Do you ever feel embarrassed because you didn’t anticipate something? Take the pressure off yourself. I mean, you’re not going to see these pics coming, either. That said, I don’t think anyone saw these coming, so try to take solace in the fact that you’re not alone.
Cans of coke.
Yes, before today’s soda cans, Coke came in cans that looked like they should be used for motor oil. These 1936 cans are weird looking for sure, but it’s kind of comforting how the Coke logo itself never changes.
A man of contradictions.
The guy on the right, Adam Rainer, grew to be 7’8″. This classified him as a giant. However, when he was 19, he was just 4’8″, which classified him as a dwarf. A pituitary tumor caused his growth spurt.
Precarious lake.
This shows Sorvagsvatn, a lake over the ocean. It’s incredible how this glassy pond of fresh water is perched high above the crashing salt water waves at the bottom of the cliff.
Trees find a way.
I don’t know how this even happens, but this tower — which is at least four or five floors tall — has somehow nurtured a cluster of oak trees on its roof.
Human for scale.
This sinister-looking bone is actually a whale skull. I’m amazed by both its size and the fact that it’s almost impossible to picture how this would fit into a whale’s soft, bulbous head.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
Floodwaters have completely covered everything except the house in this photo. It must take an incredible amount of prep work to keep your property so safe amid such severe flooding.
Seems unintuitive.
Gas caps are usually towards the back end of a vehicle, but the 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air took things a step further by putting it behind the left taillight. This is a very strange design choice.
World on fire.
First-time astronauts aboard the International Space Station must freak out when they see their first sunset. Judging from this pic, sunsets from orbit basically look like massive forest fires.
Cliffhanger.
This building has been constructed into the side of a cliff. It’s a really cool design with a lot of unique features — but it also must include a lot of rooms with no windows.
Claws on claws.
This crab was caught by a fisherman who was surprised to find that its claws…had claws. It’s a weird little mutation, one that unfortunately wasn’t enough to keep the crab from getting caught.
A beach for all seasons.
This beach in Croatia, Zlatni Rat, is constantly changing its shape due to wind and waves. It must be weird to come here for the first time in a few years, only to find that everything has changed.
Must be a sign.
This tree got chopped down for wood, but cutting it reveals a hidden depiction of a tree. It’s like the tree is trying to say, “This is what I was.”
Good sign or bad?
This person was cutting apples with a sharp knife and found that one little apple shard had adhered itself to the knife. The fact that the shard looks exactly like a knife is really odd.
Big brain time.
Whoever organized this class picture knew it would someday be printed on a double-page spread in the yearbook. Thinking ahead, they organized a split in the middle, so no one would get lost between the pages.
Just…how?
This house in Valencia, Spain, is six floors high. It needs that extra space because it’s only 42 inches wide. How does one even function in that kind of narrow space?
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Oh, I get it.
This book’s title translates roughly to “The Ancient Thirst to Read.” When it’s pulled off the shelf, it reveals itself as not a book at all, but actually a flask.
Oh yeah!
The day after a car randomly punched a big hole in this brick wall, some anonymous hero came along and affixed a portrait of the Kool-Aid Man. Very appropriate, given the circumstances.
Scaredy bear.
This tortoise is a hundred years old and moves very slowly. Despite this, it’s managed to intimidate a black bear into climbing into a tree to escape its slow, bitey wrath.
Chips from the Shadow Realm.
I looked at this pic and initially thought there was something very wrong with my eyes. Turns out this trippy printing is the result of an error at the chips factory.
Leaf tentacles.
This leaf owes its odd appearance to the fact that caterpillars are devouring it, starting from the outside. I have no idea why they eat it in this strange pattern.
