Getting a full backstory can be a double-edged sword. Sometimes, it provides just the context you need. Other times, it can make an awkward situation even worse.
In any event, knowing the backstory means that, at the very least, you're well informed. Let's delve into 20 pics — backstory included.
It's been a slow but steady transition from physical maps to printed-out directions from Mapquest to smart displays in cars. Sometimes, the forward progress is nudged in the other direction by someone who prefers the old ways.
If there's one certainty in life, it's that seeing the damage caused by cigarettes — whether it's a piece of foam that's absorbed smoke or an example like this — is utterly horrifying.
Vintage stuff like this can often be found at antiques stores, fetching a pretty penny. Sometimes, though, that treasured antique never left its original family in the first place.
Foxes aren't really thought of as urban animals, but they can find a niche even in residential areas. It must be fascinating to have the up-close view afforded by having them live on your property.
This is either a lesson to never let someone borrow your car, or to only engage in road rage when you're driving someone else' car.
We can thank cargo jets for moving items all over the world in a matter of hours. It's still kind of weird to see the familiar interior of a passenger plane converted to cargo, though.
Not gonna lie: this is kind of disturbing. I half expect to run over nails and glass and other miscellaneous junk on the road, but some of this stuff is on another level. Like, there's an 18-inch spike in the bottom right.
It's one thing to have to adjust to repair work on your property. It's quite another thing to be fully stranded on your property because there's literally no access to ground level.
I've seen wooden cutting boards start to split before, but have never seen the end result. It looks kind of cool, even if the board is now useless.
Even when surgery is much-needed, it's intimidating and more than a little bit scary to go into the operating room. Kudos to this dad for making the most of life.
It's one thing to lose ten bucks (or euros) through a bad purchase, but there's something especially upsetting about losing even a small amount of money in this specific way.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has forced Ukrainian families to leave their homes and find safer places to live. Unless you've been through it, there's probably no way to understand this family's thoughts on being reunited.
The pandemic has caused the cancellation of innumerable graduation ceremonies. Thanks to the internet though, we're still able to celebrate in smaller ways.
My 2005 iPod was still going strong when it was stolen from my glove box back in 2019. For those who didn't live through the iPod era, it's tough to describe just how magical these things seemed at the time.
Speaking as someone who volunteered at Canadian Blood Services for several years, I want to give my props to this guy. Not only is it a potentially life-saving act, it's also really boring to wait for 15 minutes after giving blood.
We don't want to rely on cliches, too much, but they're often true. Case in point: teenage drivers.
Heterochromia — a condition where each eye is a distinctly different color — is striking to see in color. As it turns out, it's also striking in black and white.
It would be cool to have a 3D printout of your own brain, but at the same time, it could just be a generic human brain and you'd never actually know the difference.
We don't have any updates on this one, but the Redditor who snapped the picture is actively trying to find this couple so he can show them the pic.
I've always seen the Pringles guy as a soulless chip mascot, one who hides his emotions beneath a bushy mustache. But in some places — Nepal, at the very least — he has real feelings. Something tells me you might find these closer to home, too.
