This is Eugene Cernan, who is, as of 2023, the last man to ever walk on the moon:
He did it way back in 1972. It's been that long, folks!
You might recognize Eugene from this iconic picture of his moon walk:
This is a picture of one of the last Tasmanian tigers, an animal that went extinct in 1936:
This is what a real executioner's mask looked like:
This is Albert Woolson, the last surviving Civil War veteran:
Albert fought for the Union army and died in 1956 at the age of 106.
This is what a real-deal, true-to-life muffin man looked like in 1930s London:
So now when someone asks you if you know the muffin man, well, you have your answer.
One dollar in 1913 is worth $30.22 today:
This is what a tiger's tongue looks like:
It is apparently so rough, it can "lick paint off a building."
This is the Willamette meteorite, the largest meteorite that's ever been found in the United States:
It is the sixth largest in the world and weighs 15.5 tons.
And this is what a small chunk of a random meteorite looks like:
This is what the FBI's fingerprint files looked like in 1942:
The world's oldest diving suit is absolutely terrifying:
This is what the throne of King Charlemagne looked like:
Over the course of almost 600 years, more than 30 leaders of the Holy Roman Empire were officially coronated on this throne.
On Sept. 3, 1967, Sweden made a shift from driving on the left side of the road to driving on the right. This is a picture from the first day after the big change:
McDonald's restaurants in Italy sell mini calzones:
It's apparently filled with tomatoes and mozzarella.
Some libraries let you know exactly how much you're saving by using them:
This is a model of what ancient Egyptian dental work may have looked like:
It was actually crafted by Dr. Vincenzo Guerini during the early 1900s.
This is the Pamir, one of the last commercial sailing ships in the world:
It sank in 1957.
The names for Worcestershire sauce and soy sauce in some countries are "salsa inglesa" and "salsa China," literally "English sauce" and "Chinese sauce":
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#36 It looks as if it wants to eat your liver with a nice Chianti and some fava beans.
What I found most interesting was that there are around 40 birds in that one pic. I counted beaks.
#15 Yeah, but nobody eats them because there's a ton of way more awesome streetfood around in Italy
#22 Must be a blast navigating that thing in a city. Or even bumps in the road.
#35 but it's oval! (Also rectangular, not square)