Interesting Finds On The Net (21 pics)

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This is how many wildfires there are burning in the United States and Canada right now:

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This is a model of a Gigantopithecus, the largest ape to ever live:

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It weighed over 1,000 pounds and stood 10 feet high.

And while we're talking apes, this is what a chimpanzee's hand looks like up close:

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Would love to give a chimp a nice, firm handshake.

This is what a solar eclipse looks like from space:

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This is what Times Square looked like in 1921:

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This painting, "First Communion," was made by Pablo Picasso when he was only 15 years old:

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This is the last picture ever taken of President Ulysses S. Grant, snapped days before his death at his home:

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This is Baldwin Street, the steepest street in the world:

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Here's a different angle of the street:

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And, while we're at it, here's a picture from 2015 when for some reason they rolled 75,000 pieces of candy down the hill:

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This is Emma Lilian Todd, the first woman to design an airplane:

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In the 1930s, this face cone was proposed as a protective shield against rain and snow:

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Speaking of other things that didn't catch on, this was a proposed firefighting suit designed to drench the wearer in water:

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This is the USS Langley, the first United States aircraft carrier:

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The Langley was sunk in World War II after Japanese bombardment.

This is how big Earth is compared to Saturn:

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Held in 1903, this is what the first ever Tour de France looked like:

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This is what a 4,000-pound block of beautiful, delicious cheddar cheese looks like:

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"The original Zamboni from 1949."

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"Got a gold quarter with in my roll of quarters."

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"Titanic’s sister ship, Britannic, wreck site at depth of only 390 feet (119m)."