Children gazing at toys through a shop window, 1950s

The neck of a giraffe, although striking in its length, does not differ in structure from the necks of most mammals and has only 7 vertebrae.

The Galapagos sea iguana, the only marine lizard species in the world.

🇬🇷 The streets of a rural village in Greece, 1900-1920s

A woman in France loses €830,000 because of “Brad Pitt

Egypt's Most Remote Oasis

The Siwa Oasis nestles in a lifeless desert 550 km from Cairo. Such a miracle is located at 18.3 m below sea level on an old caravan road in the heart of the Western Desert.

It seems to be not only the most remote oasis, but also the most enigmatic place in Egypt.

🇺🇸 Cincinnati Library, Ohio, c. 1920 (Colourised) 📚

This is how a swan lands in water

Real estate agent explains the housing market in America.

A US artillery man in Germany writing Christmas cards for family back home, WWII, 1944

🌊 Life as a seafarer in Norway

Working at sea is not easy at all.

Malachite kingfisher is a pretty small, but incredibly agile bird.

🇫🇷 Napoleon is crowned Emperor of the French at Notre-Dame, December 1804, painting by Jacques-Louis David

Lombard Street is a street in the Californian city of San Francisco, USA.

Botanical Gardens by the Bay in Singapore

Gardens by the Bay has an area of 101 hectares. It contains several greenhouses that introduce visitors to the world's most diverse flora.

German soldiers on the Eastern front, with a burning Ukrainian farm in the background, Kharkiv, WWII, 1942

This is the heart of a Blue whale. Weighing in excess of 1,300 lbs (±600 kg), it is the size of a small car. The gigantic heart beats 8-10 times per minute, and each heartbeat can be heard from over 2 miles (3.2 km)

🇬🇧 Children on the streets of Kendal, Cumbria, UK, 1930s

Sumela Monastery, Turkey

Despite its name, the snow leopard is not fond of snow.

His paws dig into loose drifts, and it takes lots of effort to get around.