Some people will believe anything you tell them. Others won’t believe a word until you show them proof. That’s why, whenever you find something worth talking about, you should take a picture.
These rare and unusual finds take a bit of seeing to believe. Which is fine, because there’s undeniable photographic proof of their existence right here.
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“Flathead lake in Montana , the clearest water on Earth.”
That almost doesn’t look like water. Like, it doesn’t look like there’s anything there at all. If it weren’t for the way the water touches the person’s hand, you’d probably think that the ground was completely dry. I don’t think I’ve ever seen such clear water before.
“The amount of flowers I saw growing on this two story house yesterday. My lens was too long to capture it all.”
I’ve seen houses completely covered in vines before, but they’re usually green. These flowers are a stunning purple, a shade that’s almost neon. It would’ve been cool to be able to see the whole house with the flowers all over it, but this is good enough.
“Man crushed by giant stone as he fled Pompeii eruption 2000 years ago.”
I swear, every time I read up about Pompeii, I see something new. I feel kind of bad for this dude, just stuck there under that rock. But the destruction of Pompeii happened thousands of years ago, so there’s no use in worrying about him now.
“This rock I found, full of fossil shells.”
When I was a kid, I used to rummage through dirt to find rocks with fossils in them. I actually did find a lot (mostly tiny seashell fossils). But I’ve never encountered a rock with so many fossils on it at once like this. How lucky!
“A perfect slice of Watermelon Tourmaline from the deserts of Pakistan!”
Watermelon tourmaline is pretty accurately named. I’ve seen a few of these stones in my day, but this is probably the most watermelon-looking slice I’ve ever seen in my life. I didn’t even know they could come like this.
“These heart-shaped skulls in the Paris Catacombs.”
You really have to wonder who did that. And why? I mean, it is pretty cool, even if it’s also incredibly creepy. Like, it’s a heart made out of skulls. But it’s also a heart made out of skulls .
“Goldfish released into the wild in Minnesota. When not constrained by a bowl, they can grow to over a foot long and are dangerous to local ecosystems.”
I actually did know that goldfish can grow to be super big if left unchecked in the wild. I also did know that they’re invasive when not in our fish bowls. But I’ve never seen one before. That just looks unnatural.
“A half-opened sunflower.”
So cool! Is this a sunflower in the process of opening, or did only half of it stay open for some reason? Is this some sort of rare phenomenon that can happen to any flower? There are just too many questions to ask about this picture!
“Found a heart-shaped potato chip.”
A heart-shaped potato chip? Definitely something you don’t see every day. I, for one, am really glad this person documented this chip, even if it’s for the wrong reasons.
Because look, that dog in the background? So cute. I’m pretty sure the dog is more interested in the chip than any of us will ever be.
“Some glowing rocks I found today known as “Yooperlite”, found in the very top of the upper peninsula of Michigan, also featuring a glowing uranium glass salt shaker!”
There are a lot of rocks that like to glow in the dark, aren’t there. Not to mention uranium glass, which also glows in the dark thanks to the literal uranium in it. That’s amazing, even if it seems a little bit dangerous.
“Marabou stork waiting in a bathroom.”
I have a feeling this is the last thing anyone would expect to find in a public restroom. I get that some of them can be pretty gross, but live birds? That’s a different story.
The look the stork is giving seems like it wants a bit of privacy. Maybe taking a picture of it was too rude!
“The ketchup and mayonnaise packets I got from a restaurant with my food are the opposite brands of what I would consider their specially, i.e Heinz made the mayo and Hellmann’s made the ketchup.”
An unusual sight indeed. Does Heinz even make mayo? And does Hellman’s make anything other than mayo? I seriously didn’t know this. But here they are, staring back at us like they’re saying, “Yeah, we exist. Get over it.” But guess what? I’m not going to get over it.
“Ran into this on a hike in LA!”
Thejppass, who posted this picture to Reddit, also said that “Kingsnakes squeeze their prey to death, are immune to rattlesnake venom and are so named for their astonishing ability to overpower and eat snakes that are much larger than they are, like this big Rattlesnake.”
So here you have it, a snake eating another snake.
“Wild Leucistic Coyote, it’s like albinism but the pigmentation in the skin/eyes remains.”
I’m in complete awe. If I didn’t know any better, I’d look at this and think it was a friendly stray dog. It even reminds me of some dogs I’ve seen around.
But as beautiful as it is, it’s a coyote. And coyotes are predators.
“A telephone booth cafe in England.”
I guess they had to find some way to use old phone booths. While there are still a few functioning booths scattered around the world (hey, you never know when you need one), they’re pretty rare these days. At least this way, that aesthetic won’t be going away anytime soon.
“Left a box filled with vegetable seeds outside for 2 weeks during heavy rain.”
I guess that’s what you get for leaving your seeds out in the rain. A bunch of starts that don’t have a lot of room to grow. Hopefully, there’s still a chance that these plants can be transplanted and survive, because it would be an awful waste if they had to be thrown away.
“Beehive in our rooftop storage room.”
Just like birds in bathrooms, you probably won’t expect to find bees in your storage room. And as tempting as it may be to swipe some of their honey, don’t do that.
Time to call a professional and get that beehive relocated. Preferably somewhere that isn’t attached to the rest of the house.
“Label on my new scarf.”
In my experience, random instructions like this appear for one of two reasons: either it’s just a joke (possible), or it’s happened enough times that they had to start warning against it (also possible).
I guess it being a joke is the most likely scenario, but I’m still going to imagine people out there trying to eat hats.
“A sad pile of broken traffic lights en route to my job this morning.”
These decommissioned traffic lights really do look sad. They had a whole life of directing traffic ahead of them, only to be torn off their posts and set aside like they’re nothing. I feel so bad for them…
Sure, they’re just inanimate lights, but I still have a heart!
“Someone used this at my job to buy a cigar… 100 year old Morgan silver dollar.”
I always forget silver dollars were a thing at one point. It’s also kind of hard to believe that the year 1921 was already a hundred years ago. But here we are, one hundred years later, looking at something that was once a lot more common than it is now.
I’m also kind of surprised that stores still accept silver dollars.
“Untouched computer store from 2002.”
I wonder what had to happen for this computer store to remain completely untouched for nearly two decades. There’s still so much stock in there, and while everything is super outdated by today’s standards, there are probably some things you could still sell.
“This fluorite crystal from Mongolia formed with perfect marcasite dots on it!”
To be honest, I wouldn’t have guessed that this is a crystal. When you look closely, it kind of has that crystalline look, but at a glance, I thought it was a petri dish full of some kind of mold. On the plus side, it’s very pretty mold.
“Moose tooth I found looks like it has teeth in it.”
I’m forever weirded out by the existence of moose. They’re. Too. Big. They have no reason to be that big. Their teeth have no reason to be that big. And their teeth shouldn’t look like they have teeth in them. It’s just plain creepy. And it doesn’t sit well with me.
This grassy van.
I feel like there’s a lot to unpack here. Someone put (fake?) grass all over their van’s exterior, painted what looks like either dandelion puffs or golf balls (?) on it, and covered the back window with a piece of wood. Yep, this is definitely not something you see everyday.
“A pencil shop in Iran.”
That’s…a lot of pencils. I wasn’t even aware that pencil shops existed. I wonder how much they cost, and if they’re any better than the pencils you get in packs at the office supply store. This simple picture has me asking way too many questions for my own good.
“This exam proctor center makes sure no one has to store their belongings in locker #13 before their big test.”
13 is a pretty unlucky number, so I wouldn’t blame anyone who wanted to avoid it during a major test. And this is a pretty creative solution to keep people from seeing the number, while still being able to use the locker.
I’m not gonna lie, though, I’d get just a little confused between 12 and 12B.
“The lemon slice perfectly sealed a sector of the glass.”
Wow, what are the odds of that happening? I really hope that the bartender didn’t do that on purpose. Because, well, that takes away some room that could’ve otherwise been filled with more drink.
And I have no idea why, but the way the lemon is wedged in there kind of stresses me out.
“Lightning hit sidewalk.”
I think the coolest thing about the way a bold of lightning hit this sidewalk is the fact that it created a lightning design on it. That big chunk of concrete, surrounded by different tendrils, is so creepy and cool at the same time.
“Cemetery of Soviet military pilots in Estonia.”
That’s a really interesting way to honor fallen soldiers. Since they were military pilots, it makes sense to give them headstones that look like the wings of an airplane. It would also make for a really interesting spot to go and visit, which is probably an additional reason for doing something like this.
“Pretty colorful peppers that I have never seen before in my entire life!”
See, if one or two of these peppers had that stripe pattern on them, I’d think it was just some random thing. But for all of those peppers to be striped means that someone probably did that on purpose. Not that I’m complaining, though. They look so cool!
