Unfortunately, there's no treasure map on the back of the Declaration of Independence. Just a lot of nothing:
An entirely new chamber was discovered in the Great Pyramid of Giza literally last week. This is what it looks like:
The Great Pyramid was built over 4,500 years ago. No one has been in this chamber since then.
This is what the world's oldest soccer ball ever found looks like:
It dates back to the 1500s and looked like Frankenstein's monster.
In 1994, a 9GB drive cost over $4,000:
This tea chest is one of two surviving chests from the Boston Tea Party back in 1773:
Look at that nice little flower design. Couldn't be me throwing that into a harbor.
This is what a paint stirrer used consistently for 10 years looks like:
Up until 1994, Crayola Crayons' copper-colored crayon had bronze powder in it, causing it to turn green over a long period of time:
Frogs can be very, very, very, very, very tiny:
And screws? Well, screws can be absolutely gigantic:
This one is meant for mounting solar panels.
Using a public toilet in ancient Rome was a real bonding experience:
This is what the bathroom situation might have looked like. Very relaxing and cool!
There have been some really terrible and really out-there amendments proposed to the US constitution:
Honestly, "The United States of Earth" goes hard. You can read more about them here and even order yourself your own pocket constitution for free.
It's possible to get a 2x4 from the center of a tree:
Although, that's not what you want. It's the weakest and oldest part of a tree.
If a burn is bad enough, dirt will not stick to it anymore:
This is the largest cemetery in the world, Wadi Al-Salaam Cemetery in Iraq:
There are over 5 million people buried there.
This is what a "modern" tomato looks like next to a tomato grown with 150-year-old seeds:
This set of 52 playing cards, dating back to the 1400s, is the oldest surviving example of a full deck of cards:
Pens... pens can write a whole lot of words:
This ancient comb contains the earliest known sentence written in the world's first alphabet:
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I always looked for posts cut from the center, something that is hard to find these days
#15 that is a fully zoomed in flashlight with a CREE led light, the beam goes round due to the orange peel reflector once you zoom out
#24 in the 1980s a 10 MB hard drive cost $3,400
#35 I'll have to remember to visit this place once I become a Lich.
you must be a girl. ever tried peeing with a boner?