Interesting Finds And Discoveries (24 pics)

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These are the contestants for the 1924 Miss America pageant:

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This is the 1:24 scale model of Hogwarts that was used in every Harry Potter film:

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This is how big a hummingbird feather is compared to a quarter:

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Before their destruction by the Taliban in 2001, Afghanistan was home to two enormous Buddha statues, one towering at an impressive 175 feet:

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They were built over 1500 years ago.

Here's what that same area looks like today:

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This is allegedly what Frank Sintra requested in his dressing room before a show:

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The original Mr. Potato Head used an ACTUAL potato:

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The Air Force Academy has stealth bomber shaped tortilla chips for their nachos:

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Some medieval helmets had mustaches:

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This is a lava skylight, a hole above flowing lava that let's you gaze in and see all that red, flowy goodness:

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This is what the Hindenburg looked like while it was under construction:

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And this is what the dining hall looked like on board the finished zeppelin:

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This is the Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle. It was torn down around 2019 and replaced by...

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A wonderful new waterfront area:

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Grapes... grapes can be huge:

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Penguins... HAVE KNEES!

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This is what a 40 pound rubber band ball looks like:

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This is an Ancient Roman pipe leading to a hot springs. It's still functional today:

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This beautiful little fella is the Sphaerocoris annulus, also known as the "Picasso bug:"

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Here’s a group of service dogs being “tested” on their ability to sit through an entire musical:

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This is what a stingray's tail looks like after an attack:

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Over 80,000 people attended the 1921 heavyweight championship boxing match between Georges Carpentier and Jack Dempsey:

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And, finally, here are a whole bunch of knock-off Egyptian candies: