The gates of the Vatican, 1920s

Installing a cow scratcher

The difference in weather between the two sides of the mountain.

A US Army Sherman battle tank in the destroyed gateway to Intramuros during the Battle of Manila, 28 February 1945. This month long battle between American and Filipino forces and the Japanese culminated in a terrible bloodbath and total devastation of the city, which was the scene of the worst urban fighting in the Pacific theater. The battle ended almost three years of Japanese military occupation in the Philippines.

Scientists have created an updated version of the circle of life - showing everything we understand about how Earth’s 2.3 million known species are related to one another

Today's popularity of coffee we owe in part to goats.

Even shepherds in the ninth century marveled that when these animals consumed coffee beans, they loved to dance.

Maid of honor, Princess E.V. Baryatinskaya (in a dress for perfomance of the Russian dance at the costume Ball at the winter palace) St Petersburg, Russia, February 1903 (Colourised)

Dustin Gorton, a student at Columbine High School, after discovering the shooters were his friends

Elephants are surprisingly good at remembering.

Elephants are known to take revenge on their abusers many years later. However, elephants don't forget good things, either.

Seoul, Korea, 1880s-1890s

In Vietnam, a man was in such a hurry to take his pregnant wife to the maternity hospital that he left without her. He loaded everything he needed into the car, but forgot his wife

Worried

Triggerfish inhabits coral reefs, where it chews sea urchins and clam shells with its strong teeth, and opens sharp spines on its back in case of danger.

An elderly Jewish man, Jerusalem, 1880s-1890s (photochrome)

Dude explains why alligator won't kill him

No one will refuse a massage. Especially an iguana😝

🇬🇧 Isambard Kingdom Brunel Standing Before the Launching Chains of the SS Great Eastern, London 1857

The tongue of the kinkajou or honey bear can reach up to 13 cm in length.

🇮🇹 Boys carrying freshly made spaghetti to set out to dry, Naples, Italy, 1929

🚖 A vertical car park in Shenzhen, China.