A German soldier with a Chinese prisoner awaiting execution during the Boxer Rebellion, China, c. 1900

😄 Sometimes foreshortening can change not only the way you see things, but also lift your mood

Gecko and old skin 🦎

If you plant a wall gecko on a dark surface, after a while its usually light skin darkens, providing it with camouflage.

Women pounding rice, Kashmir, India, c. 1890s-1910s

Loaders at the Chinese port of Guangzhou work remotely

Using 5G, they remotely unload ships and control AI machines that automatically pick up and load containers into lorries.

A dog drawn milk cart, Belgium, 1890s

The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 had 2 MILLION gallons of molasses burst the rivet-held holding tank, blasting rivets out like a machinegun, and plunging the 2 million gallons at a ludicrous 35 miles per hour, killing 21 people and killing and injuring many horses. Here is the aftermath in picture.

Mini-pigs are real impersonators!

They can imitate the voices and even the intonations of those around them.

A young girl with a cat, c. 1900

Just thought it would be cool if more people knew about it.

"Stone Wave"

A rock formation located east of the small town of Hyden in Western Australia.

🇬🇧 King George V and Queen Mary, original autochrome color photo by Jean Desboutin, March 1914

Quiet DJ parties (with headphones) are gaining popularity in South Korea - you can have them anywhere and not worry about noise.

From the outside, it looks a little strange, but all the participants are on the same wavelength - dancing and having fun in the middle of the night.

Until now, scientists haven’t been able to create a synthetic equivalent of sheep's wool, not inferior to it in quality and warmth retention.

The Hungarians defeat the Ottomans at the Battle of Hermannstadt, March 1442 (illustration from the 15th century Chronica Hungarorum)

A World War I Austrian hideout on Mount Scorluzzo, abandoned in 1918, was uncovered nearly 100 years later as the glacier melted. In 2017, researchers found artifacts like food, jackets, and newspapers, revealing the harsh life of 20 soldiers facing -40°C and avalanches.

Foggy morning in the Netherlands 🇳🇱🌷

Adolph Hitler giving a speech, 1935

😅 Helicopter, helicopter.

How anteaters quench their thirst when it rains.

Upside-down Luck Fountain at Marina Bay, Singapore 🇸🇬