🛟 Lifeboat

This lifeboat will be ready for use in just a few seconds.

Such lava flows could be seen recently on the island of Palma, where the Cumbre Vieja volcano had been erupting for months.

🇬🇧 Shoe shine boys polish a lady’s shoes, England, 1950s.

The operating room lamp is designed so that there are no shadows.

Beluga whales are quite talkative.

That's why since ancient times sailors call them "sea canaries".

A girls rifle team from Central High school in Washington DC, November 1922

Man use carpet instead of wingsuit for base jump

Despite the fixed nickname, hares do not suffer from squinting.

The hunters nicknamed the hare "squint" for its running in loops and habit of blurring the trail.

🇫🇷 Building a sandcastle in front of Mont Saint Michel, France, 1948

"If you've had a bad day, just remember that Vienna airport has a counter for those who flew to Austria instead of Australia..."

Females play a major role in the survival of the pride.

They give birth, nurse, raise and protect their young and are the main providers of food.

Coloured entrance at a department store in Alabama, 1956

The Rare Eagle Ray Stingray

Meeting a large Eagle Ray in Malong Bay, not far from Maya Bay on Phi Phi Phi Island is a rare treat, as it hasn't been seen here for years.

🇬🇷 Greek women enjoying a repast, with the ruins of an ancient temple visible on the hill behind, 1930s.

A powerful magnetic storm gave us very beautiful northern lights in unusual places such as Croatia.

Incredible camouflage in the wild😄

🇸🇪 Christina of Sweden, daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, who ruled as the Queen of Sweden in her own right from 1632 until her abdication in 1654. Her conversion to Catholicism and refusal to marry led her to relinquish her throne and move to Rome.

🤓 Zhen Xian Bao - The Book of Threads

The pinnacle of the art of Chinese origami. Originally used to carry sewing supplies. But the maths behind such a book is so complex that even NASA now use it.

Russian soldier gets his bell rung by a snipers bullet ricocheting off his helmet

🇲🇽 Mexican musicians, 1923