C Kupper (351lbs)." Members had to be at least 200 pounds to join.
Love my big boys. 7. In 2013, the Pope visited Copacabana Beach in Brazil and, well, a whole lot of people came to see him: Imagine having to pee in the middle of that crowd.
Nightmare scenario. 8. This is the first picture of a tornado ever taken: It was taken in 1884, long before Helen Hunt was ever born.
9. While we're on the subject, this is the first picture of lightning ever taken: It was taken in 1882. Got me feeling nostalgic for lightning.
10. Tangentially related: here is the oldest picture of the White House ever taken: It was taken in 1846. Right around the time when the sewage was probably killing everyone inside.
11. This is how much some of McDonald's most popular menu items cost in 1992: We have to go back. 12.
Curved doors are a thing that exist: The amount of times I would trip walking through that door...
it would be biblical. 13. These are some of the floats from the 1939 edition of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade: Bring back Big-Nose-Guy.
14. When Hurricane Floyd hit Florida in 1999, flamingos from the Miami-Metro zoo took refuge in a bathroom to protect themselves from the storm: Well, zookeepers put them there to protect them from the storm. 15.
Before 2003, Boston had an elevated highway run through the city. It was eventually moved underground and replaced by..
. 16. This: Ahhhh.
That's much better. Exhale. 17.
During World War II, the statue of "David" by Michelangelo was completely encased in bricks to prevent damage from bombs: And no, it does not look like something else. Stop that. 18.
Telephone lineworkers go to telephone lineworker school where they learn how to be telephone lineworkers: Say "telephone lineworker" five times fast. 19. Hex wrenches can be WILDLY different sizes: I dream of wielding the big wrench.
20. This is the foldout bed George Washington slept on during the Revolutionary War: You'll notice it folds into a trunk. Only the finest for old George.
21. This right here is a giant earthworm that was found in Queensland, Australia: Totally not terrifying at all. 22.
This is a cassowary, often called the "world's most dangerous bird"...
23. And this is what a cassowary's eggs look like. They're green! Like a giant sour Skittle.
Nature's sour Skittle. 24. Blue stop signs exist: They're found on private property, generally.
25. This, in all its glory, is what the inside of the Wienermobile looks like: Wow. What a sight.
God's plan. 26. The words added to the dictionary in 1900 are an absolute doozy: Shout out to "dewberry.
" 27. And, finally, this is what the underside of a stingray looks like: Didn't think you'd hear the phrase "underside of a stingray" today, did ya?.
